I'm also a spouse and not an actual user myself. My husband has been on the machine for almost 3 months and it has made a great improvement in our lives. It's nice that your husband is so willing to wear the mask even for naps. It's so important. Definitely provide some positive reinforcement for hi...

I wish it were a national chain so more of you could enjoy them like I do. They are associated with our local hospital and have been stellar. I just got confirmation of that in the mail today. My husband was diagnosed in Nov last year when we had already met our almost $6,000 deductible. All of his ...

I'm kinda close to you, but probably not close enough for you to use my DME. I live in the Maryville/Knoxville area and use Blount Home Health which is associated with our local hospital. My only complaint so far is that they are a bit overpriced as compared to buying supplies from this forum's spon...

I had a badly deviated septum. One nostril was ALWAYS feeling congested. If someone would have covered my mouth and plugged my good nostril, I couldn't have lasted 5 minutes. I had it surgically corrected 12/11 and it was the smartest thing I have done in a long time. I always wondered how people br...

My husband has found that one drink a few hours before bed won't affect his AHI, but two or more OR drinking right before going to bed will take his AHI from 1ish to 2.5-3ish. I'm sure people are different. I tracked his with the journal section of Sleepyhead to find the correlation. Between diagnos...

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That is weird that dropping the pressure created more centrals!! Oh, and that would be super annoying to pay out of pocket for a sleep study and then have a good night. Ugh. Well, I don't know what else to suggest other than a journal to find a pattern. And...for the record...I was giving the CAI Ja...

James has more centrals on nights that he's stressed, has more than one drink, or takes melatonin. Maybe it would be a good idea to keep a journal (there is a journal section in SH) of as many different variables you can think of to try to discern a pattern. James's nights don't vary as widely as yo...

Congrats!

James's RT said that nasal pillows fit better if put in while there's airflow, so he has never used it.

Awesome!! I am also on the short list of those who love their DME. What a great feeling!

I do not clean my husband's hose every day. My RT said once a week is fine. I would not put anything but distilled water in the humidifier. Some people put aromatherapy essential oils in a small container near the air intake for the blower, but not inside the machine, humidifier, or mask. I have no ...

This thread is an oldy, but since it was started before my time here on the forum I didn't get a chance to say congratulations on quitting smoking!

So, congrats!!

And glad you're on APAP now for the apnea, but I bet quitting smoking was harder.

Great job! Congratulations!!

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