Sleep Apnea

Hi some of you have sleep apnea, i have that and i wet my bed sometimes

Yes you wake up many times to pee or you wet you bed

Sleep Apnea is condition where your body does not properly regulate breathing during sleep. I have never heard of this condition causing incontinence as a symptom. Most people who suffer from sleep apnea use a CPAP machine in order to distribute a continuous positive air pressure into the lungs in order for the body to be able to breath in a normal function. This does not force medical regulated oxygen into the lungs only normal air. Enuresis is a condition where the bladder fills above capacity and the individuals body doesnt respond in kind while sleeping which leads to wetting the bed.

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Pampered4Life is correct. I have sleep apnea and have been using a CPAP now for over 2 years. The CPAP doesn't cause me to wet my diaper at night, instead, I wet my diaper so that I don't have to get up two or three times a night to go. I have told my doctor that wearing a dipaer to bed has helped because after I wake up and take off the CPAP just to go pee, I can't get back to sleep. I explained it's much easier for me to let it out in my diaper and then fall back to sleep. I fight incontinece and the CPAP didn't cause it. For me, my sleep is more important so that is why I don't go to bed with out a diaper on any more.

Ill go to make another sleep study in august 15 with the CPAP mask.

somebody told me that the CPAP is very inconfortable, that is true? exist other soution?

My doctor thinks I may have a very mild case of sleep apnea. He was the one performing my tonsillectomy and I told him of how I snore like a motorboat, wake up several times a night and have trouble getting to sleep. Didn't tell him about the occasional bedwetting though, because that was the least of my problems.

C PAP might take some getting used to, but it is worth the adjustment. One thing you're going to notice right away is that you're not so tired all the time. People who have sleep apnea never get into the deeper stages of sleep.

Everyone is different when it comes to how well they can deal with a cpap. There are many different types of mask. Finding the right mask is really important. I am on my third type of mask in two years. What use to be a big problem for me is when I would get up to go pee, I couldn't get back to sleep. No that isn't a problem since I wear diapers all the time. I just slightly wake up, pee in my diaper and I am right back to sleep.

Im wearing my mask for about 4 or 5 hours, the problem is that im sleeping well but i continue weting my diaper

I just got back from a consultation with a sleep study doctor. I have used a cpap machine for the last 9 years, but because I've lost a significant amount of weight, my settings are wrong.

At the end of our chat I mentioned that for the past 5 weeks I have been wearing diapers and plastic pants to bed every night because of a wetting accident. I also informed her that for the past 5 nights I have not wet, but I was concerned for their beds and the night I do my study. I said that I would prefer not to wear a diaper while there but I wanted to warn them in case I did have an accident and they could prepare a bed as needed.

Now I'm wondering if I should just wear a diaper, or bring one along to put on if I do wet the bed, take a chance and go without. I usually only wet in my sleep if I've had a lot of alcohol so I really don't think I will wet the bed.

Anyone had a recent studies where you may have used diapers and what was the tech's reaction.

I had my study the other night. After the Tech left the room I put on my diaper and plastic pants under a pair of larger sweat pants.

If the Tech noticed she never said anything. I did not wet that night but I was still worried that if I didn't wear a diaper that I would.

If bedwetting is a symptom of apnea, I'm sure I wasn't the first to wear a diaper while there.

I have a savire case of sleep apnea and hav not had a problem with bed wetting and have talked to a number of people who have the same problem and no one has mentioned bed wetting i do not dout that some may have this problem but dosen,t seam to be wide spread

Adult onset bedwetting is classified as secondary nocturnal enuresis. One of the most common causes of secondary nocturnal enuresis is a urinary tract infection. The infection causes irritation to the bladder, and consequentially, there is a lack of control when it comes to urination. If this is the cause, then the person will most likely experience incontinence during the day as well.

Other underlying physical problems can also lead to adult bed wetting. It can signal the onset of Type 2 Diabetes. Sleep disorders such as night seizures and sleep apnea can also trigger enuresis. At the sign of bedwetting, one should notify their doctor to do a full examination. It could be a symptom of a disorder that would have otherwise gone undetected

I thought I would give an update.

