So good of you to respond to me. Looks like I'll be going in clinic for fluids everyday to stay out of hospital, but feel so much better after. With stomach surgery (stomach cancer) my nutrition is suffering. Food is a word. and its hard to hydrate and eat with nausea and a little stomach. I'm grate...

With chemo, immunity down, susceptible to bacteria and germs that most people handle. How to stay well and keep cpap okay. Haven't been using cpap with that fear. Have lost 35 lbs so far. Bought from cpap.com the disinfectants but don't want to introduce any chemicals now either. The thoughts of get...

Hello, A few fellow cpappers asked for an update after stomach cancer diagnosis and surgery to remove stomach. I had surgery on 4/16 and was in the hospital for 8 days. No food or water for 7, just sponges on a stick with ice water to wet my mouth. Food was just a word anyway. You're pretty much out...

I'm having major surgery next week and will be in the hospital a week. Go to dr. to see if you have an ulcer and come out with stomach cancer. Still in shock but every thng is moving fast (within 2 wks of diagnosis) Do they use cpap in recovery room if they know you have sleep apnea? I'm guessing I ...

James,
Perhaps if you could be a part of the trial, you wouldn't have to wait years. Might be worth checking out the risk vs benefit with your other problems. Definitely you can't use cpap right now and i think that was an eligibillity
requirement. Just some thoughts...

Sweetdreams

Sweetdreams...something my hubby always says at night, by phone if out of town. Love Patsy Cline and the song....seemed to fit formum. This is my first forum.

Sweetdreams

First patient with the trial procedure was shown on tonights news. He apparently had good results, they're talking revolutionary for sleep apnea.

You can read about it on WTHR.com under Eyewitness Health, "New procedure helps sleep apnea".

How does it sound?

I guess it ain't broke. The hh has not turned off with the blower on. I guess the actual temp doesn't matter then, or that it is sometimes on longer than at other times when it shuts off. Thanks for the info.

I have had my remstar auto with c/flex with h-humidifier for about 7 months. When I turn on the humidifier to warm up while getting ready for bed, about half the time it only stays on a few minutes and doesnt seem to warm up and other times it stays on about 15 and the tank is warm to the touch and ...

I like the Optilife but can't seem to get the leaks down. I've not had trouble with sore or irritated nares. But not sure how the pillows should fit. I've gone back and forth between the small and med and don't see any difference. How does everyone like the head gear? I'm wondering if that's my prob...

Thanks College Girl and Nighthawkeye. That makes a lot of sense. What else can I do but try to stop leaks? I tried a different size pillow again for the Optilife last night and adjusted the headgear which seems to crawl. I'm almost at the end of my 30 days with the Optilife and as much as I like the...

How can the lowest AHI I've had (usually avg 5-7's) last night be 2.4 when I feel like it was one of my worst nights for sleeping and waking up to many leaks and very sleepy today. The leaks were higher than normal (2 weeks with using encore software have been high at 38 and 42 avgs for the Optilife...

Thanks Linda for making me not feel totally neglected. You're right my machine is Remstar, duh. My auto settings are 10 and 15. Dr's rx was for 8 and 15. Couldn't manage a start at 8. Titation is 13. These numbers are for for sat/31st. Forgot to put the card back the last two nights. Can't believe i...

Hello all, I used Activa from starting cpap in oct-06 until 2 weeks ago and am trying the Optilife. Things seemed to be working with activa, sleeping all night for the most part, feeling much better. Thought I was on track and wanted a less bulky mask and got an Opti. Really like the light weight, c...

Is it the pressure...or mouth taping? Two months and no real problems till last night and this morning my lower teeth hurt and bite felt off for awhile then went away. I use the activa and mouth taping. Just wondering if it could be anything else.my pressures are 10 and fifteen with titration being ...