What is Sleep Apnea

Sleep apnea (alternatively sleep apnoea) is a common sleep disorder characterized by brief interruptions of breathing during sleep. These episodes, called apneas, last 10 seconds o...

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?? bloody nose ?? w/CPAP machine
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I have noticed an odd ??spray?? of color on the sheets and my pillow and pillow case every once in awhile. Hubby thought it was my makeup, but I almost ALWAYS take off my makeup at night. And if I don't, usually the black mascara is the issue. This color on the bedding is almost a reddish rust brown in color. Seeing it more and more and last night we both inspected the fresh pillow case.. no spots. This morning... there is a spray or streaks of this reddish brown color on the fresh pillow case. What on earth???

There is NO sign that I can see at all in/on the mask of having a bloody nose at night. I am not prone to bloody noses at all, almost never my entire life. Any ideas????
Posted on 05/25/09, 02:05 pm
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Reply #1 - 05/25/09  6:14pm
" I don't really have any ideas for you. All I can say is my nose sometimes bleeds when I do not use the humidifier feature on my machine. If you are using nasal pillows do they fit properly? I had problems with that once as well. "
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Reply #2 - 05/25/09  10:35pm
" I'm stumped. I'd call the sleep tech. "
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Reply #3 - 05/26/09  6:14am
" maybe its drool? "
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Reply #4 - 05/26/09  9:29am
" I'd definitely call the company about that! That's very strange?!! "
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Reply #5 - 05/27/09  1:45am
" have you had the pressure on the machine turned up recently? its possible that the pressure could have burst a cappiliry or something if its been changed?

Kelly "

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