How CPAP Therapy and Positional Therapy Transforms Your Sleep: The Ultimate Guide
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Dive into the transformative world of sleep therapy with our comprehensive guide on CPAP Therapy and Positional Therapy. Whether you're battling sleep apnea or simply seeking a better night's rest, this video is your key to understanding how these treatments work harmoniously to improve your sleep quality and overall health. From the basics of CPAP therapy to the essentials of positional therapy, we cover everything you need to know to make informed decisions about your sleep health. Join me - Uncle Nicko as i explore expert insights, practical tips, and a real-life success story. Start your journey to restful, rejuvenating sleep today at sleephq.com
try.sleephq.com/ is my online cpap support community & cpap reporting platform. Master your therapy and improve your sleep with our powerful cloud-based platform.
Create a FREE account today and download your detailed therapy report!
Features Include -
1. High-resolution 'breath-by-breath' analysis - View every apnea and every breath in full detail.
2. Sleep Journal - Track how changes to device settings influence your sleep & therapy results.
3. Custom PDF reports - Detailed therapy reports complete with journal entries.
4. Therapy Trends - Monitor changes to your apnea control over time.
5. Support - Access to the SleepHQ Community Forum
6. Education - From CPAP novice to therapy PRO. Master your device and settings with the SleepHQ Academy course
7. Blood Oxygen, Heart Rate & Movement Data - Connect a SleepHQ O2 Ring to your account to view additional data sources and take your therapy to the next level.
8. Access to exclusive, member-only discounts on the latest and greatest CPAP gear
And much more!
SleepHQ O2 Ring - www.sleephq.co...
SleepHQ Magic Uploader - www.sleephq.co...
Thanks for all the love & support!
Uncle Nicko
try.sleephq.com/ is my online cpap support community & cpap reporting platform. Master your therapy and improve your sleep with our powerful cloud-based platform.
Create a FREE account today and download your detailed therapy report! It's a web app that can be accessed through any internet browser however we also now have an iOS app! (search sleephq)
Features Include -
1. High-resolution 'breath-by-breath' analysis - View every apnea and every breath in full detail.
2. Sleep Journal - Track how changes to device settings influence your sleep & therapy results.
3. Custom PDF reports - Detailed therapy reports complete with journal entries.
4. Therapy Trends - Monitor changes to your apnea control over time.
5. Support - Access to the SleepHQ Community Forum
6. Education - From CPAP novice to therapy PRO. Master your device and settings with the SleepHQ Academy course
7. Blood Oxygen, Heart Rate & Movement Data - Connect a SleepHQ O2 Ring to your account to view additional data sources and take your therapy to the next level.
8. Access to exclusive, member-only discounts on the latest and greatest CPAP gear
And much more!
SleepHQ O2 Ring - www.sleephq.com/o2-ring/
SleepHQ Magic Uploader - www.sleephq.com/magic-uploader/
Thanks for all the love & support!
Uncle Nicko
Really hard to keep the mask on properly while sleeping on side and also not have leaks. A video on that or some recommendations would be highly appreciated (or if you've done one already a link). Thanks again.
Have you tried a CPAP pillow?
That dosent help as much as one would think. If you move your face just a little it will adjust the side of the mask and offset it. The only way I can use any mask is by sleeping on my back only. Super uncomfortable, while thing is a nightmare
@@sighthound5449 I tried some pillow, not sure if it was specifically a cpap pillow but was supposed to help with side sleeping, it didn't.
That's my issue too. Between side-sleeping and a beard, I'm always getting woken up in the night with air blasting out somewhere, and having to turn it off and start over to get a fresh seal.
This! I've been using nasal pillows, and it's helped a lot with the resmed p30i. I can at least sleep on my side again. Took a while to train myself to not bury my face and push the mask off 😂
Excellent Discourse on this most important matter of Sp02. Sleep HQ is really a wonderful tool to help us understand the importance of good quality sleep. Cheers from Michael. Australia.
Thank you buddy!
"Gravity is not my friend".
New sub. Enjoying the content.
I can get comfortable on either side or my back, the problem is - comfortably staying there. After a while, aches and pains compel me to roll over, and I have relief for a short while, but eventually the aches return and the process repeats itself. Every night is a marathon. I need to look into this software. It might prove useful. Thanks!
I just started and so far I’m doing really well. The only problem I have is edema on my eyelids rn so I’ll loosen up my straps and see if that doesn’t help
Sadly I have to sleep on my back per my physical therapist, my arthritis and GERD demand it. I do sleep on a wedge though.
Me as well, can't really sleep sideways with nasal pillow, but wedge pillow so far is working on my back. 👍
GERD is worse on your back. Sleep on your left side.
Not per my gastrointestinal doctor. It was his recommendation.@@TheChipMcDonald
Any recommendations for wedge pillows?
I cannot wait until Jan 2025 when I can dump my DS2…
Great video! Very informative.
Any recommendations on a collar?
I had a bed which, gave me back pain with coursed my CPAP to get worse because I was rolling around all night
It seems laying on your side with CPAP makes it harder to breathe with Evora full face, I’ve been on CPAP for years and still can’t fall asleep with a mask on and use the mask maybe 2-4hrs a day unless I take a sleeping pill. I’m always tired.
I noticed the first dashboard he had high leaks vs the second zero leaks. Perhaps a mask change? I learned a lot from this video. I'll watch it again.
