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by Ric
Wed Feb 28, 2024 4:52 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Are "ST" machines obsolete?
Replies: 5
Views: 1035

Re: Are "ST" machines obsolete?

Rubicon, I was looking at the CPAP dot com website, and a few of their competitors. There was no price listed, and a note "unavailable". But apparently demand exceeds supply (?) For someone whose breathing rate slows down occasionally (central?) that seems useful. Sleep doc here considers "excursion...
by Ric
Wed Feb 28, 2024 12:01 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Are "ST" machines obsolete?
Replies: 5
Views: 1035

Are "ST" machines obsolete?

I see listings for vpap ST machines (e.g. Aircurve 10 ST), but "no longer available". It seems like spontaneous/timed vpap would be the best of both worlds(?) Is there some issue with that technology, or am I not looking in the right places ???

-Ric
by Ric
Sun Sep 04, 2022 9:28 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleepyhead CSV data export ??
Replies: 2
Views: 381

Re: Sleepyhead CSV data export ??

THANK YOU Respirator99 !
That works ! Much appreciated.

(I haven't messed with the software for about a decade, no surprise the legacy tools don't operate as expected)
by Ric
Sun Sep 04, 2022 12:21 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleepyhead CSV data export ??
Replies: 2
Views: 381

Sleepyhead CSV data export ??

Sleepyhead has a CSV export option (detail, sessions, daily), but I'm not sure how to use it. I did scan the tutorial, but I may have missed how it operates exactly. I have acquired a session file (*.SPO2) from a Contec CMS50F, and I can see the summary report and the strip charts. I would like to d...
by Ric
Tue Jul 12, 2022 2:26 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Oximetry software for Nonin wristox 3150 ?
Replies: 0
Views: 3680

Oximetry software for Nonin wristox 3150 ?

Is there a free software that can read a Nonin 3150 wrist oximeter?
by Ric
Tue Dec 29, 2020 11:33 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Wellue Oxylink
Replies: 3
Views: 720

Wellue Oxylink

Does anyone have experience with the Wellue Oxylink pulse oximeter? Seems it's being aggressively marketed online, and seems like a good idea (wears like a ring on a finger, rather than on the wrist). I have two previous nonin wrist oxymeters (model 3150), and got a lot of good mileage out of them, ...
by Ric
Fri Nov 23, 2018 10:30 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleep onset Sp02 Drops
Replies: 23
Views: 5369

Re: Sleep onset Sp02 Drops

Disabling the EPR will only increase the pressure on exhalation, which may or may not influence the breathing rate . Whereas a bipap will fully correct for a depressed breathing rate , which appears to be a factor in the above conversation. With EPR enabled, an ordinary cpap/apap machine (with EPR c...
by Ric
Fri Nov 23, 2018 1:50 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleep onset Sp02 Drops
Replies: 23
Views: 5369

Re: Sleep onset Sp02 Drops

Your SPO2 drops appear to correlate with drops in tidal volume and breathing rate (not a surprise). It's possible that you are experiencing central apneas associated with the complex process of "falling asleep". (Or it could still be obstructive (?). One possible solution would be to experiment with...
by Ric
Thu Sep 27, 2018 9:50 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: What machines are remotely controllable? That seems like not necessarily a good thing (?)
Replies: 15
Views: 1609

Re: What machines are remotely controllable? That seems like not necessarily a good thing (?)

Thanks greatunclebill, Palerider, SewTired, ChynkyFrog, gryphon, D.H. Good info, and you've answered my question. I am older and wiser (mostly older), and I will relay your advice to my high-pressure acquaintance that started this discussion. Meanwhile... Or enclose your machine in a Faraday cage. I...
by Ric
Tue Sep 25, 2018 5:28 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: What machines are remotely controllable? That seems like not necessarily a good thing (?)
Replies: 15
Views: 1609

Re: What machines are remotely controllable? That seems like not necessarily a good thing (?)

Thanks SewTired, I understand the usefulness of remotely accessing the data. And you've told us how to disable that feature (remove module, set airplane mode etc.). That is helpful, thanks !!! I thought it was sort of a one-way street, i.e. data collection. But not the other direction, (adjusting th...
by Ric
Tue Sep 25, 2018 5:22 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: What machines are remotely controllable? That seems like not necessarily a good thing (?)
Replies: 15
Views: 1609

Re: What machines are remotely controllable? That seems like not necessarily a good thing (?)

...for the record, I would NEVER let my DME or even my doctor mess with my pressure. It bothers me that there (reportedly) exist machines that allow them to do just that (without my/your explicit prior approval). I am the only one that I will allow to tweak the pressure, and I am the best qualified ...
by Ric
Tue Sep 25, 2018 12:08 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: What machines are remotely controllable? That seems like not necessarily a good thing (?)
Replies: 15
Views: 1609

What machines are remotely controllable? That seems like not necessarily a good thing (?)

What machines are remotely controllable? I have heard horror stories of DMEs remotely programming the patient's pressure at a fixed 17 cm, and it is grossly inappropriate (IMHO). I can see how some people would benefit from this "feature", but I'm not convinced that this is a good thing where DMEs t...
by Ric
Fri Apr 06, 2018 3:40 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: AirFit-F10 vs. F20 opinion?
Replies: 5
Views: 5195

Re: AirFit-F10 vs. F20 opinion?

Thanks for all the replies !!! This afternoon I picked up an F20 (based on your collective wisdom). I will give it a try, and report back here on my experience. THANKS !!! :D
by Ric
Thu Apr 05, 2018 4:24 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: AirFit-F10 vs. F20 opinion?
Replies: 5
Views: 5195

AirFit-F10 vs. F20 opinion?

AirFit-F10 and F20 are two FF masks I haven't tried yet. Does anyone have experience with both, and have an opinion which is better? I can't tell much from reading the descriptions and the reviews exactly what are the important differences and whether one is stunningly better than the other. Thought...
by Ric
Tue May 23, 2017 12:06 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Data capture using Sleepyhead ??
Replies: 4
Views: 1025

Re: Data capture using Sleepyhead ??

Thanks Pugsy! That is VERY useful information, and website.