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Can't Use CPAP - FRUSTRATED!!!

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Posted by Cubsgirlfan on March 02, 2010 at 13:44:37:

I started trying to use my CPAP a few weeks ago. I only go up to a level 6 but even with ramping and my EPR set at 3 I am finding I can not use this machine. I feel like I have to work extra hard to exhale as well as I will wake up choking. I feel more exhausted using it then without it. I feel like I am in a no win situation and am so tired during the day that within two to three hours of waking up I am falling asleep.

I have tried everything to make this machine work. I have tried it during the day when awake, small bouts of it, getting a different mask, smaller pillow size, relaxation methods, ramping up from lowest level to my level six over 45 min, pretty much everything.

Please Help!

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