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I meant untreated. Your CPAP should resolve your high RBC (and eventually, high HCT) levels. If not, then your CPAP's pressure isn't high enough. You can ask your pulmonologist to send you a finger sensor to wear in your sleep to see if your O2 levels are staying in a healthy range, or if they are dropping too low, and he can walk you through increasing the pressure of your unit.In your case, use of a CPAP should not be the thing pushing up HCT. I use a CPAP too, for what its worth, and I used a finger monitor to make sure my CPAP is set appropriately.
I meant untreated. Your CPAP should resolve your high RBC (and eventually, high HCT) levels. If not, then your CPAP's pressure isn't high enough. You can ask your pulmonologist to send you a finger sensor to wear in your sleep to see if your O2 levels are staying in a healthy range, or if they are dropping too low, and he can walk you through increasing the pressure of your unit.
In your case, use of a CPAP should not be the thing pushing up HCT. I use a CPAP too, for what its worth, and I used a finger monitor to make sure my CPAP is set appropriately.
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