nssleep.com » Bipap http://nssleep.com/blog Northshore Sleep Medicine Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:27:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 CPAP Tips http://nssleep.com/blog/sleep-disorders/cpap-tips/ http://nssleep.com/blog/sleep-disorders/cpap-tips/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:37:13 +0000 Dr. Lisa Shives http://nssleep.com/blog/?p=177 If you are having a hard time getting use to the CPAP pressure, ask your doctor to lower the pressure while you get accustomed to this therapy.  Also, you might try a Bilevel machine which gives a higher pressure when you inhale (so you and the machine are working together) and a lower pressure when you exhale (which is when people feel that they are fighting against the machine).

I reccomend that you find a comprehensive sleep center that will take care of all your problems, big and small.  Also see if there are any CPAP support groups in your area. We run our own, but there is a national organization, AWAKE, that runs support groups all over the country. Find one near you at:  http://www.sleepapnea.org/awake/index.html

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