My sleep doc gave me a choice of two labs that were in-network for me. I chose the one in the affluent part of town. The facility was like an upscale home rather than a medical facility, the temperature was near-perfect at what felt just below 70ºF, the mattress was nearly new and very comfy (althou...

Depending on the conductivity of the water it's immersed in, a grounded 3-wire appliance may not even trip the breaker, and even if it does, the time for the breaker to trip may put you into cardiac arrest. GFCI outlets operate on small differences between the currents in the hot and neutral lines, ...

A good surge protector protects against increases in potential between hot and neutral, hot and ground, and neutral and ground. In the case of a two-wire appliance, you only have to worry about that between hot and neutral. If the surge from nearby lightning comes in on both hot and neutral there is...

Basic mono-level CPAP and APAP machines essentially have the same Inspiratory (IPAP) and expiratory (EPAP) pressure. ResMeds (AirSense) have Expiratory Pressure Relief and Respironics (REMstar) have Flex Pressure Relief which can lower EPAP up to 3 and 2 cm, respectively, to make it easier to exhale...

So if I understand you correctly, the titration study will be a waste of time and money if I buy a decent APAP machine? Not necessarily. The titration study saves you a lot of time and it certainly may save you money if it comes to light you need a bilevel (VPAP or BiPAP) machine over the basic mon...

Adaptive Servo-Ventilation – Health Net (the gatekeeper for TriCare North and Medicare) This policy was been in place since 2007 and was reiterated last year. Current Policy Statement Health Net, Inc. considers adaptive servo-ventilation for the treatment of central or complex sleep apnea investiga...

I'm not aware of an "ST" version of the DS760, but there is a DS760 "TS" package which includes the DS6T heated tube humidifier (has electrical connection for the heated tube as well as the heated tube itself). Buying the machine and the humidifier together as the TS is considerably less expensive t...

I agree with those who say the mattress under the machine may be causing overheating. Mattress directly on the floor? It's not an uncommon problem in boats and RVs where the mattress rests on a sheet of plywood over a storage compartment, etc. The bottom of the mattress can become and stay wet from ...

FWIW, the Respironics System One 60 Series Remstar Auto also reports RERAs. If it is your doctor's recommended brand, it's probably because he/she uses the Respironics software and would prefer not to have to install and learn the ResMed version for one patient. If you intend to continue seeing that...

I take four 200 mg Chelated Magnesium (glycinate), plus I get 100 mg in my serving size = 4 multivitamins. That's 125% of DV total. I take two of each at breakfast and two of each at lunch to minimize interaction with sleep. Breakfast also has 100 µg K2 to go with the four multis' 1000 mg of D3, and...

Ambient bedroom temps play a significant role when someone is experience rain out in the mask only when using a heated hose. There's 2 choices available....either warm up the bedroom air temp or warm up the hose air temp in hopes that a little more in the hose will keep the air in the mask warmer. ...

palerider wrote: and tell me, how is the heated tubing supposed to warm the surfaces of the mask and prevent condensation in the mask, no matter what the mask says?

You could ask ResMed why they say that, but I suspect they count on conduction.

As for Sleepy Head, I've looked at it but it caused our anti-virus program to raise the red flag and warn us to exit the site immediately. Does anyone else have this happen? If you get an anti-virus alert here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/sleepyhead/ it's because some of the projects on sourcef...

From the Clinician Manual Climate Control Auto Climate Control Auto is the recommended and default setting. Climate Control Auto is designed to make therapy as easy as possible, so there is no need to change the temperature or humidity settings. The Tube Temperature is set to 80°F (27°C) and Climate...

If car dealers operated like DMEs, you'd be billed for a list of every part in the car with the replacement cost and a Honda Civic would cost over $100,000.