I think a Resmed S8 auto vantage is a fine chocie too, but only available from DME not from online suppliers. the big advantage is that you can get the main stats each morning off the screen without needing software or card reader, and still have the card to let doctor or DME get full statistics.
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- Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:03 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Which machine?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3382
- Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:56 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: High blood pressure and OSA
- Replies: 33
- Views: 7047
Still fat and not particularly energetic or patient BUT blood pressure which was borderline high is now down to 110/70 or slightly less! Good for me, I was always very regular at the gym and used to get fairly good bp readings after working out, now the gym exercize physiologists tell me: "Why do yo...
- Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:52 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: A couple of questions
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2060
People often vary in pressure needed and AHI also changes from one night to the next. I monitor my stats very carefully, but cannot really find much of a pattern. My impression is that variations of pressure from 8 to 10 or from 14 to 16 are considered normal, and that as long as the AHI is under 5 ...
- Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:09 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Still Tired, but Better
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2550
I don't think any of us should be so concerned about feeling tired or not feeling tired. People who slept very poorly before will notice a more obvious difference, but breathing well during the night has to be doing good for us. In my case I don't notice a great difference, but I never knew there wa...
- Fri Aug 24, 2007 1:31 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Resmed S8 AutoSet Vantage ??? Clinician's Menu ???
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1261
- Fri Aug 24, 2007 1:28 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: on call/midnight interruptions
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1005
on call/midnight interruptions
last night the phone rang at 2:30 a.m. inviting me to come to the hospital to handle an emergency, I quickly drove there took care of the patient and got back into bed at about 4:00 a.m., turned off my alarm clock so I would be able to sleep past 6:30 and put my APAP on again. This morning when I go...
- Mon Aug 20, 2007 4:11 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Titration Studies, how to know if they are correct?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2452
I have AETNA, was not intolerant of CPAP and yet when my doc agreed APAP was a good idea for various reasons, the DME gave me one for keeps! I don't know if they really go by policy, or they say "We are getting $135 a month for the machine, we provide almost no services for taht money, so of course ...
- Mon Aug 20, 2007 4:00 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Weight control and OSA
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1436
This is all true, and fairly well known, and it is widely believed that all sleep deprivation whether caused by OSA or overwork or any otehr cause can be linked to weight gain BUT the big question is how often does someone lose weight as a result of treating OSA with CPAP? Answers are very mixed, pr...
- Thu Aug 02, 2007 5:13 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Question about rising pressure on APAP?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2952
I have had the strangest experience, I was titrated to 7 with the note on the report that it did not fully resolve the apnea problem.When I started AAPing merrily away the prssure was 7-9 the first month and then began climbing up and down until the 90th percentile rate was running between 9.5 and 1...
- Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:24 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: which apap should I buy?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1817
Pressure level & different machines
I think some of this may depend on the level of pressure you need. I have a Resmed S8 vantage, it has EPR which is similar to c-flex BUT it can only use that exhalation pressure relief in fixed (CPAP) mode not in adjustable (APAP) mode. Since I need low pressure (7.8 cm. last night) the lack of EPR ...
- Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:15 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Horrible endstage of OSA - debrief please.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2527
I find something important in your post beyond mere compassion. You mention having felt so exhausted prior to diagnosis and treatment of OSA that you were constantly reaching for carbs, and now (on CPAP) losing weight without trying. And a lightbulb went on in my head. I have been frustrated by not ...
- Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:48 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: C-PAP vs. A-PAP in reducing blood pressure. C-PAP Better?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3282
- Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:38 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: AI = .1 and on a RESMED! WOohoo!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1229
I never get high AI on my Resmed, usually between 0 and .2, with occasional instances of .4 or .3... Now if only I could get some of those magical bursts of energy other people rhapsodize about. Would I know what it felt like if I was less tired, or could it be that my sleep perceptions are so disto...
- Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:34 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: My reviews of Swift I and II, Bravo and NasalaireII
- Replies: 41
- Views: 5206
I have only used Swift 1 & Swift II, I had terrible problems from runny nose until I realized that my humidifier wasn't reliable and fixed that, now I have almost recovered and for the first time in 9 months am not reching constantly for the tissue box.. Sometimes I get confused by terminology is Sw...
- Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:23 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: My Diabetes update....
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2230