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by cands
Sun Oct 10, 2021 9:45 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Just Diagnosed - Advice...in Australia
Replies: 25
Views: 2023

Re: Just Diagnosed - Advice...in Australia

Government assistance for purchase is only available for concession card holders. Is it really? I’ve been on an Age Pension for the last 6 years and have never been told about this. Where can I find more info. I want to change from Respironics (although I am very used to it) to REsmed, but really c...
by cands
Sat Oct 09, 2021 11:33 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Just Diagnosed - Advice...in Australia
Replies: 25
Views: 2023

Re: Just Diagnosed - Advice...in Australia

Hi, I have just been diagnosed with Severe Obstrucrive Sleep Apnea with an AHI of 117. My specialist says it’s the highest he has ever seen but reading this forum I see that people have had higher. I am getting an urgent cpap for hire tomorrow but will need to invest in my own. Any advice or recomm...
by cands
Wed Jun 27, 2018 6:33 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Rainout with Heated Tubing
Replies: 7
Views: 2142

Re: Rainout with Heated Tubing

I like a lot of humidity too. With humidity set at '6' I need to have the temperature at 30 during winter to minimise rainout. My bedroom is unheated and gets down to about 12C overnight. The hose does feel warm to the touch for the first 10 minutes or so after starting. As Pugsy suggested, I have a...
by cands
Wed Jun 13, 2018 6:42 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ResMed AirSense Autoset 10 - 'Warming' mode for the humidifier
Replies: 9
Views: 10967

Re: ResMed AirSense Autoset 10 - 'Warming' mode for the humidifier

I use the warm-up feature, especially during winter. After 10-15 minutes the screen will display 'Ready'. If you don't hit 'start' within a few minutes, the cool-down cycle begins and once cool, the machine will switch off.
by cands
Tue Sep 19, 2017 8:21 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: AMESS, a question if you don't mind?
Replies: 12
Views: 1384

Re: AMESS, a question if you don't mind?

Amess wrote:You cannot be on here if u r not registered.
Hi,
You may be registered, but somehow you are not logged in, hence all the crap that appears on the left under your name.
Can you try to log in?
by cands
Thu Sep 14, 2017 11:24 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: deleting messages that are not spam
Replies: 20
Views: 1829

Re: deleting messages that are not spam

I'd be happy if the overused, offensive and downright juvenile terms 'libtard' and 'libturd' were expunged from the board.
by cands
Sun Sep 10, 2017 7:27 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Waking up Choking
Replies: 13
Views: 6497

Re: Waking up Choking

Your description of symptoms matches mine from before treatment and also if I have my starting pressure too low. With proper cpap treatment my acid reflux has totally disappeared.

What are your starting pressure, ramp time and therapy pressure settings?
by cands
Sun Aug 20, 2017 6:29 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Tap Water
Replies: 29
Views: 3438

Re: Tap Water

Some city water supplies have added excessive amounts of chlorine to the water supply, as a response to state health departments demanding lower microbe counts. Alliance, NE is such a place. That tap water in my tank STANK to high heaven! My eyes and throat burned. It was nasty! Yep, same situation...
by cands
Fri Aug 18, 2017 7:38 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Overcoming Dissatisfaction ("Woe Is Me") and Accepting?
Replies: 23
Views: 2860

Re: Overcoming Dissatisfaction ("Woe Is Me") and Accepting?

I denied I had sleep apnoea for about 10 years and dreaded the thought of using CPAP. Something finally 'clicked' as my health continued to unravel. I was 'sleeping' 11 hours a night and struggling to stay awake during the day. I had high blood pressure, bad acid reflux, my memory was shot and I was...
by cands
Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:34 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Best tips that you received from this board?
Replies: 57
Views: 7891

Re: Best tips that you received from this board?

Take control of your own treatment Use Sleepyhead Make machine setting changes slowly and monitor progress Mask adjustment techniques, especially regarding tightness (or rather lack thereof) and very small changes each time. Lessons on self control, acting with dignity and being respectful (not so m...
by cands
Fri Jul 28, 2017 6:48 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Menieres & SleepApnea
Replies: 12
Views: 2360

Re: Menieres & SleepApnea

I have had Meniere's since the 1990s. I followed the typical stages (if there is such a thing) for one sided Meniere's. I have been in the 'burnt out' stage for several years with impaired balance (especially in the dark) tinnitus and severe hearing loss. I no longer have major episodes(no spinning/...
by cands
Sat Jul 22, 2017 7:10 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: what does a sleep study cost
Replies: 16
Views: 3353

Re: what does a sleep study cost

I did a home study bulk bill and $50 copay. I was ripped off, as I found out later. you can do a public hospital for free some labs will bulk bill if they have their own set up and are bulk bill and free. You can also do private hospitals and a nil or small copay, depending on your chosen insurance...
by cands
Fri Jul 21, 2017 6:23 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: DreamStation AmaraView: Mask Fit numbers are bad
Replies: 12
Views: 3598

Re: DreamStation AmaraView: Mask Fit numbers are bad

I have been using the Amara View for over a year now. My time above the leak rate threshold (24l/min) was 15% or more at the beginning. I had a beard. I was wearing it too tight. I didn't have a clue on how to adjust it to reduce leaks! First thing I did was lose the beard. Now I shave at night befo...
by cands
Fri Jun 30, 2017 6:30 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ResMed AirSense 10 AutoSet specific questions
Replies: 14
Views: 3527

Re: ResMed AirSense 10 AutoSet specific questions

The Resmed time at pressure graph has a VERY faint line in the background that has me stumped (not difficult these days). Please explain. If you move your cursor to where the faint line peaks, it will show you the number and type of event and the pressure. For instance, last night I had 1 clear air...
by cands
Thu Jun 01, 2017 7:30 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Last 2 days have been miserable. Grrrrr
Replies: 16
Views: 4906

Re: Last 2 days have been miserable. Grrrrr

Hi, I, too have been on CPAP for about a year, was prescribed fixed pressure of 13 and have a Resmed AirSense 10 Autoset. Untreated, I have 2 or three periods per night of high obstructive events, presumably during REM sleep. Through gradual and careful changing of my settings in AUTO mode, I have g...