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by loggerhead12
Sun Sep 10, 2017 11:39 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: A leaking hole on the front of Dreamwear Nasal Mask
Replies: 48
Views: 12415

Re: A leaking hole on the front of Dreamwear Nasal Mask

Sheepish wrote:Often, it takes a little bit of tweaking to get things as optimal as you can, so keep trying to make little adjustments.
Also, what works at 11pm is different than what works at 3am, and what works on your back versus your side. There's a real opportunity and need for the miracle morphing mask.
by loggerhead12
Sat Sep 09, 2017 7:21 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Why do you need a sleep doctor?
Replies: 14
Views: 1935

Re: Why do you need a sleep doctor?

Pardon this, but it seems like a big racket. . . . An overnight study a week from tonight is $1500 . . . It's a massive racket. I already met my deductible so it was 100% covered, but the sleep lab at a major local hospital billed my insurer $9,400 for my 1 night split sleep study. Insurance discou...
by loggerhead12
Sat Sep 09, 2017 11:55 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleeping too much on CPAP
Replies: 18
Views: 5807

Re: Sleeping too much on CPAP

I'm having to be careful not to sleep too much. Last night it was 9:50 - almost ten hours until the cat woke me up. Good, restful sleep is awesome. Most of us probably don't remember back to our teen years when we slept 12 hours and woke up like zombies. I get to see it on the rare occasion my kids ...
by loggerhead12
Fri Sep 08, 2017 9:07 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Used Mask from DME?
Replies: 13
Views: 1099

Re: Used Mask from DME?

I'm pretty new to all this, but ordered a Dreamwear nasal pillow fit pack from Amazon which arrived open and missing the interface that goes between the elbow and hose. Between your story and the one about the used machine pawned off as new by the DME I'm getting pretty paranoid.
by loggerhead12
Thu Sep 07, 2017 7:17 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Buying new BiPAP, looking for advice on model
Replies: 11
Views: 1158

Re: Buying new BiPAP, looking for advice on model

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