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Re: Can CPAP eliminate jolts/awakenings

Posted by Questforsleep on February 09, 2006 at 04:24:18:

In Reply to: Re: Can CPAP eliminate jolts/awakenings posted by D.H. on February 09, 2006 at 03:00:53:

By jolts, I mean a kind of convulsion or palpatation that comes from not being able to breathe enough oxygen. It has to do with apnea. I do not mean an electrical shock from the machine. I can see why you would think that from the way I wrote it. Sorry about the confusion.

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