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LSAT wrote:Why not try a FF Mask?

While the quattro fits my face well, it doesn't close my mouth. A chinstrap keeps my therapy going down the tube (no pun intended). Once I added it, my leak rate went WAAAAY down.

Oops. Forgot to log in. My setup is a Quattro FF mask, chinstrap, and a remstar pro.

try comfort pad https://www.cpap.com/productpage/sequal-technologies-sleep-comfort-care-pad.html HI Gary, I love it! I have a permanent red mark on the bridge of my nose. Do you use a comfort care pad? The description on that page says it should be "routinely" replaced, but doesn't give a hint as t...

The biggest problem I have is that a lot of the provisions thrown in to the Senate version are bows to the insurance industry status quo. Exactly what got us into this mess. That why the Senate version is not real reform. The House version isn't perfect either, but it's at least more progressive. Be...

The biggest problem I have is that a lot of the provisions thrown in to the Senate version are bows to the insurance industry status quo. Exactly what got us into this mess. That why the Senate version is not real reform. The House version isn't perfect either, but it's at least more progressive. Be...

JZ,

Sending good karma your way. Lord knows you deserve it.

Doug

What we're talking about is the bloat problem inherent in our fee-for-service system. As long as fee-for-service exists in the US, doctors will have every incentive to run expensive tests that aren't needed. That's why health care reform can only be called "reform" if it scraps fee-for-service altog...

I searched and couldn't find this. My apologies if it's already been answered here. I've got a picky question about the "sessions > 4 hours" statistic. Does the M Series Pro account for brief interruptions like getting up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom--like a timer that keeps the ...

I realize that I'm VERY late to the game on this one, but here's my two cents: The last time I updated my machinery, I let somebody refer me to Apria. (You can read my entire Apria nightmare here: http://mootepointe.haydoug.com/categories/Apnea.aspx .) I was determined not to repeat that experience....

From my split night study: AHI (untreated) = 106.4 AHI (treated) = 13.6 I should elaborate: Untreated sleep study April 2003: 8.9 Treated sleep study October 2003: 0.0 Pressure = 6cm H20 Split night study December 2009: AHI (untreated) = 106.4 AHI (treated) = 13.6 Pressure = 12cm H20 It's gotten ju...

From my split night study:

AHI (untreated) = 106.4
AHI (treated) = 13.6

Hi all, I regularly posted here a few years ago, so long-timers might remember me. (Hi rested gal!) Back then, I was the proud owner of Encore Pro v1.8.49, an M Series Pro, and a card reader. Sadly, my M Series stopped gathering data, which shot my compliance. I went back to the sleep clinic last mo...

Doug, that is the most inane statement in the thread. Go study some history and economics. I expected better of you. I'm curious why you say that. Care to elaborat or point me to a specific reference/reading material? I'm talking about overall principles, not economic nuts and bolts. Insurance comp...

It's morally wrong to make a profit off of other people's health.

Doug.

Efficiency is part of the sleep study and rates your sleep during the study. Not sure of exactly the percentage is calculated, but time asleep compared to time in bed is a factor. That's pretty close to how I was taught to calculate it: First figure out how many minutes between when you first turn ...

The appropriate thing to ask, as Den would say, "Is this my therapy or yours?" My followup to that would be asking with a smile on my face, "Let me ask you this: if this was your therapy, would you want the best therapy possible?" Any thinking human who understands the importance of health care wil...