I was very disappointed to learn today that Jana R. Cooke, MD, my Sleep Specialist, has left the group she was with here in the San Diego area. I am interested to know if there are any other patients of her's here in the cpaptalk.com community? I had the greatest respect for her abilities and would ...

The ultimate solution.........."highly activated charcoal" nasal inserts. (for that uncooperative and uncouth spouse or lover). Manufacturer claims: reusable, small and discreet, last a long time, do not interfere with normal breathing, three easy payments of $14.95.

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Junaid, It is very expensive and it didn't work at all for me. My insurance (Blue Shield of CA) wouldn't cover any part of it. I did it because my girlfriend at the time was complaining so much about my snoring. Well, that didn't work out either! I was told it is primarily for snoring and not sleep ...

To SleepingUgly, Does my mouth get dry? Yes, a little bit. But it is something I will gladly put up with in order to keep my consciousness and live my life as best I can until this central apnea problem is brought under control. With regular AHI in the 70's before I started xPAP therapy, I often got...

As a user of a Respironics BiPAPauto SV Advanced for the past few months, my sleep specialist and I have been partially successful in reducing my mostly central caused AHI from the 70's down to the 20's. All of you fellow xPAP users that have AHI in the < 1 catagory might not fully appreciate how lu...

Hi my fellow Respironics BiPAPauto SV and BiPAPauto SV Advanced users. Have any of you made yourself a homemade data interface to connect these devices to a PC? I am afraid to even ask what the Respironics part costs because I know it will be cost prohibitive for me. I wondered if any of you were ha...

My mostly central related AHI has gone from above 70 down to around 20 in the few months I have been using my BiPAPautoSV Advanced. I think you would agree I still have a long way to go. I was originally on Provigil 200mg 2 times daily which I needed just to stay away once I got out of bed in the mo...

Hello, all my fellow nasal mask users. I am looking for some medium sized pillows for the Infinity 481 mask by Fisher & Paykel. In fact, these parts are so hard to find now that it is discontinued, I would be willing to purchase used ones that are in good shape. It is not hard to sterilize these thi...

I have purchase several masks through cpap auctions in the past 3 months. Never needed a prescription. I went to bid on a mask today and was informed that I must email my prescription to them so they have it on file. I was in the DME business for 20 years and never had to get a prescription for a ma...

Thank you Katie. I also have done extensive searches with Google. The company you mentioned only has the large pillows left.......and I unfortunately would need the medium. All the companies I got hits on either no longer had the item in stock or they only had parts that were not suitable for me. I ...

I have been told that this nasal mask (and also parts) has been discontinued by the manufacturer. They recommend I contact some dealers to see if anyone has stock on hand. Well, I am having no luck finding it. Does anyone here use this mask? Do you know of a place that has stock? I would even purcha...

I don't know about the BEST oximeter.....I don't think there probably is one best unit for everyone. After much thought and research, I chose the very simple PC-based Spo2 monitor (Model CMS-P) made by CONTEC. It cost $80 including shipping. It consists of a finger probe attached to a long USB cable...

I have both RLS and Complex Sleep Apnea. I am still working with my sleep doc to dial in the SV device (still experiencing AHI's above 25, but down from 70+). For the RLS, I have found that a drug called Lyrica works best for me. In addition to the RLS, I also get burning pain sensations in my legs ...

Incidentally, the reason my avatar is the image of a very crazed Jack Nicholson in the Shining, is because that is the way I feel most mornings after another bad night's sleep. Of course I am exaggerating, but you get the point. If and when I ever get to the stage where I am getting a normal night's...

Thank you DSM and nghy. I have been trying to get my hands on this provider manual since Feb 2nd when my DME refused to give me the one packaged with my brand new BiPAPautoSV Advanced......... that my insurance was BUYING FOR ME . This distrust of the patient has got to end. After all, we are suppos...