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by tbrown1
Wed Nov 14, 2007 2:19 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Apria and Resmed
Replies: 4
Views: 1355

I too get Resmed products from Apria. They have to order them as they don't keep them in stock.

by tbrown1
Sun Sep 30, 2007 10:03 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: RESMED ESCAPE S8 - HELP SOMEBODY!!!!
Replies: 6
Views: 1465

there is no message on the LED screen it just reads CPAP like everything is working just fine

by tbrown1
Sun Sep 30, 2007 9:26 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: RESMED ESCAPE S8 - HELP SOMEBODY!!!!
Replies: 6
Views: 1465

RESMED ESCAPE S8 - HELP SOMEBODY!!!!

a few days ago my machine started making this wierd sound. a very low beeping - the sound a big truck makes when it is backing up - there has to be a way to turn this off. I know these machines have all kinds of secret buttons/codes to reset stuff. CAN ANYONE HELP ME??
by tbrown1
Wed Jul 25, 2007 1:19 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: 14 too much?
Replies: 8
Views: 1436

I just changed mine last night from 13 to 14 and today I feel so much better. I have been on cpap for 9 months now and for some reason I started getting back the old feelings i.e. waking up anxious, waking up a couple of times during the night, waking up exhausted and sleepy all day. Just on a hunch...
by tbrown1
Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:27 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Do you stop breathing during the day?
Replies: 6
Views: 1433

I can relate.. especially first part of the day
by tbrown1
Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:16 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: RESMED S3 - CHANGING PRESSURE SETTINGS
Replies: 2
Views: 1368

my bad it is an s8

thanks, that sounds right.
by tbrown1
Mon Jul 23, 2007 8:01 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: RESMED S3 - CHANGING PRESSURE SETTINGS
Replies: 2
Views: 1368

RESMED S3 - CHANGING PRESSURE SETTINGS

I thought I knew how to change the setting on this thing? what am I doing wrong. Anyone know how to change the pressure setting?
by tbrown1
Mon Jan 29, 2007 8:09 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: XYREM for alpha-intrusion - any suggestions?
Replies: 4
Views: 2889

SNOOZEANDLOOSE - thanks for you INFORMED opinion. That was the original text of my post. Looking for someone who is ACTUALLY taking XYREM not being bashed and reprimanded by someone who has never actually used the drug. My sleep doc is very conservative also a friend of my primary care doc and knows...
by tbrown1
Mon Jan 29, 2007 1:19 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: XYREM for alpha-intrusion - any suggestions?
Replies: 4
Views: 2889

XYREM for alpha-intrusion - any suggestions?

I have posted about his drug before but wanted to update. I was diagnosed back in October with OSA at my titration sleep appt they discovered Alpha intrusion all night. I was put on 1mg ativan 2 hours before bed + 15 mgs regular Ambien. Obviously no problem falling asleep - problem is staying asleep...
by tbrown1
Fri Jan 26, 2007 1:39 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How to choose the first mask
Replies: 7
Views: 1848

I don't know where you are but my sleep doctor's office let me borrow masks to see which would work best for me. Don't worry they are clean & sterilized. I actually started off with a "loaner" machine from them too. It was going to be a month before they could fit me in for a titration study and I n...
by tbrown1
Thu Jan 11, 2007 3:28 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: software?
Replies: 3
Views: 2336

software?

I keep reading about software. I just got my Resmed S8 this week. I was using a loaner until this week. Was I supposed to get software? The only thing my pulmonoligist asst told me was that I needed to do follow up visits every three months and they could "read" my machine. Should I call someone abo...
by tbrown1
Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:46 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ANYONE EXPERIENCE THIS WITH USE OF HUMIDIFIER
Replies: 7
Views: 1913

ANYONE EXPERIENCE THIS WITH USE OF HUMIDIFIER

I finally got my Res Med S8 from my very competent friends at Apria - whole other story. The first night I used it I woke up the next morning and had alot of excess mucus ( nose & throat) after I got it all out I felt SO GOOD! I was using a loaner from the doctors office at first - no humidifier and...
by tbrown1
Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:35 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: new do you think I have sleep apnea?
Replies: 10
Views: 2252

BEEN THERE DONE THAT - MY VOTE IS YES!!! My nightmare started in 1/05 - woke up at 4:00 a.m. gasping for breath. I was home alone so I called 911 went to the hospital spent all day there x-rays, walking on treadmill, MRI, ECG of both heart and lungs. Doc came in at 5 p.m. told me my heart & lungs we...
by tbrown1
Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:38 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleep Deprived: Caring Doc Saves The Day
Replies: 20
Views: 2917

raising hell is the only way - at least it was for me. I told them I wanted relief and wanted it now and I was not leaving their office without something. they gave me the usual excuses " won't know what setting until your titratoin... blah, blah, blah. I told them to make an educated guess - they f...
by tbrown1
Sun Dec 17, 2006 12:18 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: AND THE GOOD NEWS JUST KEEPS ON COMING!!!
Replies: 7
Views: 2268

I do trust the doctor. I live in Atlanta and am using Georgia Sleep Disorder Center / Dr. Jim Wellman. I had my first sleep study in October that is when the doc told me I has significant OSA. I told him no surprise there now what and he told me CPAP was the recommended course of treatment. I said f...