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by Holden4th
Fri Jan 14, 2022 8:20 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Availability of ResMed CPAP machines
Replies: 2
Views: 5756

Re: Availability of ResMed CPAP machines

Not to mention, ResMed are based in Australia and many machines are likely sitting on container ships in ports waiting to be unloaded. Or otherwise in transit. Apparently DME suppliers have highest priority for the limited number of machines that manage to show up. As a single data point, my local ...
by Holden4th
Tue Jan 11, 2022 4:34 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: new issue-soffocating feeling
Replies: 12
Views: 21338

Re: new issue-soffocating feeling

When you come back to bed, do you get the suffocating feeling before you put the mask back on? This sometimes happens to me and immediately putting on the mask makes it worse. I find that if I wait a couple of minutes before recommencing CPAP that I can get over this feeling. That said, I have a pro...
by Holden4th
Sat Jan 08, 2022 3:48 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Can't stop air escaping from my mouth
Replies: 19
Views: 17291

Re: Can't stop air escaping from my mouth

Chin straps have a couple of issues in that they pull the jaw backwards and if that goes far enough the jaw also goes downwards. You've mentioned that you've lost weight - is your cervical collar now too big for you? One poster I know uses Scunci hair bands with great effect. While they're designed ...
by Holden4th
Sat Jan 08, 2022 3:38 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Getting really frustrated by noise issues: What does your ResMed AirSense 10 AutoSet Sound Like
Replies: 54
Views: 31769

Re: Getting really frustrated by noise issues: What does your ResMed AirSense 10 AutoSet Sound Like

Long story cut short. My Aircurve with 10,000 hours on it quit while I was using it. Fortunately I have an S9 as a back up and used that while I tried to sort out the issue but with no joy. Based on that I purchased a used machine from Secondwind hoping that the hours were low and yes, only 56 hours...
by Holden4th
Wed Dec 29, 2021 8:33 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sudden stop of positive CPAP therapy effects
Replies: 23
Views: 18126

Re: Sudden stop of positive CPAP therapy effects

One thing that I saw was that you seem to get better results in fixed (CPAP) mode as opposed to auto (APAP). While most of us are not like this there are some who do much better with a set pressure and there are all sorts of reasons for this happening. It's just a matter of finding the optimum press...
by Holden4th
Mon Dec 27, 2021 9:50 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Hi
Replies: 21
Views: 15842

Re: Airline ADA allowed CPAP use; how do I wear mask over nasal canula-mine blows air out of it; do I put others at risk

Wearing a nasal CPAP mask or wearing a medical mask would be about the same. CPAP masks have vents and obviously air will escape into the plane in the form of fine aerosol spray. Large droplets will be contained within the tubing. Similarly, the basic cloth face masks will stop exhalation of large d...
by Holden4th
Thu Dec 09, 2021 2:18 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: SD Data Card
Replies: 3
Views: 1997

Re: SD Data Card

My understanding is that if you put your SD card into your PC and then read it via OSCAR, then it stays in OSCAR's files on your PC but I could be wrong.
by Holden4th
Tue Dec 07, 2021 11:06 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Resmed Aircurve V10 Auto Stopped Working
Replies: 19
Views: 3531

Re: Resmed Aircurve V10 Auto Stopped Working

I have never heard of the SD card causing a machine to not power on. It makes no sense. I doubt that the 16 GB card is full though...that would take years and years I would think. Most likely the SD card went bad somewhere...never heard of any machine not wanting to power on with a bad card in it. ...
by Holden4th
Tue Dec 07, 2021 3:22 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Resmed Aircurve V10 Auto Stopped Working
Replies: 19
Views: 3531

Re: Resmed Aircurve V10 Auto Stopped Working

The plot thickens as I now have three working machines. After setting up and testing the new machine I took the SD card out of the one that stopped working, put it into my iMac and checked to see if what data was on it. I eventually went to bed and when I tried to switch on the new machine it wouldn...
by Holden4th
Mon Dec 06, 2021 11:33 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Resmed Aircurve V10 Auto Stopped Working
Replies: 19
Views: 3531

Re: Resmed Aircurve V10 Auto Stopped Working

My replacement machine arrived today from Secondwind CPAP and I've just set it up. I prevaricated about whether or not I should buy used (S9 or Aircurve VAuto) or a new VAuto. I went with the middle option (used Aircurve) but with a little bit of trepidation as SW said the machine could have up to 3...
by Holden4th
Mon Dec 06, 2021 10:11 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Can anyone recommend a good pillow for a side-sleeping CPAP user?
Replies: 10
Views: 2389

Re: Can anyone recommend a good pillow for a side-sleeping CPAP user?

scf wrote:
Mon Dec 06, 2021 1:21 pm
I love my buckwheat pillow because I am a side sleeper and I can push the pillow around the mask away from it and it stays that way. I never thought I would buy one, but I am glad I did.
Yes, buckwheat pillow works very well. I also found that goose down pillows can also be effective.
by Holden4th
Mon Nov 29, 2021 1:09 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Resmed Aircurve V10 Auto Stopped Working
Replies: 19
Views: 3531

Re: Resmed Aircurve V10 Auto Stopped Working

I'm afraid I've mislaid that particular paperwork. But from memory the repair was carried out by ElectroMedical Group in Belmont WA. https://emedgroup.com.au/ I didn't deal with them direct but the repair came back fairly quickly. They repaired a malfunctioning humidifier and also replaced the blow...
by Holden4th
Sun Nov 28, 2021 3:42 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Pounding heart can’t breathe?
Replies: 8
Views: 2295

Re: Pounding heart can’t breathe?

dataq1 wrote:
Fri Nov 26, 2021 7:19 am
Hi,
In your original post you mentioned that your heart pounding was “not arrhythmia”.
How did you determine that?
I was wondering that as well.
by Holden4th
Sun Nov 28, 2021 3:37 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Resmed Aircurve V10 Auto Stopped Working
Replies: 19
Views: 3531

Re: Resmed Aircurve V10 Auto Stopped Working

I've bitten the bullet and ordered another 'gently used' machine from Second Wind. The price has gone up. Four years ago it was about $AUS1100, this one has cost me $AUS1600. I'm looking for an Australian repairer for my current machine. Do any Aussies on here have a source. I suspect that it might ...
by Holden4th
Sun Nov 28, 2021 3:32 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Super Froggy--Cancer part 2-update: finally port-free
Replies: 305
Views: 123368

Re: OT: Super Froggy--cancer, part 2

Just thought I'd chime in and wish you well. As a recovered cancer patient I've got an idea of what you might be going through. Fortunately, no chemo required for me - just external beam radiation. The best thing I did was have a belief in the process and I'm now clear. I'm wishing the same thing fo...