The machine was a Respironics Series M Auto Bipap machine. The technician asked me if I had problems with the continuous pressure of cpap. I certainly did and had to fight the panic. I found it very hard to exhale against the pressure. The Doctor who prescribed my machine saw this in my sleep study and went with the bipap machine.

After the therapist showed me how the machine worked we strapped on the mask and turned it on. Panic still set in briefly but I quickly realized it was easier to exhale with the bipap. There is a cool feature called ramp that lets the machine start at a lower pressure for the 1st half hour. It will be much easier to start out that way and if you do not fall asleep in the 1st half hour you can re-start the ramp again.

My pressure was 18 for inhale and that feels like a hurricane wind to me. Amazing, but I am going to do everything I can to make this work. The more I found out about sleep apnea and the cumulative affects on your body the more determined I am to make this work. I would rather try to get used to this rather than trying to learn how to walk and talk again after a stroke. A man I know had a stroke and he seriously wishes he would have listened to his Doctor and had his sleep study.

I laid down with my machine today for an hour. It was still tough to do, but easier the cpap. I did not fall asleep, but I felt a little better. The machine forces you to breath deep and I got more oxygen into my system.

Well, tonight I have a date with my new machine. The hospital technician said the machine would be my new girlfriend…so trying to come up with a name. Will do that shortly. The Doc gave me some Ambien to help me out…so should have a good nights sleep finally.

Mark Potes

Mark is a blogger and a burgeoning writer. He owns and operates many blogs.
After learning he had Sleep Apnea he sought the
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