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by Emilia
Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:37 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Just diagnosed, living overseas, what to expect
Replies: 7
Views: 2292

Re: Just diagnosed, living overseas, what to expect

If you are in the moderate level with 16 events, you're just into the moderate category--on the cusp of mild/moderate. Like me...I had 17 events per hour. My O2 dropped to 76, but your 84 is low, too. I am sorry it will take 2 months before titration can happen. That is a long time to wait. Are you ...
by Emilia
Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:15 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Software? What software???
Replies: 5
Views: 1928

Re: Software? What software???

See forum member, Uncle_Bob's posts to get link (under his signature on any post) for the ResScan software for your S9.... or use Sleepyhead, the open source software written by one of our forum geeks.
by Emilia
Fri Mar 02, 2012 11:36 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ? For IntelliPAP AutoAdjust Users
Replies: 4
Views: 1565

Re: ? For IntelliPAP AutoAdjust Users

I never noticed.... when I hit the ON button, I turn off the lights and I am asleep almost instantly. When I wake up in the morning, I hit the OFF button. Now I'll have to stay awake and watch
by Emilia
Fri Mar 02, 2012 9:28 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Covering the mask vent
Replies: 31
Views: 7418

Re: Covering the mask vent

What part of 'that's how the CO2 escapes' didn't you understand? If you wish to have deadly CO2 build up in your body/brain....by all means, cover it up.
by Emilia
Tue Feb 28, 2012 2:23 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Low Vitamin D level appears to cause sleep apnea
Replies: 227
Views: 63437

Re: Low Vitamin D level appears to cause sleep apnea

Wow.... in today's VitaminDCouncil's newsletter, it is announced that Rx D3 is now available in the USA. If your doctor wants to Rx D for you, be sure it is D3! http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=f545cba30e1f9697fddbe8acb&id=b6d7cf147f&e=f9d150751c Bio-Tech 50,000 IU D3 now available for prescripti...
by Emilia
Tue Feb 28, 2012 11:06 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Low Vitamin D level appears to cause sleep apnea
Replies: 227
Views: 63437

Re: Low Vitamin D level appears to cause sleep apnea

@Passiflora -- remember that the 'normal range' is considered 30-100 by labs/doctors, but the recommended 'optimal' range based on the latest research is 50-80. Also if you are in the US, the 50,000 IU's by Rx is usually D2, but I am glad you are taking D3 daily now. Just get it rechecked every 3 or...
by Emilia
Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:21 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: NEW PR System One REMstar 60
Replies: 26
Views: 6215

NEW PR System One REMstar 60

Got an email from cpap today with this new machine announcement: https://www.cpap.com/productpage/pr-sys ... -tube.html
by Emilia
Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:48 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: What's going on? I need some input
Replies: 9
Views: 1939

Re: What's going on? I need some input

A magnesium deficiency is also associated with muscle cramps. Magnesium is hard to test for... the blood tests are highly unreliable, but most humans are deficient in magnesium so it would not hurt to supplement this important mineral. Mag pills are difficult to absorb.... but there is a liquid, tra...
by Emilia
Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:40 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Facebook Etiquette and CPAP
Replies: 20
Views: 3705

Re: Facebook Etiquette and CPAP

An online friend, who I don't know in real life... only online in professional dealings, posted on her FB page several months ago that she was going in for a sleep study. I felt compelled to send her a private message via FB to offer my support and gave her links to this forum as well as a few other...
by Emilia
Sat Feb 25, 2012 9:38 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleeping more but feeling more tired
Replies: 9
Views: 2478

Re: Sleeping more but feeling more tired

Yep... looks good for last night! Sleep debt is generally considered the condition of 'catching up' on all the sleep you missed or did poorly before you were diagnosed and on the machine. For some, they don't seem to have any debt, but for many it takes days, weeks, months to 'pay it back' and get c...
by Emilia
Sat Feb 25, 2012 11:55 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleeping more but feeling more tired
Replies: 9
Views: 2478

Re: Sleeping more but feeling more tired

First... why do you show Smart Link software when you have an ICON machine? Smart Link is for the Intellipap machine. Secondly, your AHI is not "good statistics" .... your AHI should be below 5 to be considered normal. I don't know what the acceptable leak is for your mask, but 33 doesn't seem abnor...
by Emilia
Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:22 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Thank the person who convinced you to treat your sleep apnea
Replies: 4
Views: 738

Re: Thank the person convinced you to treat your sleep apnea

That link doesn't work.... it goes to some sort of log in page.
by Emilia
Fri Feb 24, 2012 9:54 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Results of changing my husbands range..
Replies: 8
Views: 1338

Re: Results of changing my husbands range..

You are moving in the right direction, but, boy.... those are still high numbers. I tend to think your hubby may need more help from the doctor.... it could be that he should be on a more sophisticated machine like a bipap (bi-level) machine. Trouble is that most insurance won't approve that until t...