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by prion
Tue Apr 29, 2014 10:33 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Very low AHI but not good sleep
Replies: 3
Views: 707

Very low AHI but not good sleep

The last several nights I've had under 1.0 AHI with two nights 0.0., however I don't feeling like i'm sleeping well. Again like before I started CPAP I have to get up more than once to pee, and I awake several times per night with what I think are lengthy periods awake. I am able to lucid dream so I...
by prion
Sat Apr 19, 2014 5:43 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: cpap machine
Replies: 8
Views: 1343

Re: cpap machine

I've lost 48lbs since starting my CPAP and still cannot lower the pressure below 12. I've had ONE BOTTLE of wine per day since I was 20 years old. I started exercising a couple months into CPAP. I no longer really craved carbs for some reason, so my eating got better. I didn't need to sleep in the d...
by prion
Sat Apr 19, 2014 5:29 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Poll: How long is your hose?
Replies: 29
Views: 5668

Re: Poll: How long is your hose?

Pardon me young lady.
by prion
Fri Apr 18, 2014 9:24 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: I'm new. I think I have apnea. Advice?
Replies: 78
Views: 7564

Re: I'm new. I think I have apnea. Advice?

My symptoms over the years were pretty extreme daytime sleepiness, even falling asleep at the wheel. Snoring bad enough my parrot mocked me when I sat down in my TV chair, Waking all sweaty with a racing heartbeat. Irritability. High blood pressure. Fast resting pulse. I'd say ask your partner if yo...
by prion
Fri Apr 18, 2014 9:04 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Done. Finished. I GIVE UP!
Replies: 78
Views: 28830

Re: Done. Finished. I GIVE UP!

Don't give up. it takes a while but the benefits are so valuable. I've been at this for a year and I'm 100% compliant now. I finally have it down and have done it for a long time. I finally found all the proper pillows ( a buckwheat ) is essential to me, the proper sleep positions. I'm entirely used...
by prion
Fri Apr 11, 2014 4:42 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Trade? Liberty for Q FX
Replies: 1
Views: 445

Trade? Liberty for Q FX

I have a new medium Liberty with 2 sets of pillows. I'd like to trade for a med Quattro FX to try. I used the Liberty 6 days.
by prion
Fri Apr 11, 2014 4:33 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: An "ah ha" moment this morning with mask...
Replies: 22
Views: 5102

Re: An "ah ha" moment this morning with mask...

The hovercraft analogy was the best I've seen. I put my mask on, let it warm up before I make any adjustments. Then with the Mirage I crank the knob until the leak stops then back it out a click at a time until it comes back, then in a click at a time. I'd swear letting the mask warm up makes a big ...
by prion
Thu Apr 03, 2014 12:27 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: request: resmed s8 (any version) teardown/disassembly
Replies: 15
Views: 5778

Re: request: resmed s8 (any version) teardown/disassembly

Hey that was a good idea pulling that battery to clear the code. I saw the battery and never even crossed my mind to try that although I do it
on computers all the time. Too bad it didn't work. I don't have a schematic and really tried to find one.
by prion
Wed Apr 02, 2014 5:00 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: When can one discontinue CPAP useage
Replies: 72
Views: 8163

Re: When can one discontinue CPAP useage

I've lost 48lbs. My blood pressure has gone from 158/108 to 117/77. Resting pulse 98 to 43. I started at 48AHI now under 1.0 sometimes 0.0 but I think that may be a glitch. I turned down my pressure from 12 to 8 and my AHI shot up to 42, so I look at CPAP like eyeglasses I doubt you can ever go with...
by prion
Wed Apr 02, 2014 4:14 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: request: resmed s8 (any version) teardown/disassembly
Replies: 15
Views: 5778

Re: request: resmed s8 (any version) teardown/disassembly

I also couldn't find a reset. I used to jtag sat. IRDs so I have all the stuff, however no software to interface with this device. I agree it's the flow sensor or the other part. I looked all over for schematic to no avail. Water shorted something. It could be an IC, or something simple. I have deso...
by prion
Wed Apr 02, 2014 4:06 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: request: resmed s8 (any version) teardown/disassembly
Replies: 15
Views: 5778

Re: request: resmed s8 (any version) teardown/disassembly

I had that problem as well with the "nested" header. I did get the unit back together after fiddling with it for a couple hours. It threw the same error. I had fun messing with it but never got it to work. I think I saved it in the garage somewhere but since we had the same error code I doubt any pa...
by prion
Wed Apr 02, 2014 1:03 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Update on HUBBY
Replies: 7
Views: 1268

Re: Update on HUBBY

So far, hubby is on nothing more than "ibuprophen as needed", but hubby is worried enough about too many NSAIDs to take as much ibuprophen as he could take. That said, as often as not, he does take 400mg of ibuprophen almost every day. He is seldom willing to take a second dose regardless of how muc...
by prion
Wed Apr 02, 2014 12:58 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: request: resmed s8 (any version) teardown/disassembly
Replies: 15
Views: 5778

Re: request: resmed s8 (any version) teardown/disassembly

Someone gave me an S8 with exactly the same troubles. He said it sucked up some water from the humidifier. I disassembled and dried it out with a hair dryer but never got it to work. I too wondered about the two components. The first I could get from Mouser. At the time the other one didn't cross ov...
by prion
Wed Apr 02, 2014 12:51 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Stiff neck
Replies: 5
Views: 655

Re: Stiff neck

I got this until I started using a buckwheat pillow with another regular pillow. I also take a couple Ibuprofen an hour before bed. Have not had any trouble since
I started this regimen.
by prion
Wed Apr 02, 2014 9:01 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Vitamin D no magic bullet, review concludes
Replies: 4
Views: 788

Re: Vitamin D no magic bullet, review concludes

I take calcium, magnesium, and D.I cannot tell any difference after a couple months, but it doesn't hurt anything and is cheap. I'm
going to continue.