Golden_HVAC wrote:
I keep my CPAP far away from me, and it has a 7' long hose. I am just getting used to the noise of the machine, and it is a fairly quiet one. I bought a CPAP that was a Fisher Paykell, and it was only set for about 5 cm water colum, so I felt suffocated when I put it on, it was not giving enough air flow, probably set up for a 120 pound person, I am 300# and 6'2" tall. . .
When I got some surgery, the doctor recommended that I have a CPAP, and Kaiser provided one that night I went home. I guess my oxygen levels dropped during the night that I spent in the hospital.
60% is really low! I hope that you can borrow a O2 meter until you get the CPAP, and it has a alarm loud enough to wake you, you can clear your throat, and start breathing again!
I found that if I sleep on my shoulder, and have two pillows in front of my chest, so I do not roll onto my stomach, that I can sleep (before getting the CPAP) and breath. . Or you might try sleeping in a recliner until you get the CPAP. Or breath Right strips, to help keep your nose open, and your airway clear!
Good luck!
Fred.
Oh. BTW, i dont know if i mentioned this but after I changed my min pressure to 10, my doc sent me home with a DME pulse ox to monitor if it eliminated any desats, and the move to 10 did eliminate desats, so right now i do not need oxygen bled into the line.
