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My reflux seems to have gone now that I'm on CPAP for my Apnea. No idea if that would apply to anyone else but I still thought it was worth sharing.
by xupybd 3y ago
My reflux seems to have gone now that I'm on CPAP for my Apnea. No idea if that would apply to anyone else but I still thought it was worth sharing.
- squarefoot 3y agoSame here, the CPAP did wonders for treating apnea, and I also stopped snoring, to my fiancee's joy. About the reflux, the CPAP seems to have helped, although I already reduced it by a lot by anticipating dinner so that I would go to bed long after digestion was complete.
- xupybd 3y agoMy wife couldn't sleep through my snoring after we had our first child. Her hormone changes gave her trouble sleeping and the extra tiredness, from a baby, meant my snoring got worse. She demanded that I go to a doctor to sort it out. I thought there was nothing they could do. Turns out a CPAP stopped my snoring. It's amazing what an impact treating the apnea has had. My mind is clear, my memory is back and I can focus like I did in university. Truly life changing.
- 1letterunixname 3y agoIt makes sense because the oral cavity (no pun intended) is under positive pressure with CPAP. Not everyone has sleep apnea and not everyone can tolerate CPAP, so it's not a universal solution to GERD. My GERD would be solvable during hiatal hernia surgery.