Thanks Pat. best to focus on the median leak rate. The 95% can be misleading. Median was zero for both nights. Cheers
Hey Uncle NICKO..... When will Lowenstein machines be integrated into sleep HQ? Cant wait lol 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Hey Uncle Nicko, I have suffered neck, shoulder, lower back, hip, knee, and ankle injuries. I can no longer sleep on my side, I have a fully adjustable bed (which currently needs repairing). Currently, my bed has the head slightly inclined, and too much incline makes my head loll to the side, I wake up with neck injury induced migraine. So I'm interested in any adjustments you may suggest... 😊👍
I think this is happening to me with my oxygen levels dropping - during my sleep study my oxygen levels dropped to 60% during my rem sleep
Hi @CPAPReviews , Like you I have a beard and moustache and I struggle to find a mask that works for me. Do you mind me asking what you use?
Can anyone recommend a good soft cervical collar, please?
G'Day Uncle Nicko, Who manufactures the SleepHQ Ring? Also, can you recommend a good wedge pillow for sleeping on back? Thanks & Cheers too...
My problem is the masks I have been on CPAP since 2011 and l can’t seem to get a decent mask I have tried so many different one the nasal is the worst l get major sinus congestion
I hear you. I’ve tried them all and the f20 touch is the only one that lets me sleep.
I snore but don’t have sleep apnea. So how do I get a machine or how do I know if I’m eligible?
Get a sleep study done before it's too late
@@Aytaswindoo I already did a sleep study done with all the gear on me.
This is what I’m saying, how do I get a machine as I’m not diagnosed with sleep apnea, I just snore loudly.
Damn, but I love sleeping on my back... 🥺
you can 100% do it if your results are good and you're feeling good however for those who are struggling it's best to try and avoid back sleeping
1st
Hey! Leave my lazy boy out of this. Is on the back better than "prone"?
I have a adjustable bed i usually sleep on side but am getting alot of leaks if i sleep on back how high of incline is best
Any recommendations on products? no links in description :(
Looking for it too. The back roller thing and the neck collar seems useful
I really appreciate your conversational approach to explaining the Sleep HQ charts. It helps me understand my own. I tend to side sleep most of the time but I have no conscious knowledge of what position I'm in until I wake up.
Thank you. It's a bit like that with sleep isn't it (you're unconscious after all haha). That's why there's a few devices that block you or make it uncomfortable to sleep supine. I'll add the links shortly. Cheers
I just wanted to thank you for your UA-cam videos. I am a new air since 11 user, never had a CPAP machine before. You have taught me so much. So much more information than I was given when I was delivered the machine.
Apple watch integration in Sleep HQ? That's new. I'm gonna have to give that a whirl.
Did you figure out how?
Will there be Garmin integration in the near future?
Hello, we don't actually integrate with devices, we integrate with Apple Health so the answer is yes (so long as the device can write data to apple health). Cheers
I've observed that I experience significantly better sleep while lying on my back (supine position) compared to when I'm on my side. I use the P10 nasal pillow and experience zero leaks when sleeping on my side. But when I transition to either side, I seem to struggle to take full breaths, which impacts the quality of my sleep. Although I can still sleep on my side, the overall quality diminishes, prompting me to instinctively switch back to the supine position for better rest. Anybody else experiencing the same issue?
Man, I WISH I could go back to sleeping on my side or stomach, but the minute I do, my nose plugs right up and my N30i starts leaking. It also leaves significant marks on my face that way.
My back sleeping pressure is only 8, so I wonder how low I could go if I stopped back sleeping. Took a long time to train myself to do it, but now my AHI is below 1.0 every night and I'm sleeping very well with only occasional wakeups. I have a deviated septum, so if that were solved, things would likely be even more glorious!! Drinking enough water also helps alleviate nasal dryness and congestion. And I use the soft cervical collar and mouth tape every single night.
VERY helpful and informative. Thanks Nicko!!
Hi Nico, can you please help me?
My oxigin level drops as soon as I fall asleep and it’s a mess during the whole sleep. Cpap stays under 5 so Cpap says oké. Having a Cpap machine since 2020 but so so tired. That’s why I bought the o2 ring and it shows me that my oxigin drops like 6 hours of the night between 90-94 and only 2 hours above 95 and some minutes under 90. I have gotten no help from the hospital they don’t see the problem but I am not able to have a normal life.
Really good advice. I snore MUCH more laying on my back, even with no pillow.
Side sleep... easy peasy.
I (try to) use an AirSense 10 Autoset for her (auto Cpap machine)and a Philips DreamWear nose pillow mask. Why I dream so much and have nightmares with this setup? I tried a couple of times and the same result, I wake up after one hour feeling like I was hit by a train. Thank you!
My results have recently worsened and I am sure it is because I am sleeping more on my back. How do I prevent this?
This is great work! Thank you for adding this tool for OSA users to help improve their therapy. When I was diagnosed with OSA 20 yrs ago,nothing like this existed. CPAP was a reverse vacuum cleaner. It was terrible. Now , people can learn about their disease process and hopefully make adjustments to improve their therapy and their health. OSA treatment has improved greatly.
This is pseudo-related: you're a sleep tech? How often have you seen someone in a sleep study that can't stay in one position for longer than a few minutes? Not restless legs, but unable to stay still because it becomes uncomfortable or (similar to RLS) there is a compulsion to move? No caffeine, exhausted or not, ahead/on/behind schedule?
Where can I get one the sleephq hats