What hospitals actually bill out for anything is a pie in the sky amount. Now what they actually get paid for that pie in the sky fee is a whole different story. They billed just over $45,000 total which includes the CPAP. VA paid them just over $46,000. Not sure how that works lol. When I had colo...

Goofproof wrote: ↑

Sat May 02, 2020 3:43 pm

You didn't set on that $ 600 toilet seat did you? You were suppose to just hover, not set. Jim

Is that why the nightly room rate was $1,300ish LOL?

D.H. wrote: ↑

Sat May 02, 2020 3:57 pm

Outrageous! $500 per night for two night exceeds the purchase price. There is an infection risk from the mask, but that has nothing to do with the machine!

My own mask I could use LMAO. Also said they don't use humidifiers because they can't sterilize them before next patient...........

I registered just to say THANKS!!!!! I have been trying to get rid of my inline connector and extra hose for a year!!!! You're welcome! That's why I posted it hoping it would help others in the Future. Made life so easy for me. Only downside was water in humidifier would evaporate faster because of...

Any time I have been hospitalized I brought my own CPAP and there was no charge. That's what I did a couple months earlier at same place. I brought my own set it up and nurse said "you have sleep apnea?" I said yes and that was it. This time I said I had sleep apnea and brought my own machine and t...

Just curious if anyone has been in hospital and used their CPAP and how much they charged. Looking at bill for when I had surgery and they charge $500 a night for a dreamstation without humidifier lol. I complained about dryness and they gave me a HME for use with my dreamwear cushions LOL. I even h...

the outside diameter does look a little bit bigger. Outside diameter isn't useful because the connectors are all universal in size to fit all humidifiers and all mask attachments. Take a piece of string or yarn or whatever and wrap it around the Respironics hose with 15 on it and then do the same t...

the outside diameter does look a little bit bigger. Outside diameter isn't useful because the connectors are all universal in size to fit all humidifiers and all mask attachments. Take a piece of string or yarn or whatever and wrap it around the Respironics hose with 15 on it and then do the same t...

I checked both hoses. My normal respironics hose is labeled 15. The resmed hose isn't labeled but the outside diameter does look a little bit bigger. Not sure of thickness thought to get inner diameter. So it's probably bigger, it would make sense that it would need higher pressures to fill larger s...

How can I tell if I have slimline or regular resmed hose?

Curious if it matters if you use resmed hose on dreamstation and vice versa as long as they aren't heated hoses since those aren't compatible? For last month my AHI has drastically increased and pressures maxing out. I've been feeling extra exhausted despite modafinal. Machine was recording a lot mo...

This might sound crazy, but when I was adjusting to my nasal pillows I read that some folks apply a little Lanisoh (brand name for lanolin) around the nasal openings, so I tried it. Later I was having very dried out nostrils in the morning and decided to put a little Lanisoh inside my nostrils at b...

chunkyfrog wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 16, 2020 2:44 pm

Dry mouth or breathing passages may be related to one or more of your meds.
Be sure to run this by your doctor.
Adjustments to dosage may be in order.

Sent message today and was told to mail in my card because of the pressure maxing out and higher ahi.

I take 12 mg as needed. I tried the time release before but it made me so much more tired next day.

Just thought I would update. Unfortunately I don't have computer to look at actual machine data which would be extremely helpful in this case. End of February I had part of colon removed and gallbladder taken out. I needed 3 medications to control hypertension and blood pressure has been normal with...