New CPAP User Here With A Question
Question:
- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Bill Benzel wrote: > Thanks to all who responded — I went several nights with no recurrence — > last night this happened — I awakened briefly, noted I was slepping on my > side and my mouth was open. I knew exactly what had happened, it didn’t > bother me at all and I was able to just go right back to sleep. > Next question: > I’ve been at this for three weeks now. One thing I notice is that I am no > longer rebembering dreams. > Is this because I am remaining in REM state rather than waking from it? > Do those of you who sleep really well also remember dreams? > Any lucid dreamers using CPAP??
Although I am not a professional, perhaps Dr. Voodoo, who is, will comment. My understanding is: that dreaming is a normal, necessary state; that dreams are only recalled if awakened during, or shortly after they occur. Since OSA causes awakenings (that we are not nesessarily aware of), OSA causes many dreams to be recalled (and to feel like crap the next day). I consider my treatment to be optimum, if I don’t recall any dreams and feel great the next day. Do I recall ANY dreams? Yes once-in-a-while. Do I find a connection between recalling a dream and feeling like crap? NO! HTH
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nos…@netaxs.com (Bill Benzel) wrote: >I’ve been at this for three weeks now. One thing I notice is that I am no >longer rebembering dreams.
That’s probably because you’re no longer being awakened by apneic events during deep sleep, where most dreaming happens. FWIW, the opposite often happens to new CPAP users, they suddenly experience vivid, and sometimes disturbing dreams after going on CPAP. These usually go away when they get used to dreaming again. Tom
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Does anyone have experience with the Snapp Nasal System. It seems so easy to use and comfortable. My pressure it at 6 so with my Remstar Pro you can start it a 4 until you fall asleep. I also have a comfort classic that I used at the sleep study. I can back and forth if I want to. I am new to this and just got my stuff. Thanks in advance for any help. Jim W.
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On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 17:04:01 -0500, Alan Moor…@visi.com pulled up to the drive-thru window and hollered: My experience has been that if my mouth opens, the air from the CPAP rushing out of my mouth starts a siphoning/venturi effect on my lungs, pulling air OUT of them and making breathing harder. Ed – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Don’t think it matters, though, except for the discomfort of dry mouth. >If the air from you CPAP can get through that blockage at the back of your >mouth so it can exit through your mouth, I think it has done its job, and >you can breathe OK. >That’s according to the diagram of nasal/oral passages at the doctor’s >office, anyway. >Alan Moorman >=========================================
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Thanks to all who responded — I went several nights with no recurrence — last night this happened — I awakened briefly, noted I was slepping on my side and my mouth was open. I knew exactly what had happened, it didn’t bother me at all and I was able to just go right back to sleep. Next question: I’ve been at this for three weeks now. One thing I notice is that I am no longer rebembering dreams. Is this because I am remaining in REM state rather than waking from it? Do those of you who sleep really well also remember dreams? Any lucid dreamers using CPAP?? — Bill AT DOT reply to bbenzel adelphia net
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Bill Benzel wrote: > DocVoodoo (Sa…@CPAP-Shack.com) wrote: > : When you go into REM you loose muscle tone. When you do your mouth is > : dropping open it
