Pugsy wrote:
A very nice machine and what I would have expected given your history of sleep onset centrals being a problem.
It can and will deal with the centrals quite nicely and also deal with any obstructive issues you might have.
Full data machine and you can use SleepyHead or ResScan software with it.
I am using a similar model but in the older S9 model series.
I don't know what to say about the head injury thing and any correlation to your sleep onset centrals....in theory yeah, maybe it could have been a factor but it also might just be something that happens with no known causative factor. Sometimes stuff just happens and we don't always know why. Sometimes people who have brain damage (like with a stroke) can have centrals pop up but again there's a lot of people out there who have had strokes that don't have centrals pop up.
Same thing about the congestive heart thing...yes it can be a factor but it isn't always the factor. Best we can do is rule out stuff like make sure the heart is healthy and move on with treatment.
I'm scheduled for a treadmill stress test on Thursday, to rule out heart issues. First appointment went well, doctor told me he does not think I have CHF, and I hope he's right. I may also try to get in an open MRI, because I want to go on low dose HRT, and my lady parts doctor agrees that it's not a bad idea. I have recently lost over 20 lbs in a little under 3 months from the stress of all of this, but the doc says that sans the stress, the weight loss is a plus.
Pugsy, thank you again for your response. I'm glad it's a good machine, and I look forward to trying it out, and getting used to it. I'm eager to begin treatment.
AirCurve10 ASV Bilevel, with Humidifier. F&P Simplus FFM. Using Sleepyhead software.