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by jsielke
Wed Dec 20, 2017 9:52 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: User - jsielke ----- reply here, cant pm you. Thanks
Replies: 5
Views: 3607

Re: User - jsielke ----- reply here, cant pm you. Thanks

jsielke - You sent a PM seeing some info on covers, It will not allow me to reply to your PM it says - "couldn’t be added as they have disabled private message receipt." If you see this, reply here or enable PM reply? Thanks OK, Thanks to ChicagoGranny, got it fixed. I had forgotten a long time ago...
by jsielke
Wed Dec 20, 2017 9:46 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How has your experience been with the SoClean2 Sanitizing?
Replies: 68
Views: 29633

Re: How has your experience been with the SoClean2 Sanitizing?

Having a potentially hazardous device continuously hooked up WHILE YOU ARE USING IT sounds like a really bad idea. I prefer an air gap--something like 800 miles should do. Preferably upwind from the machine, in a field, with wind blowing. Jim Interesting how we tend to dump and criticize something ...
by jsielke
Sun Dec 17, 2017 3:48 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Devices/programs to help evaluate sleep status
Replies: 36
Views: 14964

Re: Devices/programs to help evaluate sleep status

Has anyone experience with the Sleepace RestOn device? Like the Withings Aura, there is a band that slips under the bedsheet; reports are generated through a phone/device app. A local dealer has them on sale, and I am tempted to purchase. I've read a mix of online reviews, but was wondering if anyo...
by jsielke
Thu Dec 14, 2017 8:01 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Odd Spike in AHI
Replies: 8
Views: 1008

Re: Odd Spike in AHI

I have been going along quite happy, with AHI running .7 up to 3.2. Night before last, though, had ahi 10.79. I had not changed anything. With the same setup, last night AHI was back to 2.11. No major leaks either night. Wonder why such a sudden spike? OK, so using the Dreamware, AHI got back to th...
by jsielke
Thu Dec 14, 2017 7:57 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Amara View-hisses and farts
Replies: 15
Views: 1612

Re: Amara View-hisses and farts

I really want to like my Amara View mask. First time--No leaks, 0.9 ahi--best scores with any mask . Problem-- eventually it hisses and farts. Not enough to make bad scores-just enough to keep me awake. Do I tighten it--loosen it? Is there an answer that works here? Are you SURE it's the mask that'...
by jsielke
Sun Dec 10, 2017 9:32 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Odd Spike in AHI
Replies: 8
Views: 1008

Re: Odd Spike in AHI

Still the AHI was approx 2/3 obstructive in nature. Maybe positional (maybe on your back more than usual)...maybe positional with REM stage thrown in for a double whammy. Well, I nev er sleep on my back. I do switch sides, maybe 3-4 times a night. AHI since that spike has been back to normal. Actua...
by jsielke
Sat Dec 09, 2017 1:43 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Odd Spike in AHI
Replies: 8
Views: 1008

Re: Odd Spike in AHI

Pugsy wrote:What category of events increased?
Pretty even between OA and Hypopneas.
AI=3.25 HI=4.26 CAI=3.45 REI=0.30 VSI=0.00 FLI=0.20 PB/CSR=0.00%%
by jsielke
Sat Dec 09, 2017 1:38 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: UPDATED POLL on forum-member ages in 2017/18
Replies: 46
Views: 30524

Re: UPDATED POLL on forum-member ages in 2017/18

LSAT wrote:
Lucyhere wrote:I LOVE polls!
I do too...my grandmother was from Poland.
Mine too. A cousin who is a genealogy nut traced the family all the way back to the 1600's.
by jsielke
Sat Dec 09, 2017 8:53 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Odd Spike in AHI
Replies: 8
Views: 1008

Odd Spike in AHI

I have been going along quite happy, with AHI running .7 up to 3.2. Night before last, though, had ahi 10.79. I had not changed anything. With the same setup, last night AHI was back to 2.11. No major leaks either night. Wonder why such a sudden spike?
by jsielke
Thu Nov 30, 2017 9:44 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: SoClean CPAP Cleaner: Comments?
Replies: 106
Views: 36852

Re: SoClean CPAP Cleaner: Comments?

This thread is kind of funny. Reminds me of a guy who hates Ford trucks. Now he's never owned one and never been in one. But he read somewhere where they were crap. I have a SoClean and have been using for around 3 -4 years. I've never seen any kind of living crap on my mask, in my hose or in my hu...
by jsielke
Thu Nov 30, 2017 9:37 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Forum guidelines
Replies: 14
Views: 3688

Re: Forum guidelines

How appropriate is it to post a subject which is somewhat off topic? For example I was considering asking how much members monitored the quality of their sleep .... i.e. time in various stages of sleep. That seems entirely appropriate. I have tried several different sleep trackers. The most accurat...
by jsielke
Mon Nov 27, 2017 9:21 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP Machine Shuts Off At Night
Replies: 9
Views: 12785

Re: CPAP Machine Shuts Off At Night

I have new Resmed Airsense 10 that I have been using for a few weeks. I got it because my S9 was 7+ years old and I thought it was starting to fail because it would randomly shut off at night while I was using it. It would turn off, I would wake up not being able to breath because the air pump was ...
by jsielke
Mon Nov 27, 2017 9:19 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Taping!
Replies: 16
Views: 2550

Re: Taping!

That sure is true for many brands of tape out there. For anyone considering taping, try CVS brand Gentle Paper Tape. It really is gentle. I tape every night, and it doesn't irritate my skin at all. If I don't use tape, I wake up many times each night with air rushing out my mouth. I know taping is ...
by jsielke
Fri Nov 24, 2017 11:18 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: BEWARE Snake Oil Salesmen!
Replies: 69
Views: 6093

Re: BEWARE Snake Oil Salesmen!

One has to wonder, if you view it as a scam, then why publicize it, just describe it, warn against it, but don't post the link. Posting the link just increases the ranking on google and other search engines. Succès de scandale. Succès de scandale (French for "success from scandal") is a term for an...