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Is breathing supposed to hurt after using a cpap machine all night?

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It can: This may be related to hyper-inflation of the lungs. The pressure setting on the CPAP machine should be checked or verified.

Answered 6/10/2014

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No: Does you machine provide humidified air--if not, you may need a change of machine or up the humidity percent to see if this helps.

Dr Ali agreed

Answered 1/21/2017

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