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by chunkyfrog
Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:02 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Homemade FX hose tamer
Replies: 7
Views: 2410

Re: Homemade FX hose tamer

Maybe I'll try pulling the hose up and back.
That sounds like a nice set-up, and I can move my cord up to another grommet on the fishing pole.
No jigging allowed.
by chunkyfrog
Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:36 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Homemade FX hose tamer
Replies: 7
Views: 2410

Re: Homemade FX hose tamer

My hanger is a swinging planter bracket with a duct-taped skinny end of a fishing pole (oops!--not yet retired) At least he knows where to find it. About half of my FX slinky tube lays on me, but my slimline is mostly on or behind the scrunchie. Not as high, but it keeps it out of the mini-blinds.
by chunkyfrog
Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:26 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Wheres the beef? (Energy)
Replies: 11
Views: 2245

Re: Wheres the beef? (Energy)

I still believe that a great deal depends on adrenaline levels, but constant high levels will kill you. And, apparently it doesn't take much to affect that. My untreated AHI was only 13, and I was waking up so revved I couldn't get back to sleep, getting up at 5 or six because that's when I woke WIT...
by chunkyfrog
Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:24 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: My S9 Slimline is KAPUT!
Replies: 10
Views: 2574

Re: My S9 Slimline is KAPUT!

My slimline hose broke next to the connection after just 102 days use, but my DME said ResMed sent a few to replace defective ones they had made. I got a free replacement. I think it's a little stiffer than the original. Probably not buying Rescue tape--horribly expensive! I am reinforcing the joint...
by chunkyfrog
Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:30 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Should my mask be blowing air away from me all the time?
Replies: 28
Views: 21588

Re: Should my mask be blowing air away from me all the time?

I try to pull up a corner of the bedding onto my husband's shoulder when I sleep on that side. He complains about the cold air.
by chunkyfrog
Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:42 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Getting the right size mask
Replies: 19
Views: 5489

Re: Getting the right size mask

My big disappointment with the Mirage Quattro (and Micro to a lesser extent, was that even with the forehead brace, the mask frames rock on my cheekbones, preventing a seal at either the bridge of the nose or at the bottom of the mask--I 'get' to pick which. You would think that at those prices, the...
by chunkyfrog
Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:18 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ResScan -> 4.02
Replies: 567
Views: 141743

Re: ResScan 3.10 -> 3.11

Please PM me the link to get ResScan 3.11. Thank you in advance.
by chunkyfrog
Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:25 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Dual Tests
Replies: 20
Views: 2143

Re: Dual Tests

We all do what we have to in order to live better by sleeping better. Sleep is worth a lot; and the folks selling it know that full well. Many investors look to the big sleep tech companies for their fortunes. Their numbers are going up. Capitalism. Competition. It is what it is. --better to light a...
by chunkyfrog
Mon Jul 26, 2010 4:01 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Reasons sleep is unsatisfying on Cpap - Poll
Replies: 28
Views: 9963

Re: Reasons sleep is unsatisfying on Cpap - Poll

Thanks, spinner, but the shape of the liberty (small) curves out so far off my chin, I don't know if I could trust a Hybrid--isn't it just about the same thing? I think I gotta check the other providers here in town for try-ons. We have several, but BCBSNE won't tell you which ones have CPAP equipme...
by chunkyfrog
Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:36 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: What tape do you use and why?
Replies: 13
Views: 3256

Re: What tape do you use and why?

1-1/2" blue painter's tape cut in a truncated 'v' ( \_/) works most of the time for me;
With micropore, I have to weaken the adhesive by sticking it on my hand and peeling it off 2 or 3 times.
Otherwise, it is too painful to remove.
by chunkyfrog
Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:24 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Lip Trainer: How to Stop Mouthbreathing
Replies: 13
Views: 4412

Re: Lip Trainer: How to Stop Mouthbreathing

--reminds me of a device sold in adult novelty stores to do 'kegel' exercises--definitely not interchangeable!
by chunkyfrog
Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:32 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Reasons sleep is unsatisfying on Cpap - Poll
Replies: 28
Views: 9963

Re: Reasons sleep is unsatisfying on Cpap - Poll

Why can't they make more sizes of masks?--I would love to use a hybrid (no taping), but the Liberty just does not fit and I can't even try on a Hybrid at my DME. Faces come in more sizes than shoes--and shoes cost a lot less! We are being ripped off! Totally! {{{Update: shortly after this discussion...
by chunkyfrog
Sun Jul 25, 2010 1:32 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sinus Irritation with Nasal Pillows
Replies: 15
Views: 6781

Re: Sinus Irritation with Nasal Pillows

My sinus irritation disappeared day one.
I had to tweak the level--one too high=rainout;
one too low=snot fountain all the next day.
Does that make sense?
by chunkyfrog
Sat Jul 24, 2010 11:07 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Relief -- Looks Like This Is Going To Be Okay
Replies: 20
Views: 2137

Re: Relief -- Looks Like This Is Going To Be Okay

I know I've been accused of looking for the worst in people; but have you ever considered the possibility that the mess-up was NOT an accident? Does anyone know who to contact to get that looked into? This might NOT be an isolated incident. If this is a pattern, people may have been hurt, and others...
by chunkyfrog
Fri Jul 23, 2010 9:45 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Discussion of Small Jaws as Cause of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Replies: 88
Views: 25840

Re: Discussion of Small Jaws as Cause of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

I remember the very first thing my orthodontist said to me. "The other dentist shouldn't have removed my impacted 12-year molars; I could have made room for them." --And had it gone that way, the Quattro and the Liberty may have actually FIT me; or I may not even need CPAP. (insert expletive here)