Enclosed is a pic of what I got.
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Machine: ResMed AirSense™ 10 AutoSet™ CPAP Machine with HumidAir™ Heated Humidifier |
Mask: DreamWear Nasal CPAP Mask with Headgear |
Machine: AirSense 10 AutoSet with Heated Humidifer + Aifit N30i Nasal Mask Bundle |
Mask: Aloha Nasal Pillow CPAP Mask with Headgear |
Additional Comments: SleepyHead-now-OSCAR software on Mac OSX Ventura |
I asked for a script for insurance. I have been on a machine for many years. I have been using machines from Craigslist and thought I could get a nice new machine.kaiasgram wrote:.mike, can you elaborate -- What was the purpose of the home sleep study? Documentation for insurance? Checking on the status of your untreated apnea? Other?
Mask: AirFit™ P10 Nasal Pillow CPAP Mask with Headgear |
Additional Comments: January 2015 Sleep Study Results: Apnea/Hypopnea Index (AHI): 80.2, Sleepyhead |
OK. So they do need your untreated AHI. So there's really no way around spending at least some of the night sleeping without the machine. An in-lab split night study would shorten the amount of time you'd have to spend off the machine but depending on your insurance would cost a lot more than a home study. Maybe you could find out what is the minimum number of hours of sleep that would constitute a valid home test, and just sleep off the machine for the minimum required number of hours, then get back on your machine..mike wrote:I asked for a script for insurance. I have been on a machine for many years. I have been using machines from Craigslist and thought I could get a nice new machine.kaiasgram wrote:.mike, can you elaborate -- What was the purpose of the home sleep study? Documentation for insurance? Checking on the status of your untreated apnea? Other?
Machine: AirSense 10 AutoSet with Heated Humidifer + Aifit N30i Nasal Mask Bundle |
Mask: Aloha Nasal Pillow CPAP Mask with Headgear |
Additional Comments: SleepyHead-now-OSCAR software on Mac OSX Ventura |
Machine: PR System One REMStar 60 Series Auto CPAP Machine |
Mask: AirFit™ F10 Full Face Mask with Headgear |
Additional Comments: Sleepyhead |
After thinking about it a while, I decided to try. I went to bed at 9:30 and gave up the test at 2:00. It felt like I would just fall asleap and then wake out of breath, about every 15 minutes. I did copy the data before I sent the machine back, does anyone know how to read ApneaLink files?library lady wrote:You could at least try to sleep without it. I know you feel that you can't sleep without the mask
Mask: FitLife Total Face CPAP Mask with Headgear |
Humidifier: S9™ Series H5i™ Heated Humidifier with Climate Control |
Additional Comments: |
Machine: ResMed AirSense™ 10 AutoSet™ CPAP Machine with HumidAir™ Heated Humidifier |
Mask: DreamWear Nasal CPAP Mask with Headgear |
I believe he doesn't know..mike wrote:my dr didn't know
He should just write the script and forget the study. My GP, who has never seen my machine or consulted with me on CPAP, would write one if I needed it..mike wrote:I asked for a script for insurance. I have been on a machine for many years.
Good job! That should provide them with all the data they need. I think you chose the best of your available options. Sleeping without cpap is torture for those of us with severe apnea. Those who have it know what I mean. How can I possibly sleep when I'm having, on average, 80 apnea events per hour?.mike wrote:After thinking about it a while, I decided to try. I went to bed at 9:30 and gave up the test at 2:00. It felt like I would just fall asleap and then wake out of breath, about every 15 minutes. I did copy the data before I sent the machine back, does anyone know how to read ApneaLink files?library lady wrote:You could at least try to sleep without it. I know you feel that you can't sleep without the mask
Mask: AirFit™ P10 Nasal Pillow CPAP Mask with Headgear |
Additional Comments: January 2015 Sleep Study Results: Apnea/Hypopnea Index (AHI): 80.2, Sleepyhead |
Disagree.yaconsult wrote:I think you chose the best of your available options.