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- Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:30 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Should my mask be blowing air away from me all the time?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 21475
Re: Should my mask be blowing air away from me all the time?
I try to pull up a corner of the bedding onto my husband's shoulder when I sleep on that side. He complains about the cold air.
- Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:42 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Getting the right size mask
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5461
Re: Getting the right size mask
My big disappointment with the Mirage Quattro (and Micro to a lesser extent, was that even with the forehead brace, the mask frames rock on my cheekbones, preventing a seal at either the bridge of the nose or at the bottom of the mask--I 'get' to pick which. You would think that at those prices, the...
- Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:18 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: ResScan -> 4.02
- Replies: 567
- Views: 136260
Re: ResScan 3.10 -> 3.11
Please PM me the link to get ResScan 3.11. Thank you in advance.
- Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:25 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Dual Tests
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2119
Re: Dual Tests
We all do what we have to in order to live better by sleeping better. Sleep is worth a lot; and the folks selling it know that full well. Many investors look to the big sleep tech companies for their fortunes. Their numbers are going up. Capitalism. Competition. It is what it is. --better to light a...
- Mon Jul 26, 2010 4:01 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Reasons sleep is unsatisfying on Cpap - Poll
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9944
Re: Reasons sleep is unsatisfying on Cpap - Poll
Thanks, spinner, but the shape of the liberty (small) curves out so far off my chin, I don't know if I could trust a Hybrid--isn't it just about the same thing? I think I gotta check the other providers here in town for try-ons. We have several, but BCBSNE won't tell you which ones have CPAP equipme...
- Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:36 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: What tape do you use and why?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3230
Re: What tape do you use and why?
1-1/2" blue painter's tape cut in a truncated 'v' ( \_/) works most of the time for me;
With micropore, I have to weaken the adhesive by sticking it on my hand and peeling it off 2 or 3 times.
Otherwise, it is too painful to remove.
With micropore, I have to weaken the adhesive by sticking it on my hand and peeling it off 2 or 3 times.
Otherwise, it is too painful to remove.
- Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:24 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Lip Trainer: How to Stop Mouthbreathing
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4389
Re: Lip Trainer: How to Stop Mouthbreathing
--reminds me of a device sold in adult novelty stores to do 'kegel' exercises--definitely not interchangeable!
- Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:32 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Reasons sleep is unsatisfying on Cpap - Poll
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9944
Re: Reasons sleep is unsatisfying on Cpap - Poll
Why can't they make more sizes of masks?--I would love to use a hybrid (no taping), but the Liberty just does not fit and I can't even try on a Hybrid at my DME. Faces come in more sizes than shoes--and shoes cost a lot less! We are being ripped off! Totally! {{{Update: shortly after this discussion...
- Sun Jul 25, 2010 1:32 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Sinus Irritation with Nasal Pillows
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6761
Re: Sinus Irritation with Nasal Pillows
My sinus irritation disappeared day one.
I had to tweak the level--one too high=rainout;
one too low=snot fountain all the next day.
Does that make sense?
I had to tweak the level--one too high=rainout;
one too low=snot fountain all the next day.
Does that make sense?
- Sat Jul 24, 2010 11:07 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Relief -- Looks Like This Is Going To Be Okay
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2126
Re: Relief -- Looks Like This Is Going To Be Okay
I know I've been accused of looking for the worst in people; but have you ever considered the possibility that the mess-up was NOT an accident? Does anyone know who to contact to get that looked into? This might NOT be an isolated incident. If this is a pattern, people may have been hurt, and others...
- Fri Jul 23, 2010 9:45 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Discussion of Small Jaws as Cause of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Replies: 88
- Views: 25753
Re: Discussion of Small Jaws as Cause of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
I remember the very first thing my orthodontist said to me. "The other dentist shouldn't have removed my impacted 12-year molars; I could have made room for them." --And had it gone that way, the Quattro and the Liberty may have actually FIT me; or I may not even need CPAP. (insert expletive here)
- Fri Jul 23, 2010 9:34 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: How do you maintain your dignity while using your CPAP?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 6027
Re: How do you maintain your dignity while using your CPAP?
I second that! Dignity is taking care of yourself, giving yourself the chance to continue living, enjoying the improved health that is within our reach. It is not giving into a system full of corruption and obsolescence, while quietly crawling into a corner to die. Dignity is accepting a challenge a...
- Fri Jul 23, 2010 9:32 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Marking Silicone
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1326
Re: Marking Silicone
I'd like to try to reinforce some silicone. Has anyone tried the moldable earplugs or 2-part kneaded food grade silicone to modify cushions or pillows? Will anything stick?
- Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:42 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Jack Hanna uses CPAP
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4611
Re: Jack Hanna uses CPAP
Maybe the reason that so many people think obesity causes apnea is because of diagnosis--or lack thereof. Take a roomful of random people: Any one with eyesight can pick out most of the obese people; Now tell us who has apnea. . .
- Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:27 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: The Puzzle of EPR on ResMed Units. Question for all.
- Replies: 34
- Views: 4837
Re: The Puzzle of EPR on ResMed Units. Question for all.
--how about inhalation pressure tapering down prior to inhalation?