MVFinVA
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My PALS received his Bipap machine yesterday. It is a Philips "Dream Station" Bipap S/T. It is from the VA, so we have added layers of admin when dealing with info etc. so I thought I'd ask here first. The respiratory tech who brought it said my PALS is to wear it at night only right now. After reading on here about the difficulty of some PALS to adjust, I was very pleasantly surprised that my PALS wore it all night, and is still wearing it. He has FTD also.
I slept lightly, anticipating problems. For most of the night the Bipap was very quiet and I could hear a gentle, rhythmic breathing. About 5:30 this morning it got VERY loud. It sounded like a continuous blowing, although if I listened carefully I could differentiate in and out. It would go like this for 1 - 1 1/2 minutes, then quiet down for 15-20 seconds(i timed it) then get loud again. It went on like this for about an hour. My PALS wakened when I gave him a tube feeding and now is dozing. The machine is quiet again.
Could somebody provide some insight as to what was happening, remembering all of this Bipap lingo is still Greek to me? My PALS just got his feeding tube two weeks ago, so I am flooded with new info to learn!
Thanks in advance,
Mary
I slept lightly, anticipating problems. For most of the night the Bipap was very quiet and I could hear a gentle, rhythmic breathing. About 5:30 this morning it got VERY loud. It sounded like a continuous blowing, although if I listened carefully I could differentiate in and out. It would go like this for 1 - 1 1/2 minutes, then quiet down for 15-20 seconds(i timed it) then get loud again. It went on like this for about an hour. My PALS wakened when I gave him a tube feeding and now is dozing. The machine is quiet again.
Could somebody provide some insight as to what was happening, remembering all of this Bipap lingo is still Greek to me? My PALS just got his feeding tube two weeks ago, so I am flooded with new info to learn!
Thanks in advance,
Mary