i have had gerd for years, and have been on medication that only partially helped for probably 20 years, i have other health problems and have been sleeping in an electric recliner chair for the past few years, so almost sitting up and even so i would wake in the night almost choking because the ref...

i tried full face masks at first but we just could not find one that would seal properly, i have a very small bridge of my nose, getting spectacles to stay in place has always been a disaster, i have just gotten used to constantly pushing the darn things back where they should be- i guess given that...

i was dx with complex sleep apnoea late last year, i trialled the respironics adapt SV to begin with but did not get very good results, i felt better than without the machine but my AHI was still over 90, i was swapped to the resmed vpap adapt enhanced, and since then my AHI has been between 0 and 3...

thinking of you and hoping that the test result prove that it has been dealt with- and will soon be a past memory- it is a good reminder for us all to remain vigilant

i am a mouth breather well and truley! and when we tried full face masks we found that none of them really seal properly up arpund the nose- i have an almost non exisitant bridge (specs never stay put either!) so we went to a nasal mask and the really basic respironics chin strap- it worked but woul...

I just thought i would throw this one in here, as i had read several times how in the US that CPAP is deemed to be essential medical equipment and there for is not included in luggage or carryon allowance in the US- for international travellers or those thinking about it, that is not the case in all...

i agree the others who advice that you keep on at the Doctors staff until you get that script, including going to the office on a day that you know he will be there- Yes, these Doctors can be busy, but that still does not mean its right to make you wait- from his point of view it may seem that there...

i just recently had a relatively minor surgery and was asked to take my machine with me, knowing that most hospitals do not want electronic devices plugged in that have not been checked by their own people i made a point of ring to see if there was going to be any problems with me using my machine a...

i had lap band surgery back in 2001, admittedly it was not exactly my choice, i had a severe chronic pain syndrome and the treatment they proposed to help control it has a side effect of weight gain and i was already severely overweight so i agreed to have the procedure so that i could have my pain ...

i agree that it is amazing how many questionable experiences you have had in your sleep studies- i am not so surprised about the difference between the 1st study with high number of OSA then the second study having lots of centrals- for what i have read it seems that sometimes Centrals are actually ...

i was a mouth breather so they originally went fot full face mask, it was a respironics but i don't remember the name- they jsut could not get a seal with it and tried a couple of other full face masks, not sure if it was just different size or different tpe but they all leaked over the bridge of th...

I'd be mighty Pee'd off if they tried to restrict what i could and could not do with my own machine! a prescription may be needed for the machine (but even thats not legally required in this country) but the settings are different kettle of fish! as i have said before, the sleep apnea "industry" is ...

i dropped over 120 pounds and it amde no difference to my sleep apnea- not even the obstructive component but my dad was not overweight and he had severe sleep apnea, i remember my mum saying i took after him because even as a skinny little kid i snored like a trooper according to her- in hindsigth ...

i have jsut had surgery and took my machine with me as requested- i would have anyway- they are not likely to use it in recovery as they have you on continuous monitoring including oximetry and one to one nursing until you are maintaining you airway- there may be a lack of detailed knowledge re slee...

this is local news for me, this man was awaiting trial for the very calculated and brutal murder of his wife due to marriage breakdown and he did not want to have to sell the family property as part of a property settlement so it is alleged that he roped his son or sons into the idea of killing thei...