RE: Machine on the way - but catch 22
(07-24-2019, 08:21 PM)KallyA Wrote: This might sound gross to some people, but just fine to those desperate to avoid so many bathroom trips. One solution for guys is to have a male portable urinal (pee bottle) by the bed. You don't even have to take off your mask or disconnect from your machine. Heck, you don't even have to wake up all the way. If they work for patients in a hospital, why not at home?
All things considered, I'll just keep getting up and out of bed.
RE: Machine on the way - but catch 22
Thanks KallyA, For me it doesn't sound gross, vanity went out the door 20 years ago. It will certainly be an alternative to consider.
RE: Machine on the way - but catch 22
I don't know what type of high blood pressure you are or what drugs you take, but recent studies have determined that increasing blood pressure for short amounts of time works better for reducing high blood pressure then taking blood pressure lowering drugs or water pills.
RE: Machine on the way - but catch 22
(07-24-2019, 03:52 PM)WarEagle Wrote: My question or request for advise is how does one cope with PAP therapy when you have to get up every two hours to empty your bladder.
LOL. You turn off your machine, go pee, then come back, put your mask on and go back to sleep.
A few tricks to help. You may find it easier to disconnect your mask than to take it off. There's a bit of a trick to disconnect the hose in my Useful Links.
You can also set your ResMed machine to auto start, so you can just disconnect the hose, and then reconnect it without having to mess with any buttons.
If you're using ramp, try turning it off. All at once or wean yourself off of it as quickly as possible.
Good luck.
Many people find they need to pee less often at night after starting CPAP. Being strangled in your sleep tends to make you need to pee.
Get the free OSCAR CPAP software
here.
Useful links.
Click
here for information on the main alternative to CPAP.
If it's midnight and a DME tells you it's dark outside, go and check it yourself.
RE: Machine on the way - but catch 22
(07-25-2019, 01:49 AM)crowtor Wrote: I don't know what type of high blood pressure you are or what drugs you take, but recent studies have determined that increasing blood pressure for short amounts of time works better for reducing high blood pressure then taking blood pressure lowering drugs or water pills.
Can you cite a source?
RE: Machine on the way - but catch 22
(07-25-2019, 08:55 AM)Sleeprider Wrote: (07-25-2019, 01:49 AM)crowtor Wrote: I don't know what type of high blood pressure you are or what drugs you take, but recent studies have determined that increasing blood pressure for short amounts of time works better for reducing high blood pressure then taking blood pressure lowering drugs or water pills.
Can you cite a source?
Coincidentally, I was just discussing this same thing with someone today!
Exercise induces a temporary rise of blood pressure. Yet regular exercise helps decrease blood pressure.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-cond...t-20046974
RE: Machine on the way - but catch 22
(07-26-2019, 01:58 AM)Hydrangea Wrote: (07-25-2019, 08:55 AM)Sleeprider Wrote: (07-25-2019, 01:49 AM)crowtor Wrote: I don't know what type of high blood pressure you are or what drugs you take, but recent studies have determined that increasing blood pressure for short amounts of time works better for reducing high blood pressure then taking blood pressure lowering drugs or water pills.
Can you cite a source?
Coincidentally, I was just discussing this same thing with someone today!
Exercise induces a temporary rise of blood pressure. Yet regular exercise helps decrease blood pressure.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-cond...t-20046974
I can't find the journal in question so thanks for the save Hydrangea. The journal had tags:hypertension, counterintuitive, increasing blood pressure. It spoke of how high intensity short burst of increasing the pressure, like from lifting weights, lowered the pressure in the long run.
Some time ago I swtiched from doomsdaying-TV news to news on ScienceDaily, all articles are based on journals.
