You do not have to sleep on your back for CPAP. In fact, we recommend you do not. When you lie on your back, the tendency is to fold your hands over your abdomen, and that puts pressure right on your ulnar nerves. When you sleep on your side, your bottom arm should be out straight in front of you wi...

It looks like they are now putting the name of the model of the Resmed Airsense 11 on the left side just above the air filter inlet cover.

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Mon May 27, 2024 11:40 am

I wash the long hose and the water tank maybe once a year. I use distilled water in the tank and just top it up when it gets low. I wash the nasal interface once a week. I replace the filter in the machine once a month.

This!

Our hosts at cpap.com offer a home sleep test: https://www.cpap.com/home-sleep-apnea-test for $175.

Check to see if there's a "ramp" set on your machine. The idea of a ramp is that it starts at a very low pressure while you're still awake because some people don't like the higher pressures when they are awake to notice them. Then the pressure gradually rises either to your set minimum or to the ne...

Medicare pays for one cushion a month, so that may work for you.

So as long as you are a Kaiser Senior Advantage member--possibly for the rest of your life--you will have to pay a monthly 20% rental co-pay for CPAP and an O2 concentrator. To my surprise Kaiser does not charge me for rent on a CPAP - senior advantage plan. New machine ordered last Dec, it was a o...

Look at the timing on his social media postings. He doesn't sleep at night.

I have a couple of thoughts on this: First: Is a sleep study REALLY required by your insurer? If you are Medicare, it is not. If Medicare doesn't require it, most likely a supplement/Medi-gap plan will not either. If you are under a private insurer, ASK. You can also check the Evidence of Coverage (...

I have moderate hypoglycemia. I guess it is an age problem that I have to eat regular meals lately every 4-5 hours. My carbs are about 100 day, too high but working on that Hypoglycemia is a pretty clear sign of insulin resistance, and needing to eat regularly "every 4-5 hours" is a sign that you a...

Have they ruled out other causes of your daytime sleepiness, such as narcolepsy? Have you looked at factors like your diet which may contribute to daytime sleepiness? Diets heavy in carbs can set you on a blood sugar roller coaster. If you have a surge of energy after eating then get predictably sle...

You know, I am thinking about this. If the Supplier is having me sign a contract with them, then my Advantage plan DOES NOT HAVE A BINDING CONTRACT. You bring up an interesting point that I've NEVER understood. The actual contract you have with your insurer is called an Evidence of Coverage (EOC). ...

Cigna may not care which E0601 machine you get, but the DME might, as the Airsense Mini's are about 20 - 30% more expensive than the standard machine. Most insurers, by contract, pay an agreed-upon flat amount for ANY E0601 machine, and you are responsible for (usually) 20% of the agreed upon price....

Advantage plans have the option of charging perpetual rental, you never own the machine. Here, for example, is how this is explained in the Kaiser Sr. Advantage Plan Evidence of coverage: In Original Medicare, people who rent certain types of DME own the equipment after paying copayments for the ite...

Was your CPAP class with Kaiser? Are you on Senior Advantage? If so, you might want to check your Evidence of Coverage (you can find it online, it's the actual contract between you and your insurer). HMO's can charge a perpetual rental and Kaiser does. So you NEVER own your machine, and you have to ...