Sophia wrote on Jul 14
th, 2020 at 10:44pm:
There’s many now with diagnosed sleep apnea after spending a night in a sleep centre.
Once people get a c-pap with mask etc. how do (or did) people go with travelling with their machines?
Packed in check in suitcase, or in hand held luggage?
I found a nifty little travel c-pap that’s as big as my hand, very light and so convenient without the bulk.
My small travel one takes up less space in luggage... more room to pack my shoes!! 🤗
It did cost $1600 on special, but had been a great travel item.
Even in hospital a few months ago, all the nurses were commenting admirably on how they never saw such a compact nifty looking c-pap before.
As hospital beds are awkward, I was able to clip on the bed frame.
I don’t understand why I have sleep apnoea and just stop breathing while asleep. I never believed this until I had gone in for a sleep study.
So had anyone travelled with a c-pap?
I don't understand mine either.
I'm not overweight, and I don't snore, but I stop breathing about 38 times per hour.
Unfortunately, CPAP doesn't help my sleep apnoea (it works on 80% of sufferers - I'm in the other 20%), so I've never had to travel with a machine.
I've tried them all, including the latest you beaut ResMed machines, but they don't improve my sleep at all.
I use a mandibular splint instead, which helps a fair bit.
The good thing is, they're very easy to travel with
Oh, and I had a
nose job (internal) which helped a fair bit too.