04-05-2022, 10:07 AM
CPAP and pacemaker
I have already sent a message to my electrophysiologist but wanted to post my experience to see if this has happened to anyone else.
I have had a pacemaker/defibrillator for a number of years. I started on my CPAP therapy on March 17 and noticed that I cannot sleep on my left side (same side as the pacemaker) without experiencing what I call "hiccups". Cleveland Clinic had adjusted the pacemaker to eliminate this nuisance problem months ago - before I started using a CPAP (Resvent iBreeze 20A) - but now it's back and each "hiccup" corresponds to a heartbeat and only happens when I inhale with the CPAP. It does not occur when I lay down without the mask so I'm thinking that when my lungs expand they do something to trigger this rhythmic convulsion which is annoying but is not a major health risk.
Life with this CPAP gets more interesting with each day?
I have had a pacemaker/defibrillator for a number of years. I started on my CPAP therapy on March 17 and noticed that I cannot sleep on my left side (same side as the pacemaker) without experiencing what I call "hiccups". Cleveland Clinic had adjusted the pacemaker to eliminate this nuisance problem months ago - before I started using a CPAP (Resvent iBreeze 20A) - but now it's back and each "hiccup" corresponds to a heartbeat and only happens when I inhale with the CPAP. It does not occur when I lay down without the mask so I'm thinking that when my lungs expand they do something to trigger this rhythmic convulsion which is annoying but is not a major health risk.
Life with this CPAP gets more interesting with each day?