{"id":5961,"date":"2025-07-10T13:03:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T17:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.laclefdusommeil.ca\/2025\/07\/10\/cpap-break-on-vacation-what-your-body-really-thinks\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T09:19:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T13:19:55","slug":"cpap-break-on-vacation-what-your-body-really-thinks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laclefdusommeil.ca\/en\/2025\/07\/10\/cpap-break-on-vacation-what-your-body-really-thinks\/","title":{"rendered":"CPAP break on vacation? What your body really thinks…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you planning a trip, a camping trip or a cruise and hesitate to drag your CPAP machine along?
After all, a few nights without treatment<\/strong> is no big deal, right?
And yet…<\/strong>
Putting your CPAP on hold, even temporarily, is like asking your heart, your brain and your mood to go camping… without a tent.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The consequences of not treating sleep apnea<\/h2>\n

You’ve probably heard that leaving sleep apnea untreated is a bit like ignoring a red light… but the healthy version!<\/strong>
Here’s what can really happen to your body if you leave your CPAP machine at home :<\/p>\n

1. Cardiovascular<\/h3>\n

1 in 3 people with severe sleep apnea see their blood pressure rise after just 7 nights without treatment.
Source: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 2021<\/em>
Return to normal<\/strong>: between 6 and 12 weeks<\/strong> of assiduous CPAP treatment.<\/p>\n

2. Cardiac<\/h3>\n

A few weeks without CPAP can increase your risk of:
Atrial fibrillation (AF)
Stroke
Source: The Sleep Society of Canada, 2022<\/em>
Return to normal<\/strong>: again, between 6 and 12 weeks<\/strong> of consistency.<\/p>\n

3. Psychological<\/h3>\n

After 3 to 5 nights without treatment<\/strong>:
Irritability
Concentration problems
Depressive symptoms
The return to mental clarity may take 2 to 4 weeks<\/strong> of regularity.<\/p>\n

4. Diabetes and metabolism<\/h3>\n

Untreated sleep apnea upsets blood sugar levels and increases insulin resistance<\/strong>, especially in people with diabetes.
Fragmented sleep =
Fluctuations in blood sugar levels
Less energy to move
More cravings<\/p>\n

5. Drowsiness & safety<\/h3>\n

Without CPAP, alertness decreases, even after a single night of non-treatment<\/strong>.
This increases the risk of road accidents, errors at work, and micro-sleeps during the day.
The brain then goes into economy mode… and you, into danger mode.<\/p>\n\n

The proven benefits of regular CPAP treatment :<\/h2>\n\n

0% reduction in the risk of stroke after 6 months of adherence (American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine)0% of patients report a reduction in hypertension after 3 months0% of regular users report a significant improvement in energy, mood and quality of life0% reduction in daytime sleepiness after the first week <\/strong>of treatment<\/p>\n\n

Vacations \u2260 health break!<\/h2>\n\n

The good news is that there are now lightweight, efficient and compact travel solutions so you can continue your treatment wherever you sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n Discover them here: Our CPAP travel essentials\n<\/a>\n\n

In a nutshell:<\/h2>\n\n

Just because you’re on vacation doesn’t mean your sleep apnea is taking a vacation.Even a few days off work can wipe out weeks – or even months – of progress.Take care of your sleep. You’ll get it back… and so will those around you! Because deep sleep is much more than a luxury. It’s a life treatment. <\/p>\n\n\n Get the checklist: My CPAP essentials for the vacations\n<\/a>\n\n

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Are you planning a trip, a camping trip or a cruise and hesitate to drag your CPAP machine along?After all, a few nights without treatment is no big deal, right?And yet…Putting your CPAP on hold, even temporarily, is like asking your heart, your brain and your mood to go camping… without a tent. The consequences […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5917,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[102],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laclefdusommeil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laclefdusommeil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laclefdusommeil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laclefdusommeil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laclefdusommeil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5961"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.laclefdusommeil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5961\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laclefdusommeil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laclefdusommeil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laclefdusommeil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laclefdusommeil.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}