*points* You were leaky.

Just sayin'.

Sooper sekrit?

Treesap wrote: Anger and frustation were overwhelming me with this idea that I had to wear something on my face in order to sleep "normally".

I felt the exact same way.

You had a good first night!

Thank your DME..you got a NICE machine. Did you pull up your data on the machine's screen to see your numbers?

It'll take you a few nights to get used to wearing a mask and not kinda staying awake to adjust it or fix leaks.

cpaptalk-articles/CPAP-stages-feeling-good.html

Read this. It talks about the emotional stages that you go through when you get diagnosed and start treatment.

It's a big change in your life, so it's understandable to have feelings about it.

The additional information you would get with the software would be time of events, patterns of leaks, and similar information. If you had an Auto, the software would be more valuable, in my opinion. If you're content to continue writing your information, there's no real reason to use the software....

Honestly, yes, I think if you lose weight your sleep apnea will improve. It sounds like he was throwing that 5% number out there randomly.

There are some things Dr. Oz uh, MISSED....
Not everyone with OSA is overweight.
It's *10%* weight loss that makes a big health difference.

Yah, you're stopped up.

Here's a great recipe for industrial-strength salt water solution
Quart of water
Teaspoon of baking soda
2 teaspoons of PURE salt (NOT table...use canning or kosher)

Use a nasal/ear bulb and shoot up your schnoz.

My ENT gave me this recipe and I SWEAR by it.

Use da vinegar.

I wash with Dawn afterwards to get da vinegar smell off.

Slinky wrote:The Resmed S8 Compact and S8 Escape are NOT fully data capable machines. They record compliance data only but they look the same as the Elite and the Vantage. You have to read the model name on the top of your machine.

Stop reminding me.

Thank you so much for all your help and info! I do need some feed back because sometimes I wonder if I am doing any better. My doctor doesn't give any feed back at all, I asked him if my cpap has this capability and he told me no just for compliance, don't worry about anything as far as the data go...

Anonymous wrote:Isn't it amazing how good fair service makes loyal customers?

SHOCKING, isn't it?

Now, can anyone talk my DME into upgrading my machine for free?

Here's another goon recipe to try:

1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons PURE salt...canning or kosher...NOT table salt
1 quart water

My ENT gave me this recipe and I have hearted him for it ever since.

You can always get a copy of your RX and shop around. You don't have to use the doctor's DME.

Christy223 wrote:You guys are the BOMB!!

I hate to hear the hubby whine .............he will be happy I found a solution for him.

I keep telling him to use this forum more. He doesn't know what he is missing!

Thanks again soooo much!

Yah, you must introduce us to him sometime.