BiPap Machine
By Grandmaof2
@Grandmaof2 (7579)
Canada
March 6, 2011 9:21pm CST
First I want to say I do not have sleep aphnea but what happens is when I sleep my oxygen level plumages way down therefore I am now using a BiPap Machine which apparently differs from a CPap machine.
My question is does anyone here use a BiPap machine and if so do you get sever dry mouth, rough tongue and numbness on the inside of your lips which lasts anywhere from 10 minutes to two hours?
I'd love to hear from anyone who may know because around here you have to wait a min. of one month to see a doctor and yes my appointment has been made.
Thank You in advance.
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7 responses
@yoyo1198 (3641)
• United States
7 Mar 11
The dry mouth is to be expected. Are you using a chin strap? If your settings are too high you may be getting consequences from that. I would suggest that you do an online search for your questions. Sometimes the settings may be too high and an O2 therapist would be better to advise you than a physician. Some physicians aren't well up to date with the tools.
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@Grandmaof2 (7579)
• Canada
7 Mar 11
Very good advice. I am on it. The settings were determined by a specialist but in todays health field out here Good luck to me. Thank You yoyo.
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@pergammano (7682)
• Canada
7 Mar 11
Please don't get angy with me for responding...I do not know what your answers may be.....BUT I just really missed you, and do miss seeing your participation here. You cross my thoughts every time AB is mentioned on the News/TV ..and I truly wonder how you are doing? You did touch my heart, here, Lady!
I am sorry to hear of your health issues, and glad they have found a solution but is it noisy...and do you get to sleep!
Please take care...and stayin touch! Cheers!2 people like this
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
7 Mar 11
Ditto
I don't have one either. Hope you're getting some sleep. I'll ask around.
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@Grandmaof2 (7579)
• Canada
7 Mar 11
pergammano, never mad to hear from you shows you care. I have had some crappy issues but trying to correct what I can. As far as the machine being noisy No complaint, the constant ringing in my ear bothers me far worse, but what does bother me is getting the mask to fit properly when I put it on. It blows air out the side and makes a loud fart noise, well try to go to sleep with that happening. I have to reposition the mask sometimes a half dozen times before it's OK but once it gets there the noise is no problem. I don't get nearly enough sleep. Thanks so much pergammano. Take Care my dear friend.
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@Polly1 (12645)
• United States
7 Mar 11
Oh my goodness, so sorry to hear of your troubles. Happy that you have something to help. Hopefully you can figure out the problem and get it solved. I have no knowledge of the machine you are talking about. I see that Lori responded and has some good answers for you. I do know that oxygen is very drying. As always its so nice to see you. Take care my friend, I hope it gets better for you.
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@Grandmaof2 (7579)
• Canada
7 Mar 11
Hey is it ever good to see all my friends here so loyal. If only we could all meet at a myLot convention. OMG I can see it all now. Hope you're keeping well and have all the house apes in their proper cages...hahaha... Inside joke everyone Polly is okay and a safe loving person, only she and I relate to what is one of my sick terms. Take Care Tons of Love.
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
22 Mar 11
I hope things are better with this for now. This does not sound good with something like this happening for you with using a machine like this. Too bad you had to wait for so long to get a doctor to see you and discuss this with you. Hope that they can get down to the bottom of this and help you to where you feel better.
@ElicBxn (63235)
• United States
8 Mar 11
Maggiepie has had one for many years now.
Do you sleep with your mouth open? do they have you using a mouth breathing one or a normal mask? could the mask be too tight?
She has a normal mask, sleeps with her mouth closed and likes it.
What she was doing was instead of holding her breath the way people on Cpaps she did it the other way, but I don't know the difference...
I do know that her O2 levels drop when she sleeps without it, happens at the hospital all the time.
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@Grandmaof2 (7579)
• Canada
8 Mar 11
I have a mask type and goodness knows if I sleep with my mouth open but I know I don't when I first go to bed but sleeping alone I have no one to ask and goodness knows. Thank You for your response.
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@BarBaraPrz (45527)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
7 Mar 11
Hey! Nice to see ya!
I don't know anything about these machines and the only thing I can think of is to take a drink of water before you put it on, and maybe some lip balm, too.
Is it helping otherwise?
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@Grandmaof2 (7579)
• Canada
7 Mar 11
Good to see you as well BarBara, Yes I do drink a lot of water but that has made no difference and you want to talk a wreck. I have tried all different lip balms and absolutely nothing will work for me. So I used vaseline and same thing I broke out in cold sores on both sides of my lips happens every time. Thank You so much for your response. Think I'm going to pieces hehehe. Take Care.
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@drannhh (15219)
• United States
10 Mar 11
Hi grandma. I have never heard of that kind of machine (as I do not use Western medicine), but I wish you good luck in solving your problem, and wanted to say hello, as I haven't seen you around here in a while.. But then I have been offline a lot lately.
