Had a sleep study a little over a year ago.  They recommended adjusting my pressure to 12.  Lost 70lbs in the last year and had adjusted my pressure down as the weight dropped.  Had a sleep study last week and.......they now recommend 14.  Slept at 14 last night and slept great.  What is that about.  I thought with losing weight I would take a lower pressure or not at all.  Anyone ever hear of this?

Thank you.

Steve T

I don't think weight is always the contributing factor to sleep apnea.

There is a good post by JimK about surgical weight loss does not eliminate OSA, I can't  see what the difference is. If you have surgery like a lap band or just lose weight thru exercise, weight lost that way or the other way, is still lost weight! So that post might answer your question. Also pressure isn't related to your weight just as your pressure isn't related to the severity of your SA, pressure is only the amount it takes to keep your airway open so your able to breath when you sleep.


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stepper54 wrote:

Had a sleep study a little over a year ago.  They recommended adjusting my pressure to 12.  Lost 70lbs in the last year and had adjusted my pressure down as the weight dropped.  Had a sleep study last week and.......they now recommend 14.  Slept at 14 last night and slept great.  What is that about.  I thought with losing weight I would take a lower pressure or not at all.  Anyone ever hear of this?

Thank you.

Steve T

Nothing strange here. Weight loss does not guarantee a reduction in your apnoea severity.........or CPAP pressure (neither of which are related).

We are all different, and respond differently to different changes.

Best of luck.

Daniel.


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Here is an article regarding just this issue but it's address from those who had the weight loss surgery and had sleep apnea:

http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfAUG08/nf081808-4.htm