Question about sleeping with a CPAP machine and neck problems?

I have sleep apnea and have been sleeping with a CPAP machine for about a month now (I use the mask that just goes over my nose). I have had neck problems for the past 10 years or so and in the beginning of using the machine I was fine. Now, about a month into using it I am finding that I will wake up in the middle of the night and my neck is in so much pain I end up having to take the machine off. I do sleep on my side and im not sure if this is why, but I have a hard time staying on my back. Have any of you experienced this same problem and if so, what did you do to help it? I really need to keep using the machine but am in so much pain at night that I think its going to be hard for me to continue. Thanks in advance!

Go to the company that first issued your c-pap machine to you ... if your mask fitting is incorrect, they can readjust it for you for optimum affect with little or no pain to your neck... or supply you with an entirely different mask... I use the full mouth/nose mask because I do not normally breathe through my nose... I also have had SEVERE neck problems for 58 years (a birth defect called Klipple-Feil Syndrome) but my c--pap causes my neck no pain...(after it was adjusted properly).... Also, PLEASE be aware that having sleep apnea can become a VERY SERIOUS thing if you do NOT wear your c-pap... I didn't realize I had sleep apnea until about 2 years ago when I suffered an attack of congestive heart failure AND pulmonary hypertension---which, I was told by my pulmonologist was a DIRECT CAUSE of having untreated sleep apnea.... I now have been told I have less then 5 years to live because of this... by the way, I don't know who your c-pap provider is, but mine is a company called LINCARE and they have always been extremely helpful with any problems I have had with any of the 3 machines I use from them (nebulizer, c-pap and oxygen condensor)....

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Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Why You Should Understand the Basics

In the hurry to know more about the treatment of a condition, most of us lose sight of the rationale of the therapy recommended by the doctor or surgeon. Obstructive sleep apnea is a condition often demands such hurry. But unless you understand some of the basics of this horribly distressful sleep disorder, you might find it extremely difficult to fathom as to why the doctor decided to opt for a particular therapy option.

Ignorance is bliss at times, but not when you are faced with a condition like obstructive sleep apnea that not only robs you of sleep night after night, but may have fatal consequences if not treated at the right time with the right therapy.

What is sleep apnea?

This is the first question in your quest for more knowledge about the disorder that you need an answer to. Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder that is characterized by intermittent breathlessness during sleep. A single pause can last for 10 seconds but in an hour, a victim may stop breathing 5 to 30 times. Of the three types of sleep apnea, obstructive sleep apnea is most common, originating mainly from neglected snoring. It is caused by a collapse and blockage of the upper respiratory tract.

Some of the characteristic sleep apnea symptoms include rapid weight gain, excessive tiredness during the day, chronic depression, serious sleep disturbance, etc. At this juncture you should learn more about two important aspects about sleep apnea: its relationship with body weight and deviated septum.

Sleep apnea and weight gain

Sleep apnea and weight gain enjoy a cause-and-effect relationship that has far-reaching consequences. First or all, apnea affects obese individuals mostly; secondly, weight gain is a prominent symptom of apnea. Additionally, the constant disturbance that sleep apnea creates, invariably affects normal appetite of an individual, particularly two important hormones called Grehlin and Leptin. Resultant imbalance in these hormones also results in weighty gain.

Relief from obstructive sleep apnea is also related to bodyweight in the sense that no treatment for this condition is possible without weight loss.

Deviated septum and sleep apnea

The relationship between deviated septum and sleep apnea is also important as deviated septum is often the root cause behind snoring – which when left untreated, invariably worsens into sleep apnea. The existence of deviated septum and sleep apnea is diagnosed with the help of sleep apnea test, known as polysomnogram examination. The test confirms the initial diagnosis of doctors after reviewing the usual sleep apnea symptoms. This test can reveal the severity of the condition as well as the site of location of the obstruction in the respiratory air passage.

Obstructive sleep apnea: the way out

If you have been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea and the root of the condition is significant septal deviation, chances are that none of the tips on how to get better sleep would work for you no matter how hard the doctor tries. Depending on the severity of the condition, your doctor would invariably think surgery and more specifically somnoplasty procedures to treat the condition.

Somnoplasty procedures are FDA-approved surgical methods for treating habitual snoring and sleep apnea. They successfully reset the deviated septum as well as remove and repair excessive tissues blocking the nasal passage.

About the Author

Marc MacDonald is an independent researcher who has spent considerable time and effort in studying and collating information about health-related concerns, specifically focused on sleep and nutrition.

He has written innumerable research reports on particular subjects like somnoplasty, sleep apnea symptoms, becoming vegan, eating raw food, deviated nasal septum surgery, snoring remedies, and good night sleep techniques.

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scared to go out anyone got any solutions to this prob?

i hate being stuck inside and hate my twins being stuck in alday so do try to get out as much as possible but hubby is starting work soon and we are stuck in top floor flat the youngest twin has apnea and we have been told she can stop breathing at anytime. for us to go out i have to take the pram down first leaving both girls upstairs in the flat on there own but im scared to do this incase she stops breathing whilst im not in the flat there is no one to stay with them or help me down has anyone got any ideas how i can make sure both of them are safe and still get out an about?
a sling isnt suitable as the onlt way i can hold pram safely is infront of me and i dont feel that would be safe

Wow that's tough.

Find out if there is some sort of alert device available.

Find out if you can be moved to ground floor on medical condition, tell your health worker of your situation.
I do understand...I once lived top floor flat with only stairs no lift, I had a baby and a 13th old who could hardly managed the huge steps. I was also scared leaving them in their cots while I got the pram down. The coming back was harder...babies first, then back for shopping and pram, hoping it was not stolen. Really heavy work.

You need to get a double lightweight buggy and a baby carrier (to strap to yourself) and a study pair of non slip boots/shoes.

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