kellee107
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Hello,
If this has already been fully addressed on another thread, could someone please point me to it? I tried using the search but didn't come up with anything definitive...
My dad has a bipap machine that he is very scared to use. He has difficulty swallowing and he also has a lot of excess saliva. He sleeps on his side in order to avoid choking on the saliva.
He's afraid that if he uses the bipap, the saliva will have nowhere to go and that it will either pool in the mask or in his mouth and end up choking him in the night. Has anyone had experience with this? Does saliva leak out the bipap mask? I thought it was supposed to form a seal....
Please help! When my dad doesn't sleep at night, neither does my mom, and they both really need some rest.
Kelley
If this has already been fully addressed on another thread, could someone please point me to it? I tried using the search but didn't come up with anything definitive...
My dad has a bipap machine that he is very scared to use. He has difficulty swallowing and he also has a lot of excess saliva. He sleeps on his side in order to avoid choking on the saliva.
He's afraid that if he uses the bipap, the saliva will have nowhere to go and that it will either pool in the mask or in his mouth and end up choking him in the night. Has anyone had experience with this? Does saliva leak out the bipap mask? I thought it was supposed to form a seal....
Please help! When my dad doesn't sleep at night, neither does my mom, and they both really need some rest.
Kelley