I'm just wondering if this is just a bad coincidence, or if there maybe is a single manufacture of distilled water that supplies all the brands, that went down for whatever reason. The last few days, I stopped at the following places (Sorry, probably only NE US people will know the names): 2 differe...

This is an interesting thread. We have several people here that think it doesn't matter how high the AHI goes, as measured by an S7 or S8 machine, as long as the AI is very low. I wonder if this is changing any minds on that view? My concern all along has been that the S9 was seriously under report...

So like me, Your diagnostic PSG was mostly hypopneas if I recall correctly. But the S9 is reporting mostly apneas since the AI is 0.8 and the AHI is 1.1. Interesting. Of course, your CAI is greater than your OAI. My OAI was always essentially the same as my AI on the S9 and my AI was always essenti...

Oops, voted "never" before reading the OP that early morning insomnia doesn't count - that's a huge part of my fatigue factor, which I think got worse with CPAP. I think I just have a hyperactive nervous system or something. Any little sound (not noise), itch, too cold, too warm, wakes me up. Never ...

OceanGoingGal wrote:Best Wishes for a wonderful holiday to all members and Admin at CPap Talk. Thank you all for the help you gave to me and many many others.

Laura

Thanks! You too!

larry63, A quick question, if I may. I believe that you mainly or only had hypopneas during your sleep study. And you're now using an S9. On a typical night, does the S9 record more hypopneas or more apneas? In other words, is the AI higher or is the HI higher? If you only have the data off the LCD...

I've been on CPAP at 8cm for 2 weeks now. First I tried the Swift FX mask, but my tongue shriveled up to a prune several times each night, I had tremendous issues with air puffs, plus my nose quickly developed a chafing spot. So I switched to the Mirage Quattro full face mask. That took care of the...

Yeah, why not? It is a pain to sign up for web stuff and remember usernames and passwords. Yes, there will be a lot of "post, get their questions answered, and run" people, but what really is so terrible about it. Not everyone wants to be a regular member of forums, or Identify with their disease lo...

I voted no, because there usually a bit of overlap between different subtopics.
People would post under the wrong subtopics anyway and some posts might apply to more than one subtopic.

If I just search for the most recent posts in the forum, I'm good to go.

larry63, A quick question, if I may. I believe that you mainly or only had hypopneas during your sleep study. And you're now using an S9. On a typical night, does the S9 record more hypopneas or more apneas? In other words, is the AI higher or is the HI higher? If you only have the data off the LCD...

As stated, the definition of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome counts hypopneas equal with apneas. For reasons not worth the space here: for all intents and purposes a hypopnea is as bad for your health as an apnea. I even won a Medicare hearing on this back in the early nineties when Medicare didn'...

I just spent an hour trying to fit myself up with a swift FX. I tried small. medium and large pillows. Medium came the closest to getting a seal, so I guess that's the right size. My problem seems to be that the space between my nares (I think it is called the septum?) is too narrow. If I hold the ...

I'm waiting for the post about the dog that likes to stick his nose into the wind coming from the mask relief valve (like those that love to stick their head out of the car window!). Well, actually, I have a cat that does that an hour before my wakeup time. So subtract one hour of sleep... Well, it...

I left a call in to the dr. Sounds in general that it's not a good idea to use CPAP during a cold anyway, so perhaps the point is moot. But I've been eying this CPAP, wondering that if turned the heated humidify way up, if it would help my cold ... But just wondering about the additional dangers of...

Larry63--I agree. I'm looking into other causes on my own and with some help from Neurology (he's the only one so far willing to communicate with me). If I don't feel that this avenue is taking me anywhere, I will direct my focus elsewhere. At least in my case, I think they looked at the overall pi...