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- Mon Apr 20, 2015 7:42 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Just Diagnosed and Prescribed a CPAP
- Replies: 13
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Re: Just Diagnosed and Prescribed a CPAP
From what she said, to qualify for an APAP vs. a CPAP there needed to be a certain difference in the data between the data from lying on my back vs. lying on my side and the data from the sleep study didn't show that I needed an APAP. I might call the sleep doctor to see if I can get some more answe...
- Mon Apr 20, 2015 7:20 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Just Diagnosed and Prescribed a CPAP
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1597
Re: Just Diagnosed and Prescribed a CPAP
Thanks for the replies. The tech at the sleep study clinic (at a hospital here in Ottawa) said that you need to have some differing pressures (or something to that effect) to qualify for the APAP under the gov't program. I can buy the APAP but it's far more expensive and the Ontario gov't only pays ...
- Mon Apr 20, 2015 3:32 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Just Diagnosed and Prescribed a CPAP
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1597
Just Diagnosed and Prescribed a CPAP
I have just recently been diagnosed with moderate sleep apnea and have been prescribed a CPAP machine. I've called a few of the local approved vendors and I think I will go with Medigas as they seemed to know a lot more about the process, etc. The other company I called (Vitalaire) gave me incorrect...