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by Kebo
Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:57 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Going commando
Replies: 14
Views: 6734

Going commando

Ok, I'm sorry to bring this up again because I know it's been discussed ad nauseum. But ... I want to take my kids tent camping and am flustered by the technical discussion of battery power (and I'm a technophile!). Is spending $$$ on a battery pack that I'll use once this year the only choice? Woul...
by Kebo
Sat Oct 14, 2006 3:05 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: The first thing that crossed my mind...
Replies: 9
Views: 2189

The first thing that crossed my mind...

What's the first thing that you thought of when you found out you had Sleep Apnea? All I could think was how I would never be able to go camping. Sure, I'd never camped a day in my adult life, but for some reason that's what came to mind. Imagine my relief to learn about battery powered CPAP.

Kebo

by Kebo
Fri Oct 13, 2006 2:05 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New Member - Thoughts on Self-Titrating
Replies: 7
Views: 1421

I'd be trying to figure out why you were Rx'd 20cm pressure when your PSG indicated only 12cm. Did someone goof? Are you saying your sleep study indicated a titration of 12 cm/H2O, but someone wrote a scrip for 20? The sleep report says "Titration was performed but a therapeutic CPAP pressure was n...
by Kebo
Fri Oct 13, 2006 11:03 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New Member - Thoughts on Self-Titrating
Replies: 7
Views: 1421

Re: pressure

tomjax wrote:I wonder what the DME would have answered if you asked WHY an apap would not be an option for 20
It was the something along the lines of "that's what we use here at the center .... those machines are for sleep labs".

Anyway, posted AHI of .2 last night so I'm glad I decided to experiment.

by Kebo
Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:44 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New Member - Thoughts on Self-Titrating
Replies: 7
Views: 1421

New Member - Thoughts on Self-Titrating

I want to say first, my heartfelt thanks to the contributors to this board. I can't even begin to tell you what a help this has been to me. And it’s been helpful in many different ways including technical knowledge and the emotional support of knowing I'm not alone with this. When I was diagnosed wi...