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by Janknitz
Sun Mar 17, 2024 4:17 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP lung/chest pain
Replies: 3
Views: 489

Re: CPAP lung/chest pain

I get esophageal spasms, and they cause a very sharp pain in my chest, all the way up and into my ears. I'm not sure how they test for it to rule it in or out (and wouldn't want to suffer the testing in any case), but if nothing else shows up, it might be worth asking about.
by Janknitz
Sun Mar 17, 2024 4:12 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Apria or Lincare
Replies: 17
Views: 3217

Re: Apria or Lincare

There's a reason we call them Crapria and Lin Don't Care, but it sounds like you have a "guy" at Lincare who actually talks to you and is helpful. That's worth something. You can try Crapria and see how it goes. You can always go back to your guy at Lincare for supplies if you are unhappy with the e...
by Janknitz
Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:50 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Anti Snoring blanket
Replies: 8
Views: 1224

Re: Anti Snoring blanket

People will buy anything to avoid CPAP. :lol:

I was once in an asthma forum online where a woman insisted that a fan blowing in her face treated her sleep apnea, because it blew air into her mouth. Yep, uh huh, how stupid can you be???
by Janknitz
Thu Mar 14, 2024 1:47 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Kaiser Permanente coverage: advice please
Replies: 7
Views: 1307

Re: Kaiser Permanente coverage: advice please

I could tell a lot of Kaiser horror stories I encounter in my work, but a public forum is not the place. Just don't get old in the Kaiser system, enough said. Can't wait to see them in my rear view mirror.
by Janknitz
Thu Mar 14, 2024 12:14 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Kaiser Permanente coverage: advice please
Replies: 7
Views: 1307

Re: Kaiser Permanente coverage: advice please

I have Kaiser thru my employer & my coverage includes DME I get my CPAP & all my supplies at no additional cost.
When we had coverage through my husband's employer, we, too had coverage. But none of the ACA plans have CPAP coverage, as far as I can see.
by Janknitz
Wed Mar 13, 2024 4:43 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Lifelong Necessity or Temporary Measure?
Replies: 7
Views: 1565

Re: Lifelong Necessity or Temporary Measure?

Think of it like glasses. They improve your vision when you wear them. They do not cure your vision. No glasses, no clarity. CPAP does not cure your apnea. It helps not to think of it down a long road for life. You are using it tonight. Tomorrow you will use it tomorrow night. And so on. That helps.
by Janknitz
Wed Mar 13, 2024 4:39 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Kaiser Permanente coverage: advice please
Replies: 7
Views: 1307

Re: Kaiser Permanente coverage: advice please

Kaiser's Covered California Plan for DME sucks. I'm not even sure they'd provide a wheelchair if you could no longer walk, although they claim to have DME coverage. https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/content/dam/kporg/final/documents/health-plan-documents/eoc/ca/individual-family/2024/off-silver-7...
by Janknitz
Tue Mar 12, 2024 5:04 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Need Some Help / 3 years of trying to adapt to CPAP
Replies: 1
Views: 683

Re: Need Some Help / 3 years of trying to adapt to CPAP

To help us help you, we need some information: Brand name of machine (Typically Philips Resperonics or ResMed) Model of Machine (usually written on the front--you have said alternately CPAP and BIPAP. Please confirm. Type of mask (full face, nasal, nasal pillows, nasal cradle)? Brand and name of mas...
by Janknitz
Mon Mar 11, 2024 4:28 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: nasal decongestants
Replies: 3
Views: 1592

Re: nasal decongestants

You're asking for positive stories, but I'm going to tell you the opposite as a warning. I was sick all the time as a kid, I caught everything and missed a lot of school for mostly upper respiratory infections (and I had undiagnosed cough variant asthma, but that's another story). My mom couldn't st...
by Janknitz
Fri Mar 08, 2024 3:29 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Medicare and Masks
Replies: 18
Views: 6201

Re: Medicare and Masks

Unfortunately this is not an Apria lie, this is a new rule set forth by Medicare to and I quote "stop fraud" Well, that sucks. I haven't had DME coverage in about 10 years, I just buy my own masks from our hosts at cpap.com or "parts" from Amazon and eBay. Since the masks last a LOT longer than the...
by Janknitz
Thu Mar 07, 2024 3:50 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: I want to flow cool air into the mask...........
Replies: 25
Views: 26079

Re: I want to flow cool air into the mask...........

Another cool air person here. We don't have AC, and I don't bother to chill the water, but during the summer when it's warm, the air from the CPAP is always cooler than room air, and I often put my hands or wrists in front of the vent on my mask to help myself cool off. During the winter we keep our...
by Janknitz
Thu Mar 07, 2024 3:40 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: valves seem to close when I exhale
Replies: 6
Views: 2416

Re: valves seem to close when I exhale

We need to know which mask you are using. There have been some documented issues with leakage around the elbow that connects some masks to the hose, particularly full face masks. Sometimes it's a matter of paying attention to that spot and PROPERLY seating the elbow and the mask, sometimes the mask ...
by Janknitz
Thu Mar 07, 2024 3:36 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleep Study - Why Only One Night of Data?
Replies: 12
Views: 2748

Re: Sleep Study - Why Only One Night of Data?

But in the context of evaluating a likely-OSA-sufferer, the real purpose of most home sleep tests these days is simply to look for some/any indication that PAP therapy may be helpful to the person. If that indication is not found in the home sleep test, it is time for the likely-OSA-sufferer to get...
by Janknitz
Wed Mar 06, 2024 12:58 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Nasal Cushion Masks like the Airfit N30i but without the airtubes
Replies: 7
Views: 1725

Re: Nasal Cushion Masks like the Airfit N30i but without the airtubes

Nasal cushion masks are very nice for side sleepers, and they are engineered KNOWING that the tube on the pillow side of the mask WILL get compressed. It's not a problem. So if the mask is comfortable and works OK, then a maxim you probably used in the military applies--"if it ain't broke, don't fix...
by Janknitz
Wed Mar 06, 2024 12:54 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: 1 Year Into CPAP Therapy: Headaches Everyday
Replies: 10
Views: 1837

Re: 1 Year Into CPAP Therapy: Headaches Everyday

You might try getting a recording pulse oximeter--about $30 on Amazon to see what your 02 levels are doing during the night. That can be one explanation for headaches, even though your AHI is good and you feel rested.