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- Wed Jun 11, 2014 12:31 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Anyone Else Struggle With Anxiety Affecting Getting To Sleep
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2783
Re: Anyone Else Struggle With Anxiety Affecting Getting To Sleep
I have now stopped using CPAP and the reason is that it would cause my sinuses to close up, I did every thing to get back to the way it was at first with using CPAP when it was working very well but I think it has caused a worst sinus problem after these many years, I now take some sleep meds and al...
- Thu Nov 14, 2013 12:25 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Nasal Congestion during therapy
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1813
Re: Nasal Congestion during therapy
something else I tried and failed to mention, I took the lid off the Vicks jar, filled the lid up with the salve and shaped a dome..placed the lid in front of the filter and....NOTTA...didn't help at all, couldn't get the first whif of the salve....
- Thu Nov 14, 2013 8:40 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Nasal Congestion during therapy
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1813
Nasal Congestion during therapy
I've squirted, i've sprayed, nose strips, nostril expanders, Ayr gel, neti pot,turn up humidifier, turn down humidifier all this while in snowbird florida country, still have problems later in the night with nasal congestion..Has anyone tried essentail oil around the filter area with a sterile menth...
- Tue Oct 29, 2013 5:51 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Feel like I'm suffocating
- Replies: 92
- Views: 14985
Re: Feel like I'm suffocating
I to suffer with dry nasal passages at 10cm....the humidifier makes it worst...so in the summer time i turn my home ac down a couple off degrees for overnite and in cool weather i put my heat on 69 degrees.....I breath just fine with the cooler temps....and I get a good nites sleep...
- Fri Feb 15, 2013 8:58 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: The Chiller Thriller-Directors cut
- Replies: 4
- Views: 594
Re: The Chiller Thriller-Directors cut
herefishy wrote:How'd you get all the moonshining experience?
i'm an old boy from the appalachia hollows, but mostly from the History Channel
- Fri Feb 15, 2013 8:54 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: The Chiller Thriller-Directors cut
- Replies: 4
- Views: 594
Re: The Chiller Thriller-Directors cut
Pachyderm's Nose wrote:I had to go back and catch up with your project by reading the other thread. I think you've nearly got it and really inexpensive. Does it give you the amount of cooling you are looking for?
Yes Pachyderm it does help tremendously
- Fri Feb 15, 2013 6:48 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: The Chiller Thriller-Directors cut
- Replies: 4
- Views: 594
The Chiller Thriller-Directors cut
I have been nominated for this years oscar by pugsy for my "Lab Rat Chiller Creation"...I did have to make some changes, first thing was to remove copper coupling, it was causing major condensation problems as the humid air passed through couplers plus I had to use a 90 degree 3/4 " fitting to conne...
- Sun Feb 10, 2013 9:35 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Chiller Suggestions
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6178
The Chiller Thriller nite #2
the second trial went very well, had good nite sleep, no cold nose, tonite I will do 3 ice paks....the cost on this thing is very low, almost new cooler at thrift store $5.35, copper coupling from my plumbing box, inside chiller box seals from plastic lids, I cut the end off of one of my med bottles...
- Sat Feb 09, 2013 1:28 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Chiller Suggestions
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6178
Re: Chiller Suggestions
no i've never seen a jockey box before, looks expensive and big......i think this little 6pk chiller will do the trip tonite, if not, back to the scrap yard---tks--FA
- Sat Feb 09, 2013 12:09 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Chiller Suggestions
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6178
the modified chiller thriller
This tonites chill thrill
- Sat Feb 09, 2013 11:41 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Chiller Suggestions
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6178
Re: Chiller Suggestions
This is my first try at this....I have to tweak it more by adding the humidifier back in the circuit so as to get cool damp air, after two hrs last nite I had to take the chiller off line and put humidifier back on....the ice paks worked well...tonite is another nite---I shall persevere---TKS-FA
- Sat Feb 09, 2013 11:36 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Chiller Suggestions
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6178
- Sat Feb 09, 2013 11:33 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Chiller Suggestions
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6178
- Fri Feb 08, 2013 4:07 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Chiller Suggestions
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6178
Chiller Suggestions-----trial run tonite
I put together a prototype chiller today and will try tonite....I forgot how to upload picture (---FA
- Fri Feb 08, 2013 7:39 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Chiller Suggestions
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6178
Re: Chiller Suggestions
I am going to make up some "Chiller Paks".....a combination of alcohol and water and place them over the coiled tubing in my 6pk cooler.....I havn't found a "flat Top" yet, until then I'll use one of my battery carriers....once i have this in place I'll remove the humidifier and set my cpap on top o...