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by apsews
Wed Sep 26, 2012 10:13 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: SOLUTION for skin irritation caused from CPAP machine
Replies: 4
Views: 1851

Re: SOLUTION for skin irritation caused from CPAP machine

I got a sore on the bridge of my nose and used some t-shirt fabric to make a cover for where it touches my skin.
by apsews
Tue Sep 25, 2012 7:50 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Encore Basic erasing waveforms
Replies: 9
Views: 1661

Re: Encore Basic erasing waveforms

Mine had just started doing this. The last time(a couple of days ago) I loaded my data on my card and reviewed it on Encore Basic it was all there but today I loaded it on my card and none of the waveform was there,just a blank page where it used to be.
by apsews
Mon Sep 24, 2012 6:47 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Have you tried RemZzzs
Replies: 7
Views: 1395

Re: Have you tried RemZzzs

Do you make them like the RemZzzs or do you make them where they are strapped on? Do they not shift when you move around?
by apsews
Fri Sep 21, 2012 10:16 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Anyone let your spouse wear your hose?
Replies: 17
Views: 3333

Re: Anyone let your spouse wear your hose?

LOL,how do you guys manage to turn innocent things into not so innocent things? You all are too funny. Thanks for the laughs!!!
by apsews
Thu Sep 20, 2012 10:12 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Anyone let your spouse wear your hose?
Replies: 17
Views: 3333

Re: Anyone let your spouse wear your hose?

Are you sure the question isn't about weighing the risks of him wearing your hose or him wearing a pillow tightly over his face until he stops snoring. LOL,you have obviously slept with a snorer. Sometimes it crosses my mind,jk! The major risk is that his face size will screw up your mask. Use an o...
by apsews
Thu Sep 20, 2012 8:48 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Anyone let your spouse wear your hose?
Replies: 17
Views: 3333

Anyone let your spouse wear your hose?

I know this is an odd question but I would like my husband to get a sleep study because his snoring is very disturbing. He hasn't said no but getting him to actually do it is another thing. Is there any harm in making him use my machine for a night and see the results in the data and maybe it would ...
by apsews
Wed Sep 19, 2012 4:09 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Feeling unfreshed, almost like starting over...
Replies: 9
Views: 1896

Re: Feeling unfreshed, almost like starting over...

Check out the vitamin D poll thread. There is a interesting article there. Worth reading!
by apsews
Wed Sep 19, 2012 4:05 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Might just want to keep using that machine...
Replies: 8
Views: 1184

Re: Might just want to keep using that machine...

I honestly would not wait on an appointment in the near future!! I would call and explain things to the doctors office and if they can't see him immediately I would take him to the ER. If it is a stroke,time is very crucial. If caught early,things can usually be reversed. That is just what I would d...
by apsews
Wed Sep 19, 2012 3:57 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Vitamin D level Poll
Replies: 61
Views: 33293

Re: Vitamin D level Poll

Also.. I read an interesting article that said vitamin D is not even a vitamin it's a hormone and it does play a role in regulating sleep. Here is a quote from the article, "Low D goofs up sleep. Most of the neu­ro­log­i­cal prob­lems my patients have are not directly related to D hor­mone, they ar...
by apsews
Tue Sep 18, 2012 10:03 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Has CPAP Helped Your Mood?
Replies: 16
Views: 2997

Re: Has CPAP Helped Your Mood?

I am just two weeks into cpap therapy and so far I think my depression is better. I won't know for sure till a few months have past but at this point I am hopeful to be able to come off my depression meds(with the help of my GP) in the not too far future and before starting cpap I wouldn't have give...
by apsews
Tue Sep 18, 2012 9:33 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Vitamin D level Poll
Replies: 61
Views: 33293

Re: Vitamin D level Poll

Breathe Jimbo wrote:
apsews wrote:I didn't know till now that low vitamin d went with sleep apnea.
Not sure what that means. Vitamin D supplementation will not cure sleep apnea.
I wasn't meaning that raising my vitamin d would help my OSA, I meant that I didn't know there was a connection before reading this post.
by apsews
Sun Sep 16, 2012 7:50 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: little sleep
Replies: 8
Views: 1605

Re: little sleep

You could always have something by your bed like a book or the TV so you can keep the mask on and still be compliant.
by apsews
Sat Sep 15, 2012 9:29 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Feels like machine is not working
Replies: 12
Views: 3485

Re: Feels like machine is not working

Thanks guys!! Glad to know I am normal. Since changing mask on Wednesday I have been sleeping really well and very glad I am adjusting fairly easily. You all have been wonderful help!!
by apsews
Sat Sep 15, 2012 10:35 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Feels like machine is not working
Replies: 12
Views: 3485

Re: Feels like machine is not working

it is set at auto with pressure 5-10 and I can feel it when I pull it away from my face. Just wondering if this is normal.