are you kidding?
AHI of 20 means your treatment is not effective at all
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- Mon Oct 25, 2010 5:40 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Is AHI of 22 bad?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2701
- Sun Oct 24, 2010 11:49 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Can you feel a difference in AHI 0.0 to 4.0 ?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3895
Re: Can you feel a difference in AHI 0.0 to 4.0 ?
Oh yes, I can know the difference before I see the software
- Sun Oct 24, 2010 11:47 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Cpap News US Patents Post - The Relevant Stuff
- Replies: 2
- Views: 822
Re: Cpap News US Patents Post - The Relevant Stuff
What the heck is that invesntion?
you didn't explain anything !!
you didn't explain anything !!
- Tue Oct 19, 2010 12:04 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: How long does it take to get less tired?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4853
Re: How long does it take to get less tired?
My experience is that if you are tired then the treatment is not optimal right away
because you should feel better rightaway
you need to check your AHI
because you should feel better rightaway
you need to check your AHI
- Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:47 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Little Experiment - Friday Night
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2073
Re: Little Experiment
Madalot : May I ask you how do desaturations happen? did you have an increase in apnea index or without any effect from apnea?
I am just concerned can desaturation happens with good AHI numbers? or it has to happen with apnea?
I am just concerned can desaturation happens with good AHI numbers? or it has to happen with apnea?
- Fri Oct 01, 2010 12:50 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Ever had a mask just stop working?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 958
Re: Ever had a mask just stop working?
did you make sure when you changed the cushion that you installed it correctly with no extra leak going on?
is the leak appropiate for SoftGel? or the same like it used to be when it was working for you?
is the leak appropiate for SoftGel? or the same like it used to be when it was working for you?
- Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:32 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: please sign in if you were never tired or sleepy before cpap
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5668
Re: please sign in if you were never tired or sleepy before cpap
elena88 : it is kind of freaky but is it possible to videotape your self sleeping with the CPAP and another time not sleeping with CPAP and see if you sleep deeply enough with CPAP, which means not being restless, tossing and turning (just fast forwarding the tape till a moment you move and count ti...
- Sat Sep 25, 2010 4:12 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Which variables raise/lower the AHI ?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2966
Re: Which variables raise/lower the AHI ?
Last night I changed from the very comfortable Comfort Classic back my usual Activa, and AHI was 0.1, again keeping the Auto set range 8-16, and as always, no humidifier. First. Thanks for starting this topic, it is very interesting. but as long as the only variable in your case is the mask itself ...
- Fri Sep 24, 2010 3:01 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: cpap and dental decay
- Replies: 104
- Views: 45483
Re: cpap and dental decay
Why do you believe CPAP (properly used) causes dry mouth? If (properly used) means you always breath from your nose, then you are right CPAP has no effect, But occasional breathing from mouth and habitual breathing from mouth are facts and common facts, giving the fact that there is high pressure a...
- Fri Sep 24, 2010 11:34 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: cpap and dental decay
- Replies: 104
- Views: 45483
Re: cpap and dental decay
because of dry mouth. saliva is protecting against decayIf you are suggesting CPAP usage causes increased tooth decay, why do you believe that is?
- Fri Sep 24, 2010 8:00 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: cpap and dental decay
- Replies: 104
- Views: 45483
Re: cpap and dental decay
Yes, I have increased incedince of tooth decay since CPAP treatment and I opened this subject before on this forum but it didn't attract any interest. apparently no one believed it
- Fri Sep 24, 2010 7:18 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Doctors and The Things They Tell Us
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3539
Re: Doctors and The Things They Tell Us
When doctors tell their patients that and THEY (the doctors) KNOW they don't know they should be ran out of town!! Actually I believe doctors don't know that they don't know. till today there is no mandatory requirement for a doctor to be a "sleep doctor". This is relatively a new field (yes, 20 ye...
- Thu Sep 23, 2010 11:41 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Tough adjustment to nasal pillows
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1529
Re: Tough adjustment to nasal pillows
for some people, Nasal pillow requires high degree humidifier to prevent dryness in nasal passages
- Mon Sep 20, 2010 1:32 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Is there anyone who wants to sell or donate a pulse oximeter
- Replies: 4
- Views: 776
Re: Is there anyone who wants to sell or donate a pulse oximeter
I had one for 6 months and only used it twice.
CMS-50E, the same one you are talking about . and I got it from the same seller Echostore.
willing to sell it for 50%
PM me if interested
CMS-50E, the same one you are talking about . and I got it from the same seller Echostore.
willing to sell it for 50%
PM me if interested
- Sat Sep 18, 2010 12:44 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Hybrid Mask at Pressure of 25?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 851
Re: Hybrid Mask at Pressure of 25?
LinkC :
Which Hybrid you talking about? the nasal pillow doesn't leak at 18??
tell me your secret, how to stop the pillow from leaking
Which Hybrid you talking about? the nasal pillow doesn't leak at 18??
tell me your secret, how to stop the pillow from leaking