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- Sat Mar 11, 2017 9:12 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: they ask if the pressure is to high? i said no problems
- Replies: 8
- Views: 785
they ask if the pressure is to high? i said no problems
at the sleep clinic they ask if my pressure is ok. i said yes, they said it was high. i said no problems, easy to sleep. I can handle the pressure. i will see them in one year. hmm ok on side note i love this song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp0KaC90KIY nelly the rapper sings this song, but thes...
- Thu Mar 09, 2017 2:22 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: i dont get why they make a big deal of testing for
- Replies: 2
- Views: 639
i dont get why they make a big deal of testing for
i dont get why they are making a big deal of testing for oxygen levels? i feel fine on oxygen at the current
rate i am getting it.
why do they want to test again. weird. is it to make money off people or something?
rate i am getting it.
why do they want to test again. weird. is it to make money off people or something?
- Thu Mar 09, 2017 9:17 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: overnight oximeter test. insurance wont cover.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1038
Re: overnight oximeter test. insurance wont cover.
Hang Fire wrote:Use a company that does accept your insurance.moreorless wrote:the company who does the test dont accept my insurance.
that is the only company that they use.
- Wed Mar 08, 2017 10:56 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: overnight oximeter test. insurance wont cover.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1038
overnight oximeter test. insurance wont cover.
they wont cover it. the company who does the test dont accept my insurance.. so i am not going to pay for it. i still want to buy my own over night oximeter. that way i can test my oxygen levels on my own at night and get results. I can wait on it. i definitely would be buying one in future though. ...
- Mon Mar 06, 2017 9:42 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Helping a friend
- Replies: 1
- Views: 437
Re: Helping a friend
i dont do sleepyhead i think that is the name of the program, but under the dream station they gave me a ahi of 0.9, then it went up to 1.7. .its in that menu section.
that is like down from 58 ahi, or was it 48 ahi about several months ago.
and improvement.
that is like down from 58 ahi, or was it 48 ahi about several months ago.
and improvement.
- Mon Mar 06, 2017 9:36 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: any one ever have a heart mri? can cpap
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1224
Re: any one ever have a heart mri? can cpap
I have had a cardiac MRI done. There is no pain involved, and no real risk, you may just feel a bit uncomfortable if you are claustrophobic. You basically listen to a computer voice telling you to breathe, hold your breath, and other instructions. It takes a while. when they inject you with medicat...
- Mon Mar 06, 2017 9:34 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: any one ever have a heart mri? can cpap
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1224
Re: any one ever have a heart mri? can cpap
I did good on heart mri. now i am happy that i can move on from there and start the next step in therapy.
- Mon Mar 06, 2017 9:22 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: put on oxygen now going to have to increase to 2 liter?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 620
put on oxygen now going to have to increase to 2 liter?
going to have to go from 1 liter of oxygen to maybe 2 liter of oxygen per minute or higher? is that normal? they wanna do another oximeter test?
- Sat Feb 25, 2017 6:29 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: after 7 months of sleeping with machine.. is it normal to..
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1344
after 7 months of sleeping with machine.. is it normal to..
after 7 months with sleeping with the machine is it normal to have 2000 hours? also on a side note do you let your animal sleep with you on your bed when you are using your sleep machine at night? at first i didnt. but they come on and sleep with me, and they are care full to avoid sitting on my mas...
- Wed Feb 22, 2017 12:47 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: DME won't give me my supplies they owe me
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3240
Re: DME won't give me my supplies they owe me
i am new to the dme thing but I do notice that should keep a track if you think your going to need to order something.
It takes them about 3 weeks for me to order something and deliver to me. hope it works out for u
It takes them about 3 weeks for me to order something and deliver to me. hope it works out for u
- Wed Feb 22, 2017 12:43 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: while sleeping the head gear keeps coming off.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1436
Re: while sleeping the head gear keeps coming off.
I am going to use a new headgear tonight and I hope the straps will not detach. I do realize when the head gear straps come off, and I wake up and have to reattach the straps. *stick it back on*. I hope it resolves issue. other then that the mask is usually well behave. I am so lucky as I have use t...
- Wed Feb 22, 2017 8:49 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: while sleeping the head gear keeps coming off.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1436
while sleeping the head gear keeps coming off.
while sleeping the head gear keeps coming off.
pressure is 12/18
that sucks.
pressure is 12/18
that sucks.
- Fri Feb 10, 2017 12:27 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: what should be changed every 6 months?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 5119
Re: what should be changed every 6 months?
A good rule is to always have one replacement part of everything on hand. that include filters. when dme gave me the renewed filters they open gave me like the light blue part *dreamstation thing* the blue thing i reuse to put it via the other filter. .. i have looked and brought via ebay too. and ...
- Thu Feb 09, 2017 12:57 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: what should be changed every 6 months?
- Replies: 37
- Views: 5119
Re: what should be changed every 6 months?
I called dme awhile ago and they told me I would have to wait for the end of the month before I could order a part I needed. I waited several days until the new month came and I had to order the part, so it takes awhile to get a new part. Now I know in the future that if I am going to have to reorde...
- Thu Feb 02, 2017 1:27 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Vendor legit or not, also where can I find good prices on eq
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2721
Re: Vendor legit or not, also where can I find good prices on eq
https://www.healthcare.gov/ go to that site and see if you qualify. I have insurance but you can go there. people get cheap rates someone I know who lives in another state has obamacare and they pay 35 a month for health insurance. there are other links, based on your state. but start there. you may...