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by hewl35
Mon Mar 30, 2020 10:02 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: OT: Quarantine supplies
Replies: 108
Views: 6590

Re: OT: Quarantine supplies

When we lived in KC stores would run out of distilled water so we invested in water distiller. Bought it off amazon for 75 dollars.
Now that we live in NE Ark we have power outages o invested some tax return money in a Goal Zero 1000 watt power station and dc power supply for the cpap.
by hewl35
Mon Aug 13, 2018 12:40 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: What do you do with your hose?
Replies: 38
Views: 3473

Re: What do you do with your hose?

I have a small spare pillow by the headboard. I just put a section of the hose behind the pillow and it will stay there all night! I flip from side to side all night.
by hewl35
Tue Apr 17, 2018 11:41 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: AASM - Position statement: Avoid using medical marijuana to treat sleep apnea
Replies: 25
Views: 6425

Re: AASM - Position statement: Avoid using medical marijuana to treat sleep apnea

I use it for pain and asthma. Believe it or not vaping mj actually improved my asthma. All which helps me sleep better and longer.
by hewl35
Fri Mar 02, 2018 12:17 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: What to do during power outages
Replies: 18
Views: 4320

Re: What to do during power outages

My plan is to use a Goal Zero 400 watt hour machine. Rather than get involved in a long story about inverter AC-DC voltage losses I plan to run my machine on DC. This way I can run the humidifier also. Most manufacuers have a kit for using the machine in a car powered by the cigar lighter. Using the...
by hewl35
Fri Mar 17, 2017 11:19 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Cpap and beards
Replies: 33
Views: 6113

Re: Cpap and beards

One of the things that work for myself and some bearded friends is simply to shave the area under your lower lip. It seems to work for any full face mask.The area only has to be as wide as the shaver head. I think what happens is the mask simply slips down on the hair but shaving a small area gives ...