Starlette wrote:How were you able to add to Google Reader?

Sorry for taking my sweet time replying -- go into Reader, and click "subscribe." In the box, put http://wiredapneic.blogspot.com for the URL. All blogspot blog URLs point to their RSS feeds, so that's all you need.

Seems like C killer is a hater. Don't be a hater! A hater who makes a solid point. HOWEVER, since this is just in the realm of medical studies and nobody can buy the darn thing yet, it's pretty harmless if she's right and you're just doing some ineffective marketing. Unfortunately, a clamoring publ...

Did you ask if he can clone himself for the rest of us? Hah! Completely slipped my mind. I'll be seeing them again tomorrow to have stints from my surgery removed; I'm going to ask if they'd consider taking over as my primary sleep doctors. If they agree to do that, I'll pass the good word along. I...

sleep_apnea wrote:Yeah. It sounds like it is really a comfortable pillow. Hope it helps everyone here.

I'll say this -- with Nose Pillows, I have no problems, but wearing a FFM, your head needs to be near the edges in order to side-sleep.

I just checked out their animation, studies, and looked around the site. One big thing jumped out at me: This is for tongue-based OAs only. RERAs, CAs, and hypopneas aren't addressed. Also, if your obstructions are caused by any other means, let's say a larger then necessary uvula, this isn't useful...

sleep_apnea wrote:After searching the netabout your problem, I've seen this kind of pillow


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You may want to give it a try!

Have it. Love it. Won't give it up until it's pried from my cold dead hands.

I was at my ENT today for a mid-week checkup after my partial turbinectomy and septoplasty. When I was sitting with the doctor, I saw the American Board of Sleep Medicine certificate on the wall. So, I decided to check out the corporate sleep doctor's ideas about autoset. After all, my (old) sleep d...

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I just don't know why I'm so resistant! CPAP sucks. It's just that it usually sucks less than the other alternatives. Yep. But it's a hell of a lot better than waking up a million times a night out of breath, crushing headaches in the morning, and an extra layer of depression. Since removing the fo...

I'm sure there's some teensy percent of a percent of risk, but you'd have to have a tube that was constantly soaking wet, and a lot of contaminated water. The stars would have to line up pretty damn perfectly for this to be a reasonable xPAP risk as well. However, it's good that you thought to sprea...

I really appreciate everyone chiming in. I sent her the link a while back, and she's been reading everything. I'm the local SA advocate in our group

I'll submit that I was diagnosed at an AHI of 29, and CPAP has changed my life. I felt shitty all. the. time. I honestly feel like CPAP gave me my life back. I've been under treatment for 6 months, and I've never felt better (outside unrelated issues).

Hey all, A friend of mine got diagnosed as "low-moderate", and she decided not to pursue CPAP. She doesn't remember her AHI, but says she thinks it could be in the low 30s (which my doc says is the low end of severe). Low-moderate could mean the 5-15 range as well. Since we don't have an exact numbe...

She'd likely expect one of the following, and it really depends on the doctor. 1. Increase the range to 5-20, since 10 may not be enough to support her during those hypopneas. 2. Move the range, as Bayou explained. Pushing from 5-10 to 8-13 might make a difference. Since we can change the settings o...

Before having turbinate reduction or turbinate removal, please consider one set of potential adverse side effects: Empty Nose Syndrome (google is handy). Seconded! While most ENT's are very conscious of this, I had heard about it and asked my ENT if this was a risk. I won't quote her directly, but ...