Excuse me if I am throwing a monkey wrench into this topic. Solutions and alternative solutions to sleep apnea typically advertise their effectiveness for obstructive conditions. (I've never encountered alternatives that address mainly central sleep apnea.) If one is struggling with obstructive as w...

True. But no less silly than speculating on the price of ResMed stock…or false Nigerian money opportunities.

What is it that causes people on this (the best I have found) Sleep Apnea forum, to react so negatively to alternative purported sleep apnea approaches?

C’mon now. - Insurance companies would rather not cover anything. - Although I’m more than willing to trash Americans for many things--used to accuse PC users of the sheepie (follow the flock) factor but now reserve that crit to Mac users (this is not winning me admirers)--you’re going to have to ex...

Apparently more than one implant relating to sleep apnea is available (or being tested) in the United States, and/or the rest of the world. Three I've read about are: the aura600 system (see " Sleep Apnea Implant - Clinical Study / CPAP Alternative post") "Inspire" (referred to in the same post) the...

Another condition that might prevent one from taking part in the study is having a pacemaker. (I do not know if this would prevent having the device installed.) I answered all the questions in their pre-questionnaire and that was the only one that might have caused them to say I was ineligible for t...

Sooooooooooooooo Getting back to topic: One of the reasons I started this thread was that I was going to call my RT and ask she suggest another nasal mask for me. Given that I've already tried the F&P Eson, the ResMed Mirage, the F&P Pilaro, the ResMed Quattro Air, and now the F&P Eson does anyone h...

(like everyone else...) I HAVE ENTERED MY EQUIPMENT. (weeks ago! Why it sometimes and sometimes doesn't appear, I don't know)


If the equipment you're asking about are my masks, then see the first posting of topic "Nasal Masks"--it's all about the masks I use.

I'll try it with the pillows.

Are you also suggesting the Lansinoh might also work spread on the nasal mask rubber?

Thanks, SGearhart

And a nice job, RobySue. I was only acquainted with the Online User's Guide.

Of course I looked at the site! I'm just hoping there might be some solutions that lessen the imposition the device makes rather than add to it. (I can however understand how important these additions might be to those for whom strap marks constitute an unbearable imposition.) Although I am guilty o...

I prefer nasal pillows, but after a few days they hurt. (I prefer the ResMed AirFit P10 - I'll switch through the SML, MED-, and LGE pillows) So I go back to one of my nasal masks. I've used the F&P Eson, the ResMed Mirage, the F&P Pilaro, the ResMed Quattro Air, and now the F&P Eson For the most pa...

Here's my last month worth of AHI readings in Sleepyhead's overview mode http://i.imgur.com/4Kbr1U3.png Q1: What do the figures above the chart mean? 00.0 2.26 6.62 CA 0.00 0.00 0.55 OA 0.00 0.00 2.31 H 0.00 2.04 5.54 Q2: Some of this data comes from my BiPAP ASV machine; some from my CPAP machine. ...

Wow, I guess I have one.

What's the "heated tube" thing all about? How is it different from PR humidifiers wo the heated tube?

Now I'm real curious about my humidifier unit. (I had thought of leaving it in my equipment because I might use it when I use my CPAP machine.) Now I'm wondering if I just specified the wrong unit. Here's its history. - When I was sent my CPAP machine this humidifier came with it. - When I was sent ...

A humidifier did not come with the BiPAP unit. (Normally, if one gets a BiPAP unit from Apria is the humidifier included?) I assumed that the humidifier that came with the CPAP unit would fit the BiPAP since the plug in port (a six prong thingy below the air input) looked like the one in the BiPAP u...