Hi folks, I've been using Cpap now regularly for probably 15 years. For the past six weeks I've been waking up in the middle of the night, every night. My problem is I can't fall back asleep after waking up. Because I'm using the cpap, I just don't feel tired when I wake up. It's gotten to the poin...

No idea. I'd probably turn the max pressure down a bit, and see a doctor.

Also of course still concerned about that whole alien situation.

So now I’m experiencing a mild but sharp pain right under my sternum when I inhale deeply. Nothing to do with the heart obviously. It’s almost as if my diaphragm is sore. I’m seeing most every night my ResMed going to a pressure level of 20 several times at least. Could that be injuring the diaphra...

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Oh, you haven't recently examined any alien eggs, have you?

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Ok this one makes me think I’m losing my mind. Not every night but it’s happened at least half a dozen times now where I’ll wake up due to feeling like someone is hard-tapping on the bottom of my sternum, frequency of about 5 Hz, for a few seconds. I also sometimes wake up sometimes with a mild sor...

I have been using CPAP for approximately 12+ yrs and usually just use a little soap,Vinegar and swish in a larger salad bowl and hang it to dry. Now I see these TV commericals claiming all kinds of possible issues out there- is it just a bunch of B.S or something to be concerned about. I use strict...

This seems like a good place to add, if you haven't tried Xlear and Xlear Max, they may do the trick for you on most nights.

Thanks for posting. One thing I found is that I can dilute Afrin to 25% strength or less with nasal saline solution and still get sufficient decongestion to sleep comfortably. At times I've used that as needed while regularly using Flonase and Nasonex. Good to know it's probably safer than I thought...

You can't fix the entire medical system by yourself. You shouldn't have too much trouble finding a telehealth sleep doctor by June 18 if you focus on that. Worry about next year... next year. Once doctors get used to telehealth I expect they'll be negotiating with insurance carriers to make it more ...

I'm not happy with my sleep specialist's not doing telehealth appointments and I plan to ask my Primary Care doctor to monitor my apnea as far as the DME contact person (my DME requires I see a doctor every year for my apnea). Has anyone asked their primary care doctor and had them refuse? Did anyo...

I'm not happy with my sleep specialist's not doing telehealth appointments and I plan to ask my Primary Care doctor to monitor my apnea as far as the DME contact person (my DME requires I see a doctor every year for my apnea). Has anyone asked their primary care doctor and had them refuse? Did anyo...

For congestion, I use Fexofenadine and Flonase in the morning, and Nasacort in the evening. Sometimes supplemented with saline spray, Xlear, Xlear Max, Neo- Synephrine Regular Strength, or Afrin 12 hour. Whatever it takes to get the job done. I've been doing salt water snorting.... Afrins out. I ha...