General Discussion on any topic relating to CPAP and/or Sleep Apnea.
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Jack Burton
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by Jack Burton » Tue Jun 06, 2017 9:17 am
xxyzx wrote:
the AASM just said cpap does NOT extend life based on double blind studies
what it does is improve the quality of life
feeling good is still worth using it though
[Citation needed]
My blood goes cold when I think of myself driving before I got therapy.
I likely extended my life and the lives of others.
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chunkyfrog
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by chunkyfrog » Tue Jun 06, 2017 10:05 am
Double blind, by definition, means that neither patient nor provider knows who got the REAL medicine.
Placebos are used for drugs, but it would be unethical to provide a placebo cpap device.
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ChicagoGranny
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by ChicagoGranny » Tue Jun 06, 2017 10:09 am
Jack Burton wrote:My blood goes cold when I think of myself driving before I got therapy.
I likely extended my life and the lives of others.
Jack, You are fairly new here, so I will repeat this old saw that has been posted here many times.
"He died peacefully in his sleep while his passengers died screaming."
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mibbim
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by mibbim » Tue Jun 06, 2017 11:11 am
In the winter, I have the humidifier level set to 3 and temp to 72, now I turned down the temp to 70. It's just that I don't like the cold air in the winter, warm air in the summer. So if I don't want to use the humidifier and heated horse in the summer, do I still need to add the water into the tank? Many people mentioned about "Passover Mode", I need to check if my air curve 10 have that function or not. or just turn it off or on in the humidifier setting, I don't remember.
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chunkyfrog
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by chunkyfrog » Tue Jun 06, 2017 11:14 am
Just put the temperature all the way down. That is "off".
Dedicated passover humidifiers may have more water surface area, so your non-heated mode will give you a little moisture.
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palerider
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by palerider » Tue Jun 06, 2017 11:18 am
ChicagoGranny wrote:xxyzx wrote:
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the AASM just said cpap does NOT extend life based on double blind studies
How the hell do you do a double-blind study of using CPAP?
You have a group of patients who are using CPAP, but don't know they are using CPAP??
I want that mask and machine!
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grybeard77
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by grybeard77 » Tue Jun 06, 2017 11:38 am
Ed, are you in Willow Valley?
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EdNerd
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by EdNerd » Tue Jun 06, 2017 12:21 pm
grybeard77 wrote:Ed, are you in Willow Valley?
Nope -- much farther south.
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ChicagoGranny
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by ChicagoGranny » Tue Jun 06, 2017 5:51 pm
mibbim wrote: I don't want to use the humidifier and heated horse
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ChicagoGranny
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by ChicagoGranny » Tue Jun 06, 2017 5:52 pm
Sorry, Mibbim, I couldn't resist the chance. My family are horsey types.
Hope you get everything set up to your satisfaction!