C-Pap question

Mrs Husker · March 4, 2007

If anyone has been about to come off their c-pap, I was just wondering how much of your excess weight did you lose before you didn't need it? And did you have to adjust to the quiet when you no longer needed it?

I have had mine for about 5 years and still find that I "fight" it at night, but I can not fall asleep without it.

ralheit · March 4, 2007

I have been on mine for about 7 years. I've lost just over 50 pounds but find it very difficult to try and sleep without it. I think I have become so dependant on it that I'm afraid to take it off. I'll just have to keep trying.

lala · March 5, 2007

My sleep doc said that he usually titrates the CPAP down one number for approx. every 20 pounds lost. So for example, I was titrated to 10 for the past 3 years. Once I lost 20 lbs. I was titrated to 9. I'm not really sure at which number you officially don't need the CPAP anymore.

Anyone else know?

Northernsun · March 6, 2007

I still use mine but I have found that i am taking it off at night more in my sleep. I think what wakes me up then is the quiet. I haven't noticed any effects from pulling it off. i will wake up later and put it back on. I think part of the problem is the fit of the mask since my face is smaller then before but I am in a small mask now. I have had my cpap for aboput 8-9 yrs and am making an appointment to get retested this week. Hopefully it will be totally gone.

conniesueb · March 6, 2007

I have only been on the C-pap for about a year, but after my surgery my doctor told me to call her once I had lost 52 pounds(that is apparantly a certain percentage of my body weight). When I hit that mark, I called her, and just last week did an overnight pulse-ox test on room air to see if I can be freed from the machine. I still don't know the results of the test yet, but I have not actually worn it for about the last month. I feel like I am sleeping better without it. When I was wearing it, it really started to bother me--especially a burning sensation in my nose. So, I am not wearing it now, and hoping that the doc says that it is okay to return it for good!!

crabcake · March 6, 2007

If you need the noise, try the White Noise Machine sleep Mate by Marpac. 980-A Latest Model. Amazon sells it. I've used this for years and it puts out about the same amount of noise (maybe a little less) than my c-pap did. I love it!