During my followup to the sleep study they downgraded my apnea from severe to mild. I'm currently using a machine that automatically sets the pressure as needed and in February I go back for them to analyze the results.

Also last June I started the Atkins diet again and I have dropped almost 80 pounds. I like points of reference when talking about weight loss. 80 pounds = 5 bowling balls or two bags of water softener salt.

I know the weight loss has contributed to my apnea improvement and I will continue to reduce.

My bedwetting has also improved to where I don't feel I need to wear diapers and plastic pants every night. I still wear diapers an average of 16 hours a day but it has returned to it being my choice. It's nice to read others comments and experiences.

I also have sleep ap[ena and when I did hte sleep study I was diagnosed with sleep apena and told I woke up an a verage of 89 times per hour. Since I have been using my CPA I am slleping throuh the night but my wetting is worse at night as I don't wake up constantly and use the bathroom.

Me too im using the cpap mask for about 5 hours because is very unconfortable but im sleeping better and i wet more times my bed.

I wish I had found this Board when I had Sleep Apnea. I had the condition for years. I did not think about diapers for the numerous urges to urinate. I did keep male urinal by the bed to my legs from all the trips to the bathroom.

My condition turned out to due to slow heart rate. So low that that the Apnea was the body's response to keep me alive. A Pacemaker was installed three years ago and I now sleep thought the night like a baby.

Some of you may want to check out if that is your problem the simple and painless 24 hour heart monitor test is all that is required to find the condition.

I was just diagnosed with it been a bedwetter most my life too

I have sever sleep apnea and before it was diagnosed I also had a bed wetting problem. But now I have been using a CPAP for over 3yrs and the bed wetting has gone away. So if you ask me if sleep apnea and bed wetting are connected then I would say yes.

I just recently got diagnosed with sleep .apnea. I have had occasional bedwetting issues over the past couple years. wanna had my sleep study done. I did wear diapers both times for covenience and ended up using them before I fell asleep. Ive had my cpap machine for a few days now and it works good but I still wake up at least once to pee and its way easier if im diapered then having to take off the mask and get out of bed. I notice that I still only get between 4-6 hrs of stright zzzz so as of yet I havent developed more of a bedwetting issue but we'll ser what happens as time goes on.

Hi, so im still using the cpap and im still gettin same amount of zzzz. I notice that I often take off the mask and dont realize it, usually early in the AM. I still wear diapers most nights as a precaution. I did have a wetting incident in march where it was one of those nights that I wasnt diapered and I had taken mask of without knowing and fallen back zzz and woke up as I was wetting. But also two or three times since then there are times where im pretty sure im only half awake, cuz im somewhat aware of doing it but not really. I know the difference between wetting before im zzzz and doin it in this half state. But the next day I barely remember it happening. So is this related to sleep apnea or just that im so used to diapers that my body just says screw it, or maybe a bit of both. Sorry bout typos phone keyboard is tough to type on.

Prob a bit of both, but if you're constantly taking off the mask, the mask might not be the right type for you or you might not be adjusted to a good pressure. If you're having a bedwetting issue, it might be something in your brain, which could also be your issue with the apnea. there are two types of apnea, one is where your brain says to your body to stop breathing... the other is the traditional where you have obstructive airway.

Yeah im thinkin its a bit of both. The mask is good but might be a preasure thing to. Im goin to my zzz doctor next week and mention my my wetting and my diapers, to see if she agrees or not that maybe betwen diapers and zzz apnea im more prone to wettings once in a while.

Hi, so the cpap is still going good. I find that I still take off the mask without realizing it. Still getting better zzz then before. Ive realized that even if I only have a wetting accident once a month or so, im better off wearing diapers every night just in case. I told my sleep doctor about wearing diapers and she understands about how it would give me more of a sense of security.

I have Sleep apnea also, 45 time in one hour. But also have Flaccid bladder and just recently stop using a foley and went back too self cathing, will see how it goes, oh yes as the Dr. said also incontinent