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by Chuck Connors
Mon Jun 02, 2014 8:16 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Early morning beeping noise on Resmed S9 VPAP. Any suggesti
Replies: 5
Views: 6055

Early morning beeping noise on Resmed S9 VPAP. Any suggesti

I've been woken up occasionally with unwanted beeping sounds coming from my machine during the night. The machine will beep three times in quick succession, then repeat. Has anyone experienced this? If it's a quick fix on my end, that would be great. Thank you. -Chuck-
by Chuck Connors
Mon Mar 31, 2014 9:52 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleepy and Fatigued
Replies: 9
Views: 2108

Re: Sleepy and Fatigued

Perhaps I don't have the most recent version of Sleepyhead. I'm not accustomed to seeing two lines on the Leak graph. Also, on the left side in the statistics box, it shows the Leak and Total Leak. For my machine, it's my understanding that anything under 24 is acceptable. I would love to have a su...
by Chuck Connors
Sat Mar 29, 2014 6:37 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleepy and Fatigued
Replies: 9
Views: 2108

Re: Sleepy and Fatigued

Perhaps I don't have the most recent version of Sleepyhead. I'm not accustomed to seeing two lines on the Leak graph. Also, on the left side in the statistics box, it shows the Leak and Total Leak. For my machine, it's my understanding that anything under 24 is acceptable. I would love to have a sub...
by Chuck Connors
Sat Mar 22, 2014 12:06 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Persistence pays off. Feeling lucky and grateful.
Replies: 2
Views: 561

Re: Persistence pays off. Feeling lucky and grateful.

Congratulations... Hopefully you are also sleeping well and feeling decently or we would have heard a big BUT in your comments. Like...numbers are good BUT I don't feel yada yada yada.... don't feel so great. Good numbers are nice to see.....good sleep and feeling better is what is most important I...
by Chuck Connors
Thu Mar 20, 2014 10:49 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Persistence pays off. Feeling lucky and grateful.
Replies: 2
Views: 561

Persistence pays off. Feeling lucky and grateful.

Thanks to the knowledgeable people on this site and research on my part to find a good sleep doc, the results have been great. My AHI never exceeds 1, the majority of the time it’s under 0.50 and many times it is zero. The leaks are generally under control and the 95% leak number is usually under 20...
by Chuck Connors
Thu Feb 13, 2014 8:47 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Quattro Air vs. Quattro FX - FFM; night & day difference
Replies: 6
Views: 1768

Quattro Air vs. Quattro FX - FFM; night & day difference

FYI, the leaks dropped significantly when I swapped out the FX for the Air. My DME provider informed me that the FX is being phased out and that the Air has been selling well. Wished I had known about the Air previously, but I have it now. -Chuck-
by Chuck Connors
Tue Feb 11, 2014 1:20 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: PureSleep as an alternative to CPAP? Input requested.
Replies: 11
Views: 3075

Re: PureSleep as an alternative to CPAP? Input requested.

I'm helping a brother out in terms of bringing him to appointments with his sleep doctor. His sleep study showed that he has sleep apnea and is at a level of 6. A CPAP machine was prescribed and he used it for a couple of weeks, but felt he couldn't tolerate it very well and returned the equipment ...
by Chuck Connors
Tue Feb 11, 2014 1:19 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: PureSleep as an alternative to CPAP? Input requested.
Replies: 11
Views: 3075

Re: PureSleep as an alternative to CPAP? Input requested.

I'm helping a brother out in terms of bringing him to appointments with his sleep doctor. His sleep study showed that he has sleep apnea and is at a level of 6. Is 6 the ahi during the study, or the pressure determined from the second part of the study? The 6 is the ahi during the initial sleep stu...
by Chuck Connors
Tue Feb 11, 2014 12:56 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Leak rates: differrence in how it's viewed by DME and users.
Replies: 3
Views: 867

Leak rates: differrence in how it's viewed by DME and users.

I went to my DME provider this morning to purchase a new Quattro Air, which hopefully will do the job on the leaks I've been having with the Quattro FX. The technician did a check of my machine and reported that the leak rate for last night was 14, which she thought was fantastic. I had my doubts ab...
by Chuck Connors
Mon Feb 10, 2014 9:33 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Latest and greatest full face masks?
Replies: 26
Views: 7287

Re: Latest and greatest full face masks?

Thank you for all of the great information. I'm looking forward to my appointment tomorrow morning with my DME provider to try out a new mask.

-Chuck-
by Chuck Connors
Mon Feb 10, 2014 9:27 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: PureSleep as an alternative to CPAP? Input requested.
Replies: 11
Views: 3075

PureSleep as an alternative to CPAP? Input requested.

I'm helping a brother out in terms of bringing him to appointments with his sleep doctor. His sleep study showed that he has sleep apnea and is at a level of 6. A CPAP machine was prescribed and he used it for a couple of weeks, but felt he couldn't tolerate it very well and returned the equipment t...
by Chuck Connors
Thu Jan 30, 2014 10:32 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Tips & Tricks on reducing leak rates?
Replies: 1
Views: 511

Tips & Tricks on reducing leak rates?

I've learned much since I joined this site on how to improve the quality of my sleep. The one area I'd like to improve upon is lowering the leak rate of my mask. I've done the usual: 1. Wash my face at night to remove oil 2. Clean the silicone daily with a small amount of gentle cleaning shampoo 3. ...
by Chuck Connors
Thu Jan 30, 2014 10:18 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Accuracy on leak rates? ReScan or SleepyHead
Replies: 4
Views: 935

Re: Accuracy on leak rates? ReScan or SleepyHead

Thank you both for the information. The version of SleepHead I'm using is 0.9.3 - Build date-5/18/13. Last night, the 95% leak rate with SleepyHead was 25.3 and ReScan was 24, which is close enough for me to confirm the accuracy of the reporting.
by Chuck Connors
Wed Jan 29, 2014 10:42 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Accuracy on leak rates? ReScan or SleepyHead
Replies: 4
Views: 935

Accuracy on leak rates? ReScan or SleepyHead

Curious as to the difference in the reporting on leak rates with ReScan and SleepyHead. For last night, ReScan shows a 95% leak rate of 3.6, while SleepyHead shows a 95% leak rate of 19.2. All of the other numbers on both reports seem to be close to each other. Any ideas on the variance with the lea...
by Chuck Connors
Mon Jan 27, 2014 10:48 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How to set the clock on Sleepyhead?
Replies: 3
Views: 972

Re: How to set the clock on Sleepyhead?

Great information. Thank you both. Chuck