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by DaveMunson
Tue May 24, 2011 5:44 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Wierd Dreams
Replies: 8
Views: 1842

Re: Wierd Dreams

Change in meds?

When i started Metformin I had the most vivid dreams. Some that bothered me for days. A few caused me to wake up and stay awake for hours. Others beautifully disturbing.

About all you can do is to enjoy the show and realize nightmares stop when you wake up.
by DaveMunson
Mon May 23, 2011 7:35 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: S9 VPAP Auto clinical manual
Replies: 10
Views: 9925

Re: S9 VPAP Auto clinical manual

That's the clinical menu.

The manual may be found via e-mail by request at:
http://www.apneaboard.com/CPAP%20Adjustment.htm
by DaveMunson
Mon May 23, 2011 7:32 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: apprehensive to use my CPAP machine
Replies: 7
Views: 1408

Re: apprehensive to use my CPAP machine

If the mask ain't comfortable, it may not be the right mask.
by DaveMunson
Sat May 21, 2011 7:44 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Need new hose - Ontario - where to buy?
Replies: 6
Views: 1559

Re: Need new hose - Ontario - where to buy?

MoneyGal, Why have not not visited local dme's? Do you know which one's have a good stock of mask parts so that if it breaks, you can replace it by stopping by after work. Which are nice to work with? You need to know which local DME's carry a good stock of stuff and which you can work with. Not all...
by DaveMunson
Sat May 21, 2011 7:37 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Lost power last night and enacted my plan.....
Replies: 9
Views: 1651

Re: Lost power last night and enacted my plan.....

Most consumer extensions are rather thin-gauge wire ... Hay LinkC. The extension cord passes 120V alternating current. With the lower current, higher alternating current, you don't have to worry about line losses until well over two hundred feet for the amount of power we are talking about. And I c...
by DaveMunson
Sat May 21, 2011 11:53 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Lost power last night and enacted my plan.....
Replies: 9
Views: 1651

Re: Lost power last night and enacted my plan.....

Wha?

It would seem kind of difficult to try to move the car closer. 50' is the distance from the car up one level to the bedroom.
by DaveMunson
Sat May 21, 2011 11:35 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Lost power last night and enacted my plan.....
Replies: 9
Views: 1651

Lost power last night and enacted my plan.....

Lost power a little after 1 a.m. After waiting a bit to see if it would come back I finally got up and… Tripped over the old dog. Good boy (gave him a pet). Found my flashlight. Down to the garage to… Found the inverter. I keep it wrapped in plastic wrap to keep it clean on the shelf near the front ...
by DaveMunson
Sat May 21, 2011 11:10 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: What's the difference between HI and AHI?
Replies: 8
Views: 2179

Re: What's the difference between HI and AHI?

Yea. Gas is one of those things. If your pressure is 16 and you have leaks (when it matters in the middle of the night) or mouth leaks, your effective pressure may be only 10 and that is not enough to keep you from having apnea's & hypopneas. Finding out what works like this is why so many of us rec...
by DaveMunson
Sat May 21, 2011 8:48 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: What's the difference between HI and AHI?
Replies: 8
Views: 2179

Re: What's the difference between HI and AHI?

You raise your pressure until you minimize the hypopnea's and apnea's. The sleep study is suppose to tell what that pressure is. Seems like, most times, the sleep study pressure is not perfect. Apnea's are total blockages and hypopnea's are partial blockages. I believe, for most, as you increase you...
by DaveMunson
Fri May 20, 2011 11:27 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ClimateLine tubing is now available with MAX air capacity
Replies: 2
Views: 1223

Re: ClimateLine tubing is now available with MAX air capacity

There has been problems with the end connections? I'll have to drop my dme a line and get them to get a couple. When I can, I'll order one. What is the period for a hose? 3 months?
by DaveMunson
Thu May 19, 2011 7:32 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Could an IPAP of 16 be the problem?
Replies: 5
Views: 2228

Re: Could an IPAP of 16 be the problem?

Yes. I could not make nose pillows work at high pressure. They kept blowing off. Ended up with the activa, now the activa lt.
by DaveMunson
Tue May 17, 2011 6:05 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Yelled at doctor today !!
Replies: 3
Views: 1789

Re: Yelled at doctor today !!

If it is not the S9 (and that is what you want), refuse it. Life is too short to deal with all this.
by DaveMunson
Sat May 14, 2011 8:36 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: .
Replies: 14
Views: 3911

Re: Are Ramp settings are like training wheels on a bicycle?

I gave it up almost right off. I almost always fall asleep right off and could not stand the thought of waiting 45 minutes to get to sleep pressure.

Hook it up, turn it on, blast away, dream. I suppose I want 'sleep pressure' when I put the mask on. You?
by DaveMunson
Sat May 14, 2011 8:31 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: repetative mask names....
Replies: 1
Views: 1205

Re: repetative mask names....

Marketing. There is actually a lot of problems coming out with a new name for things. Easy to say, Indicate something good, Indicate a heritage, Avoid numbers, and do all of this in across the world. As the real reason for the new mask versions is that they are making the mask cheaper so they don't ...