How to properly use a CPAP machine. These machines can be cumbersome and uncomfortable, so knowing how to use them properly is vital. They are certainly the best remedy for sleep apnea.
My CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machine arrives and Jim (the respiratory therapist) shows me how to use it. Much thanks to Jim for his patience and dedication. I have been lucky to have the best healthcare providers in this experience.
BTW, my pulmonologist said it is widely understood to be impossible to lose weight until the sleep apnea is treated.
I found the series most informative as I await my own sleep study in less than a week now. However, I cannot find the promised followup after 5 Deus Ex Machina. Was that followup video ever made?
Can you please do an update no how you feel now?
going for my sleep study next week. was just wondering how the mask and all that goes with it is going? are you still using it? on a scale of 1-10 how much do you think it has helped you? thank you for the info.
I’ve been using my cpap since june 3/09 i use a fisher-paykel flexifit 407, very comfie but i have the red mark
across the bridge of my nose…started at a “pimple” type thing….gonna try remzzz liners and see if that helps……did your red marks ever stop???
And HERE is where they wanted you.
A contraption on your face instead of addressing the real problem, your weight.
Well done.
I am VERY PROUD OF YOU.
THAT IS EXCELENT!
Congradulations!
The tubes are called cannuli.
Or a cannula.
They fit in your nostrils, and they seal tightly, so that air can be pressed in.
Pressurized air.
I am interested to know how you are feeling now? Is your well being dramatically improved?
I just heard news that my Uncle has this.
I’d send him your vids but he doesn’t go online. Haven’t seen or spoken to him directly. I’ll send the links to my cousin and she’ll show him. I’m sure you covered something he doesn’t know.
… and I thought I’d tell you.
My Husband Was On The Bi-Pap When He Was Alive. He Had ALS. He Had A Tube Like Thing With Two Nostrel Insertins. ;0)
Roberta
I’m Just The Opposite. I Can Actually Remember Mine Again. ;0)
Roberta
I Have That Same Machine With the Exception Of The Display Window. I Just Recently Started Useing Mine After Haveing It For A Couple Months, And I Am Finding That I Feel Much Better With It On. I Went To Visit My Son, And It Was Easy To Pack & Go. It Is Great That You Made This Video. Have A Great Week ;0)
Roberta
wow, I had always wondered how those machines work. my doctor wants to do a series of sleep tests on me. She thinks I may have it. thanks for sharing.
very nice machine, it drops pressure before you fall a sleep very nice, you can get a nose mask that just goes in your nostrils, people find it more comfortable. I bet you are resting so much better, great for ya. If you sleep with your mouth open you can get a full mask it covers your nose and mouth. Cpap keeps your Aveoli open at all times.
It is amazing how well the machine works. I’ve grown accustomed to it. Putting it on is still an inconvenience, but once it is on I have no problem sleeping with it.
fantastic, informative series. So glad to see by your comments that you are starting to feel ‘normal’ again.
The mask is irritating my face, but the Dr. has prescribed a different one. We’ll see.
What a contraption. Takes some getting used to I know from the accounts of friends who use them. BUT the benefits are paramount. Makes for more restful, peaceful and refreshing sleep. Hope it works for you. Must consider getting checked out to be sure things aren’t bad otherwise it’s time to consider things like this. THANKS for a great series Phil on a really important issue.
I already feel ten years younger. You notice the results very quickly.
another great video. I enjoyed the whole series. Lots of good information. I hope this makes you feel 10 years younger.
I should be able to get one of those at a garage sale
Thank you, Val. The mask is still irritating, but I called the doc’s office today and requested a different kind and he wrote a scrip for it. I should have it in a couple of days.