Cinders meets an alien

John F. Eldredge wrote in message . ..
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I was recently diagnosed with sleep apnea. This is a medical
condition where you periodically stop breathing. There are several
possible causes, but, in my case, I apparently have an inherited
tendency for my windpipe to "relax" too thoroughly when I am asleep,
collapsing all of the way shut. The result is that I cycle between
normal breathing, not breathing, and rapid breathing (forcing the
windpipe open again). This doesn't happen when I am awake.


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Purrs for peaceful sleep for you and Cinders!
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Krista

Howard Berkowitz wrote:

I can't speak to BiPAP machines. The sort of ventilator used in ICU
definitely can be set to the physiological response of the patient --
not a strict timer as much as pressure or volume in the system. A
forced rate generally is only used with comatose patients.

They claimed the BiPAP would respond to my breathing pace, and alternate
blowing and not blowing the air accordingly - but it felt forced to me.
When it started blowing air into my nose in the middle of my exhale, I
found it hard to believe that it was "responding to my breathing pace."
Maybe I could have gotten used to it, but fortunately I got a CPAP instead,
so I didn't have to find out.

Joyce

Howard Berkowitz wrote:

I can't speak to BiPAP machines. The sort of ventilator used in ICU
definitely can be set to the physiological response of the patient --
not a strict timer as much as pressure or volume in the system. A
forced rate generally is only used with comatose patients.

They claimed the BiPAP would respond to my breathing pace, and alternate
blowing and not blowing the air accordingly - but it felt forced to me.
When it started blowing air into my nose in the middle of my exhale, I
found it hard to believe that it was "responding to my breathing pace."
Maybe I could have gotten used to it, but fortunately I got a CPAP instead,
so I didn't have to find out.

Joyce

Howard Berkowitz wrote:

I can't speak to BiPAP machines. The sort of ventilator used in ICU
definitely can be set to the physiological response of the patient --
not a strict timer as much as pressure or volume in the system. A
forced rate generally is only used with comatose patients.

They claimed the BiPAP would respond to my breathing pace, and alternate
blowing and not blowing the air accordingly - but it felt forced to me.
When it started blowing air into my nose in the middle of my exhale, I
found it hard to believe that it was "responding to my breathing pace."
Maybe I could have gotten used to it, but fortunately I got a CPAP instead,
so I didn't have to find out.

Joyce

John F. Eldredge had something important to tell us on Sun, 19 Sep
2004 23:06:54 -0500:

I was recently diagnosed with sleep apnea. This is a medical
condition where you periodically stop breathing. There are several
possible causes, but, in my case, I apparently have an inherited

I got the equipment about a week ago, and Cinders was understandably
rather wary of my new appearance for a couple of days. She would get
up on the bed, but only at the foot end. Now, she has resumed coming
up to the head end of the bed to be petted, and I just hope that she
doesn't ever get ideas about playing "hunt the snake" with my
breathing hose.

I'm sure Cinders will get used to it, and I hope you will too!
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John F. Eldredge had something important to tell us on Sun, 19 Sep
2004 23:06:54 -0500:

I was recently diagnosed with sleep apnea. This is a medical
condition where you periodically stop breathing. There are several
possible causes, but, in my case, I apparently have an inherited

I got the equipment about a week ago, and Cinders was understandably
rather wary of my new appearance for a couple of days. She would get
up on the bed, but only at the foot end. Now, she has resumed coming
up to the head end of the bed to be petted, and I just hope that she
doesn't ever get ideas about playing "hunt the snake" with my
breathing hose.

I'm sure Cinders will get used to it, and I hope you will too!
--

Karen AKA Kajikit

Here kitty kitty kitty... visit http://www.catslaves.org!

