[quote="NightHawkeye"]In order to clear up confusion regarding oximeters and prescriptions I perused the FDA website. The section dealing with oximeters is at the following link location: http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/ode/guidance/1605.html#6 An oximeter is a device regulated by the FDA for the reasons li...

This post made me snort my coffee all over my computer screen. American healthcare is horrible if you have health insurance or medicare/medicaid. American healthcare is the best in the world if you can afford to pay for what you need directly out of your own pocket. I agree with the others who do no...

Both Doctor and therapist warned me NOT to tape mouth. Therapist provided 2 different full face masks to try. They do not stop dry mouth or mouth breathing. Now waiting for third mask. She said there may be no solution for me. I don't beleive it. I could use your help. Any thoughts? I was reading i...

[quote="sleepycarol"]I went to bid on a pulse oximeter on cpapauction and was told I need a prescription for it on file.

I thought you could order these without a script.

Do you need a script or not?

Hi, I want to buy a Spo 7500 wrist type pulse oximeter with memory and software so that I can periodically verify that my nocturnal oxygen levels are not desaturating. I would go through my local DME to get it, but they recently told me they only deal in Nonin and Respironics brand pulse oximeters a...