So am I as well as the sleep clinic I'm working with. I called my DME today since the resident at the sleep clinic told me that i might need to look for 'alternatives' to the apap if it's not helping me. So i had to call the DME to find out what type of timeline we're talking about. I asked her if s...

Is the policy "30 days" for masks and equipment?? Yikes, all along i thought it was "90 days"!!! Gosh, the sleep clinic told me to come back 4 wks after using the machine. Well I have the same issue w/ EO. My MD appt isn't for another few wks (and it takes along time to secure an appt). And what hap...

EO, May i ask what your diagnosed AHI was ? I've been on my apap for 3 wks but not working well and trying to get a diff machine but the DME says that I have to talk to the MD. They wont' communicate w/ them. Boo. And when i contacted my sleep clinic they told me the other machines are for more 'sev...

Still trying to figure out what's wrong w/ me and the machine b4 I consider "other treatment options". I have an XS Swift FX for her nasal pillows. My Qs: 1. Is the proper way to wear it is to have the silicone strap above the head like a headband and the velcro straps going horizontal completely ho...

How do we know if our machine has 'bi level' capability?

I don't think we shd be that harsh with them, whatever their professions are. Like the other post says, many physicians don't know much abt sleep apnea. Secondly, I consider myself quite disciplined and determined and after 3 wks on apap, I've struggled and it really tested my patience and will. As ...

Update--it'll be 3 wks this Sun on apap. I'm still not having much improvement. In fact, I took the advice of using it for a couple hours at nite and have been yanking off the mask alot. This isn't good. I keep trying to trace the SOURCE of my problem: a. mask? b. pressure? c. other? I can't really ...

Or could my apap machine be set in a bi-level mode?

@Pugsy--Ok, I'll have my hubby help me with this. I started work again this wk and have been working days and some nights so quite exhausted. What makes it more complicated is that I prefer using my desktop, however, the 'card reader' on the desktop was a lemon and doesn't read my ResMed data card, ...

do the ointment/gel deteriorate the masks or wear and tear faster w/the use of these products? Thanks.

@Sleepy: I have also had my machine for 2 wks now. I have the same problem as you. I feel worst and exhausted w/ the mask than the worst nights w/o. The 1st week i had the machine hooked for the entire night. Then i was told to acclimate to it, using it for fewer hours, even 2 per day. i think the m...

So Medicare will pay for the home sleep study. What about the type where you stay overnight? I guess on my next appt to the pulmonologist I can also ask him. That is if i can motivate my old-schooled uncle to actually go and need to accompany him to translate.

Still working on trying to save one night 's data and to copy and paste on to here.

Shd I be printing my data graphs out so I can compare? It would be alot of paper. Is it possible to have a week's data plotted on a graph for comparison ? Ok, let me try to save the data as a pdf file and copy it here and someone can tell me how to interpret my results.

Well I had "insomnia" for 20+ yrs. When I was in high school, I started having insomnia, but didn't think much of it. Thought it was anxiety that came w/ struggling in an ultra-competitive HS, etc. But had lived in an older apt in SF for 20 yrs and had alot of "enviornmental" noises (ie sirens, ambu...