When you've lived in Brooklyn as long I did, anything above mid-Bronx is "Upstate." But I was going for the predicate adjective "upstate" as a direction, as in "further up the state." Now I go to Nyack much more often than I do DUMBO. Although at the moment I'm in WV, disguised as a non-Yankee for s...

My advice:

1. Take a nap using CPAP just before heading to the airport. 2. Take a nap on CPAP as soon as possible after landing.

Sleeping deeply in a crowd of strangers is something I'm not all that comfortable with at any altitude.

Hey, just me.

My experience has been that allergy shots, when done right, can do much good and can provide significant relief for years. On the other hand, I once had a bad experience with some serious face-swelling around the eyes in the hours immediately following a shot that was a bump up in shot strength and ...

In NC this weekend for a funeral. Be safe in the city and keep it tween the gutters, my friend. Sorry to hear that. FYI BNY on May 5th. LMK if you'll be in the neighborhood. Hey, it was a great funeral! I rarely ever hit the old neighborhood these days, though, now that my primary residence is upst...

Free CPAPs for everyone. But... Maybe make it an ASV cranked up high enough to hide my heartbeat and I'll think about it. I just need a couple Clif bars and a Gatorade (it's THAT weekend again!) In NC this weekend for a funeral. Be safe in the city and keep it tween the gutters, my friend.

Rubicon wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 27, 2024 4:06 pm

Okaythen wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 27, 2024 1:38 pm

Free CPAPs for everyone.

But...

Maybe make it an ASV cranked up high enough to hide my heartbeat and I'll think about it.

Do whatever the cat says. The last person in this forum who had a serious run-in with a cat was never heard from again. Maybe eventually try explaining directly to the cat the full purpose behind CPAP and the necessary reason for mask venting, a sound that may sound to cat ears suspiciously like cat...

Re: I’ll settle the debate on AHI for UARS folks

How much are you offering in this settlement?

Price shows as $1004.00 for me.

I can't explain everything those drugs do. (Can anyone?) But I can describe what Ozempic and Mounjaro feel like, for me . They give me the sensation of clarifying the discussion between my so-called gut-brain and my motivation center. Before, when my body craved a particular food, the message I woul...

If the placebo resulted in a "5.0% [reduction in AHI] from baseline," shouldn't they first try giving patients twenty times more placebo? Mounjaro IS saving lives. But all that may end soon if we can't find a way to make enough of the stuff to sell at a high enough price to bankrupt the entire healt...

chunkyfrog wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 15, 2024 10:45 am

Brevity is often overestimated.

I think I'm gonna need a very detailed explanation of that statement.

Here is my brief reply:

Sanity is not required for effective CPAP use; this forum is proof! But raising minimum well above 4 is almost always a good move, both for effectiveness and for comfort. Hyper-awareness is to be expected for a while. Eventually your subconscious brain figures out that the stuff on your face is help...

"The AASM [Americam Academy of Sleep Medicine] suggests that the medical provider prescribe for their patient a PAP device that is not affected by the recall. However, in the case that this is not an option, or another device is unavailable, then it is the AASM viewpoint that clinical factors such ...