how can I get off of my cpap?
442491
the person above is right, loosing weight can help if that is your problem. if you are on it for obstructive apnea, there are surgiees that they can do to help...  then you can get off your cpap.\nright now however, if you stay on your cpap they have come out with many new devices to make the cpap much more comfortable for you go to www.advance.com, under repsirtaoty therapy... it will have ads in there for the new deveolpments.
99459
Consult with your doctor they have a methed where they can freeze them off.
1064072
There are a ton of possible reasons. Your best bet is to have your doctor schedule a sleep study for you. They monitor your breathing, leg movements, blood pressure and a lot of other things so they can narrow it down for you. If you have gained weight you might have started to develop apnea. I know of a few people that happened to and a cpap machine took care of it right away.
289429
press the off button!
957622
Stop worring and get more sleep.
1075544
I really suggest you go with Kristine M's advise and take him to a sleep clinic and have a test done. Your husband's doctor can make a referral through your insurance company for that. I have a CPAP machine and I sleep very well at night since I have gotten it.
619528
Maybe sleep apnea? Where you stop breathing in your sleep and if you don't wake yourself up, it won't be good.
296114
Look up: Sleep Apnea on Google /thats the clinical term for snoring ...and Good Luck !!!
222644
Suppress the burp so that it doesn't make a sound, then let the air out of your mouth unnoticeable. If you do make a noise, say "excuse me" of course!
94902
Has he gone to a sleep lab?  I can only help you chip away the sleep thing.  I use one of those CPAP thing nightly, now I am 61 years old and was diagnosed at 60.  I feel like I am in my 40's!  True sleep is wonderful, my whole adult life I never had a good night's sleep!  I also had a knee twitch that kept my brain from going into REM stage of sleep.  Thats where the eyes dart around, its like perfect sleep time, anyway I lived without it for 40+ years.\n\nI hated going to the lab and did not enjoy the whole idea of it. The idea of having something poked up my noise was not comforting! I HATED IT! BUT MY WIFE MADE ME GO !!!!\n\nThe lab was tolerable, but the results are unbelieveable!\n\nTHE DARN MACHINE WORKS MIRACLES!  SO ... LIKE A SAVED SINNER,  I AM HERE TO SPREAD THE WORD, TELL THE WORLD WHERE THEIR REDEMPTION MAY BE FOUND ( WELL MAYBE A LITTLE PUSHY )!\n\nWISH YOU LUCK ON ALL OF YOUR PROBLEMS,  BREATHING THROUGH THE NIGHT SERIOUSLY HAS RE-STARTED MY WHOLE PERSONAL LIFE!\n\nHAVE A GOOD DAY.\n\n\nAPS
287150
No you cannot.  Sleep studies are required to determine settings.  Playing around with an old machine can lead to more harm than good - especially if your presumed apneac events have a cause that should not be treated with CPAP.  See a doctor, get a plan that is specific to your situation.
590966
CPAP is for people with sleep apnea...that is, those who stop breathing in their sleep.  It takes a while to get used to it but, when you do adjust, you will wonder why you didn't use it sooner!  Your tiredness will improve so you will feel rested and have more energy.  Also, you know that you will breathe all night and wake up in the morning.  \n\nYes, it will get better; just allow time to adjust to it.
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The following steps help many people who have sleep apnea sleep better:\n\nStop all use of alcohol or sleep medicines. These relax the muscles in the back of your throat, making it harder for you to breathe. \nIf you smoke, quit smoking. \nIf you are overweight, lose weight. \nSleep on your side instead of on your back. \n\nA common treatment for sleep apnea is called "continuous positive airway pressure," or CPAP. For this treatment, you wear a special mask over your nose and mouth while you are sleeping. The mask will keep your airway open by adding pressure to the air you breathe. It helps most people who have sleep apnea.\n\nIn very few cases, surgery is necessary to remove tonsils or extra tissue from the throat.
1108838
get a diaphragm\nit requires a trip to your doctor though.\n\nyou could use a cycle chart, bbt and mittleschmertz though\n\nor best of all you could say no!
217251
DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE ALREADY CONSIDERED! THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD EVER SUGGEST IS THE CPAP MACHINE PERIOD OR IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS THE BIPAP MACHINE FOR SLEEP APNEA.  THEY KEEP THE AIRWAYS OPEN AND WORK WONDERFULLY! \n\n\n\nI use nightly one of those CPAP devices, it really did give me back about 20+ years of my life, no kidding. You should go to one of those sleep labs and subject yourself to the couple of nights of testing that are really required to fine tune. I swear I fought it with every thing I could possibly bring forth, then last year after emergency hospitalization the nurses advised my wife that I stopped breathing X number of times while I sedated ... "did he have sleep apnea?" Needless to say this hard headed 60 year old I can make it on my own had to seek help!!! OR GET A NEW WIFE I DECIDED THAT THE CLINIC WOULD BE COVERED BY INSURANCE, LAWYERS COST TO MUCH!!!! (JOKE)\n\nI went to the Clinic, which was no bed of roses, but acceptable. BUT the resulting CPAP once I got use to it is absolute WONDERFUL! I honestly feel much younger. The dang thing works, I was kind of wishing that it didn't. BUT I SWEAR THAT IT DOES AND IF YOU THINK THA YOU HAVE SLEEP APNEA SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP. I SWEAR YOU WILL NEVER REGRET IT! \n\nWHAT ELSE CAN I SAY!\n\nYOU WILL REALLY FEEL MUCH BETTER!\n\nIF IT IS YOUR HUSBAND!  YOU WILL SLEEP MUCH BETTER AND HE WILL SLEEP MUCH BETTER ALSO !  BUT HE MUST GET USE TO THE DEVICE!  IT WILL TAKE ABOUT 2 WEEKS! AFTER THAT IT TAKE NO CONVINCING HIM TO USE IT ! HE WILL WANT TO USE IT!\n\nMAIN THING IS TO GO TO A SLEEP LAB AN DO AS DIRECTED BY THE SLEEP DOCTOR!\n\nSWEET DREAMS AND GOOD LUCK!\n\n\nAPS
94566
Hold your breath for as long as you can, drink water upside down or rightside up, or suck on a sugar cube. Just drinking water or holding my breath usually works for me.
518316
get off it & exercise