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by christinequilts
Wed Feb 02, 2005 7:38 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Why all the complaining?
Replies: 20
Views: 5052

People complain because its more interesting then saying I got my CPAP and it worked ... and besides its human nature From my personal point veiw I admitt I find some of the complaints annoying at times. I would love to have the 10-15 apneas per hour some are diagnosed with instead of the 30+ centra...
by christinequilts
Wed Feb 02, 2005 6:11 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: cpap alarm
Replies: 4
Views: 1613

chrisp wrote: What does it do when you look at the radio or the speedometer ? BEEEEEEEEEP. LOL
More importantly what happens to your hearing from the loud beep right in your ear? What next? eyelid props (ie- high priced toothpicks ) just so people can feel safe to drive when they are way to tired to?
by christinequilts
Sun Jan 30, 2005 7:13 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Addiction to CPAP
Replies: 13
Views: 5343

SInce BiPAP ST only reduced my central apnea events 50% (30+, down from 60+ without) they were not sure if it would help so I had a 1 month trial to see if it made a difference before dealing with insurance (doc let me use an extra lab BiPAP ST for free which was really nice since monthly rental run...
by christinequilts
Sat Jan 29, 2005 9:34 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Anyone using Provigil?
Replies: 5
Views: 3974

I use provigil for excessive daytime sleepiness related to treatment resistant Central Sleep Apnea & severe Alpha Wave Intrustion. My sleep doc also recently added Ritalin for times when I need an extra short term from sleepiness- provigil is long acting and cannot be taken later in the day if I hav...
by christinequilts
Fri Jan 28, 2005 7:13 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How long until I can sleep with the CPAP?
Replies: 11
Views: 3253

Some take to this kind of therapy like a duck to water. Perhaps they're just lucky enough to have been given a machine/mask that really suited them well right from the git-go. Or maybe whatever damage they had from untreated sleep apnea was easily overcome once they got on cpap. ...Others struggle ...
by christinequilts
Thu Jan 27, 2005 11:48 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Questions for ComfortLite Users only, please
Replies: 13
Views: 12271

I've used several of the nasal pillow/prong style mask including the Comfortlite (nasal pillows- 6 months), Breeze (pillows- 3 months), Swift (2 months and counting), and Tiara Snapp (on a whim...not very common but could have potential- great as backup for travel as its small, lightweight & squasha...
by christinequilts
Thu Jan 27, 2005 10:18 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Apneas, Central Apneas and Hypopneas
Replies: 6
Views: 13420

sorry...last post was mine

thought I was logged in...had checked & answered PM's too but I must have gotten distracted doing other stuff to long <sigh> Most old timers probably recognized my post...its kind of hard to hide when you have a 1 in a million diagnosis of treatment resistant CSA. I'll try to watch to make sure I'm ...
by christinequilts
Sun Jan 23, 2005 1:29 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Comfort Lite Vs. Breeze
Replies: 5
Views: 6490

I have used Breeze (4 months), Comfortlite (6 months), Snapp (1 month- its a nasal prong from Tiarra Medical), and most recently Swift (2 months and counting). Comfort wise for me personally the Swift and Comfortlite win out. The Breeze was okay when it was the only option other then Nasailare when ...
by christinequilts
Sun Jan 23, 2005 12:54 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: I'm new.... help?
Replies: 10
Views: 3724

From your description of what you are looking for in a mask I would recomend the ResMed Swift. It is one that has pillows/prongs that go very slightly into your nose and has very little headgear. I've been using it for a couple of months and I love it. I have used Breeze nasal pillows and Respironic...