Toogerbug -- When I had my sleep study done, I had an AHI of less than 1. Sleep dr said "patient did not meet criteria for the diagnosis of OSA....However it should be noted that at least 20% of patients with negative sleep studies for OSA if retested will have significantly different results. Since...

After a good night with the CPAP... What do you consider a "good night with CPAP"? Waking up with a headache, groggy, and yawning a lot makes me think that you're not getting good therapy (insert standard disclaimer here that I am not a doctor and didn't even stay in a Holiday Inn last night!) Do y...

CentralScrutinizer -- I can sympathize with the difficult first week. My first week on CPAP was one of the worst of my life. I could not sleep through the night, and felt worse than before I started CPAP. I was ready to ditch the whole thing, but I stuck with it and it did get better. I think one th...

you can get 3 videos (introduction, cleaning, and setup) by following the link to CPAP Videos on the entry page for cpaptalk.com. Scroll down the video selections until you find Fisher & Paykel and the Opus 360. glh -- I've searched and searched, but I cannot find a link to CPAP Videos anywhere. Co...

greyhound wrote:I use less than one half of a plug per pillow.

greyhound -- How do you use it with nasal pillows? Do you just roll the 1/2 plug into a rope and wrap it around the pillows?

So now I'm just living on the edge - but I did put a fire controller on my Repti Heated cable. You know the fire controller like they use on electric blankets [that can start a house fire]? GumbyCT -- I'm not familiar with the fire controller you're talking about. What does it look like, and where ...

I bought a timer to plug my Repti Cable into Great idea! I'm going to go buy a timer tonight! Move to Arizona like the most of the rest of the US and you won't have any more problem with humidity in your air hose. Uh, thanks for the suggestion, but it's a just a little to dry out there for this sou...

I bought the Zoo Med Repti Heat cable and have been delighted with the results--absolutely no rainout! However, yesterday I forgot to unplug it before I left for work, and apparently part of the hose was underneath my pillow. When I turned my APAP on last night, there was no air, so I started invest...

For example, the Guide will always rule out "nasal pillows" for anyone who clicks "slotted" nares. With some tweaking (think "homemade strap" to cradle and steady the nasal pillows throughout the night) most nasal pillows interfaces can work fine with any shape nares. I'm glad to hear that, RG. I'v...

Great idea!! Did you leave the heating pad on all night? And what setting did you have it on (low, med, high)? I've been thinking of getting a heated hose but just haven't gotten around to it, but I do have a heating pad and I think I'll try this tonight!

It must be storing the data somewhere, because I can go back and run reports for any time period from the date the card started collecting data (Oct 23, 2007 for me.) The report only shows the daily details for the last 7 days of the period specified, but you can get daily details for any seven day ...

Dgrendahl - can you sleep on your side when the mattress genie is inflated, or are you just sleeping on your back?

Wulfman, yes, I have been reading about mouth leaks, and the last couple of nights I used a stretchy headband as a chin strap. Both nights my AHI was 0.5, lower than the average, but the leak rate was about the same. (This is based on the readout on the machine. I've been resetting it every day and ...

No apology necessary, Slinky. Actually, it was kind of nice to have someone so excited to see me! I'm just disappointed that I didn't come up with a more original name... I thought I was being so clever!

[quote="jules"]what was the diagnosis submitted to rent the machine? I ask because the insurance normally wants the sleep study and needs an AHI of at least 5 (some insurance need more I understand - perhaps one of the techs can clarify this) to pay with a diagnosis of OSA You don't want to be stuck...