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Posted by Elvin Burnett on September 20, 1997 at 22:41:40:In Reply to: Using CPAP and still awake posted by Joe on September 18, 1997 at 19:59:30:
I don't have plain sleep apnea as I awaken totally
and don't go back into deep sleep again. However
you seem to say that you awaken totally also.
CPAP increased my sleep from 1 to 3.5 hours. UPPP
surgery gave me only 2 hours sleep. CPAP after
UPPP causes me to rip off the mask after 2 hours,
then immediately go back to sleep for 3 or 4 more
hours. However I wake up with hypercapnia symptoms
(tinnitus, headache, groggy mind, stiff muscles),
so I set my alarm to wake me up 3.5 hours after
bedtime (total sleep 3.5 hours). That provides the
same low symptom sleep I got with CPAP alone
before the surgery. However, I do see good
improvement in my awake breathing and fewer
daytime symptoms.
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