Come and visit my part of the web:
Kajikit's Corner: http://www.kajikitscorner.com
Allergyfree Eating Recipe Swap: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Allergyfree_Eating
Ample Aussies Mailing List: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ampleaussies/

John F. Eldredge had something important to tell us on Sun, 19 Sep
2004 23:06:54 -0500:

I was recently diagnosed with sleep apnea. This is a medical
condition where you periodically stop breathing. There are several
possible causes, but, in my case, I apparently have an inherited

I got the equipment about a week ago, and Cinders was understandably
rather wary of my new appearance for a couple of days. She would get
up on the bed, but only at the foot end. Now, she has resumed coming
up to the head end of the bed to be petted, and I just hope that she
doesn't ever get ideas about playing "hunt the snake" with my
breathing hose.

I'm sure Cinders will get used to it, and I hope you will too!
--

Karen AKA Kajikit

Here kitty kitty kitty... visit http://www.catslaves.org!

Come and visit my part of the web:
Kajikit's Corner: http://www.kajikitscorner.com
Allergyfree Eating Recipe Swap: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Allergyfree_Eating
Ample Aussies Mailing List: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ampleaussies/

In article ,
wrote:

Howard Berkowitz wrote:

I can't speak to BiPAP machines. The sort of ventilator used in ICU
definitely can be set to the physiological response of the patient --
not a strict timer as much as pressure or volume in the system. A
forced rate generally is only used with comatose patients.

They claimed the BiPAP would respond to my breathing pace, and alternate
blowing and not blowing the air accordingly - but it felt forced to me.
When it started blowing air into my nose in the middle of my exhale, I
found it hard to believe that it was "responding to my breathing pace."
Maybe I could have gotten used to it, but fortunately I got a CPAP
instead,
so I didn't have to find out.

I understand the physiology of a full-capability ventilator well enough
to design software to monitor them, but prescribing anything that either
forces breathing or responds on demands takes extreme skill. There are
all sorts of subtle factors that need to be considered to set the
triggers, the amount of air, etc.

I will admit that I giggle a bit whenever I see one of the parameters,
Auto-PEEP. (OK, it's positive end expiratory pressure, and it gets VERY
complicated).

In article ,
wrote:

Howard Berkowitz wrote:

I can't speak to BiPAP machines. The sort of ventilator used in ICU
definitely can be set to the physiological response of the patient --
not a strict timer as much as pressure or volume in the system. A
forced rate generally is only used with comatose patients.

They claimed the BiPAP would respond to my breathing pace, and alternate
blowing and not blowing the air accordingly - but it felt forced to me.
When it started blowing air into my nose in the middle of my exhale, I
found it hard to believe that it was "responding to my breathing pace."
Maybe I could have gotten used to it, but fortunately I got a CPAP
instead,
so I didn't have to find out.

I understand the physiology of a full-capability ventilator well enough
to design software to monitor them, but prescribing anything that either
forces breathing or responds on demands takes extreme skill. There are
all sorts of subtle factors that need to be considered to set the
triggers, the amount of air, etc.

I will admit that I giggle a bit whenever I see one of the parameters,
Auto-PEEP. (OK, it's positive end expiratory pressure, and it gets VERY
complicated).

In article ,
wrote:

Howard Berkowitz wrote:

I can't speak to BiPAP machines. The sort of ventilator used in ICU
definitely can be set to the physiological response of the patient --
not a strict timer as much as pressure or volume in the system. A
forced rate generally is only used with comatose patients.

They claimed the BiPAP would respond to my breathing pace, and alternate
blowing and not blowing the air accordingly - but it felt forced to me.
When it started blowing air into my nose in the middle of my exhale, I
found it hard to believe that it was "responding to my breathing pace."
Maybe I could have gotten used to it, but fortunately I got a CPAP
instead,
so I didn't have to find out.

I understand the physiology of a full-capability ventilator well enough
to design software to monitor them, but prescribing anything that either
forces breathing or responds on demands takes extreme skill. There are
all sorts of subtle factors that need to be considered to set the
triggers, the amount of air, etc.

I will admit that I giggle a bit whenever I see one of the parameters,
Auto-PEEP. (OK, it's positive end expiratory pressure, and it gets VERY
complicated).