CPAP and collapsed Trachea

[Cgl1860]

I am a new user. I do not have sleep apnea but have acute asthma, and my trachea collapses when I breath. Coughing all night. I mean all night. Doctors suggested CPAP as an option. Does anyone else suffer from this, and has the CPAP worked?

[Janknitz]

I am unfamiliar with the term "collapsed trachea" (sounds like a medical emergency requiring a tracheostomy to me). But CPAP does act like a splint to keep the airway open so may help. (I read an article that emts are using CPAP to maintain airways during emergency transports now).

I have asthma and when I have exacerbation a with coughing all night CPAP helps a lot. On CPAP is about the only time I can rest when my asthma is bad.

[Hopeful50]

The RT who set me up with my CPAP & mask at the DME office has asthma, but not OSA. She sleeps with CPAP because it helps not only her breathing at night and but also during the daytime.

[chunkyfrog]

I imagine the filter and moist air helps as well. It does for me.

[ChicagoGranny]

collapsed Trachea

A collapsed trachea is extremely rare in humans. (But, fairly common in certain breeds of dogs.)

Let's make sure we know the correct diagnosis.

1. It could be a very rare collapsed trachea. Surgery is the usual treatment for a collapsed trachea.

2. It could be a common airway collapse during sleep. This is what most of us have here - obstructive sleep apnea. It is most commonly treated with CPAP.

3. It could be a rare condition called tracheomalacia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracheomalacia . Tracheomalacia is often treated with CPAP.

4. It could be another rare condition called tracheobronchomalacia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracheobronchomalacia . Tracheobronchomalacia is sometimes treated with CPAP.

#3 and #4 are similar conditions. If you are interested in the difference, here is an explanation - http://www.uptodate.com/contents/trache ... -in-adults

[Wulfman...]

I am a new user. I do not have sleep apnea but have acute asthma, and my trachea collapses when I breath. Coughing all night. I mean all night. Doctors suggested CPAC as an option. Does anyone else suffer from this, and has the CPAC worked?

Just out of curiosity, are you taking the blood pressure medication Lisinopril?
It's a known dry-cough contributor. I found that out 11 years ago and had my doctor put me on something else.
Anyway, just thought I'd throw that out in case it's relevant.


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[Cgl1860]

I had right aortic arch surgery in 2014 that helped somewhat, both esophagus and trachea would collapse. No just trachea. Apparently this condition is normally found in children. It is congenital. Rare it is, something like .001 in adults. Thank you all for your replys. I hope CPAC works for me.

[Cgl1860]

I meant CPAP

[ChicagoGranny]

Good luck. Let the forum members help you with any problems that might arise.

[Irish Miss]

I have had tracheal angioedema since I was a small child & it is triggered by smoke and many other things. Warm liquids help, but basically have to use an inhaler to combat the effects of smoke etc. I've recently been started on cpap, and am finding it triggers this, and then I'm having to use my inhaler the next couple of days. I'm trying to slowly increase the humidity. I'm realizing the levels of pressure above 11.5 are too much so will have to call in and make an appointment to reduce the pressure. I can only do 1.5 hours and I'm loaded with air, have to shut off the cpap, and get up to belch all that air up! My eustachian tubes feel like they will pop so that wakes me up. So if you have anything like what I have you should proceed slowly and with caution.

[ajack]

asthma and other obstructive lung diseases may do better on bilevel, It should help

page 22
https://www.resmed.com/us/dam/documents ... lo_eng.pdf
Patients with obstructive lung disease have chronic airflow
limitation. These patients have particular difficulty exhaling
air, which leads to air trapping and hyperinflation. These
patients require a longer exhalation, which often leads to
asynchrony with standard bilevel settings.
The recommended settings use a faster rise time to ensure
that the lungs are filled quickly, and a high cycle sensitivity
to provide an earlier cycle to exhalation. The rapid inhalation
and prolonged exhalation will help to prevent auto-PEEP
and preserve synchrony.
Obstructive lung disease

[ChicagoGranny]

will have to call in and make an appointment to reduce the pressure

That is an inefficient way to change the pressure. If you tell us the machine model you are using, we can show you how to change the settings on your own.

[ajack]

Usually?
That was a good doctor google diagnosis and treatment plan.