Comments | polyfrog: Hidden CPAP hazards

polyfrog

Hidden CPAP hazards

Jul 14, 2008 07:58

Urgh.
( This is a little bit TMI and gross )

cpap, gross

Comments 4

aiela July 14 2008, 13:17:48 UTC

Ugh. I'm glad you managed to get some more sleep after that. How unpleasant!

phuphuphnik July 14 2008, 13:59:12 UTC

Well, next time inhale some tums and go back to sleep.

blur01 July 14 2008, 14:18:22 UTC

Once the adrenal pump turns on for me, it will have already dumped more than I need and its very unlikely I'll be able to get back to sleep. Generally I wake up thinking I am dying / choking, clear my passages in a panic, then have so much adrenalin in my system that fight/flight kicks into high gear and there's nothing to fight so a frantic sprint through the house to "get away" happens.

I'm pretty sure that its not just the CPAP that did that to you, though. It can and does happen without the machine to many people (myself included).

strawberry83 July 14 2008, 16:51:29 UTC

Try taking prilosec or something with spicy stuff to decrease the production of the stomach acid in the first place?

Ack. Sucks.