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by pokey
Sun Apr 09, 2006 8:27 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Experiences with a Fisher and Paykel HC431 Full Face Mask
Replies: 10
Views: 2413

I agree with almost everything thats been said here. It started off good and went downhill from there.....quickly. The worst part for me is that it digs into the bridge of my nose unlike any other mask Ive had.
by pokey
Mon Apr 03, 2006 2:13 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Chin up strips?
Replies: 5
Views: 1606

didnt work for me.
by pokey
Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:04 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Keeping your mouth closed
Replies: 26
Views: 6234

Have several FF masks....all of which leak , just a matter of how much. For me personally...nasal mask+ tiara chinstrap+ nexcare tape trumps all of my face masks..end of story.
by pokey
Wed Mar 22, 2006 12:37 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: arousal /vomit
Replies: 15
Views: 5223

Before you do anything, try raising the bed or buy a bed wedge (available in surgical supply or online for about $27). I had EXACTLY the same with regurg etc ..........100% gone now since the bed wedge. Picture your stomach as a glass turned on its side ...contents spillout and you get regurg. Raisi...
by pokey
Tue Mar 21, 2006 5:58 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Chinstraps
Replies: 13
Views: 3864

Tiara Topaz very comfortable....forget the single strap jobs, like the ones the DME provides

by pokey
Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:09 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Patient Satisfaction Survey
Replies: 8
Views: 2512

last visit to my sleep Dr. lasted 3 minutes...went like this..I told him what my problems were. He said "Call "joe" the dme therapist and tell him I said to help you out". That was it.....the Doc punts to the DME AND CHARGES who-knows-what. This same DME in the past , when told a nasal mask didnt wo...
by pokey
Wed Feb 22, 2006 10:02 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: leaking
Replies: 8
Views: 2209

One of my masks is the FP 431 and it also makes the bridge of my nose sore so that I rarely use it. I have read of a few others with the same problem. Perhaps if enough people give them the same feedback they might feel compelled to offfer a solution as they would realize that these people would be ...
by pokey
Mon Feb 20, 2006 11:00 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: mouth to nose breathing
Replies: 10
Views: 2507

mouth to nose

I agree that it sounds like you dont have a good fit with your mask. That being said, I always was a mouth breather and when I started cpap I was given a nasal mask.......didnt work because air kept coming OUT of my mouth....tried chin strap....no help.....was given several FF masks but sealing was ...
by pokey
Sun Feb 19, 2006 10:19 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: tubing change intervals?
Replies: 1
Views: 988

tubing change intervals?

I have had my original machine and tubing over for over a year. I just read on a site that tubing and water pans in humidifiers should be changed every 3 months . This was news to me. Does anyone have any opinion on this based on medical fact or is this just hype to sell more products? This was post...
by pokey
Thu Feb 16, 2006 3:05 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Aerophagia Questions
Replies: 13
Views: 3346

air

Night......re the pillows.......the ones under you head just bend your neck, you can use 10 and it wont help. Just take one of those and put it flat under your shoulders (same direction as your other pillows) and leave the 2 under your head and your good to go.
by pokey
Thu Feb 16, 2006 2:26 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Aerophagia Questions
Replies: 13
Views: 3346

aerophagia

Night...had the same problems w/ reflux and air. Bought a bed wedge (4 inch high, not 7") for about $27. Reflux is 100% gone.......air problem 50-75% improved. Its all about the angles. You can test if it will work for you in the following way. At bedtime, use one pillow under your shoulder and 2 un...
by pokey
Wed Feb 08, 2006 2:30 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ears ringing?
Replies: 1
Views: 997

ears ringing?

Ive had a problem with a ringing in my ears off and on for some time now. The more I think about it the more I realize that it coincided with the time I started CPAP...........over a year ago. Anyone else ever experience this? Guessing it might be the air pressure affecting me some way..........no h...
by pokey
Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:25 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Heated hose question
Replies: 10
Views: 2350

Heated hose question

Thanks......I knew you guys would come thru
by pokey
Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:39 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Heated hose question
Replies: 10
Views: 2350

Heated hose question

Thanks Snoredog........the adapter I have provides for different settings , so that is an option. Can you or anyone give me some tips on how to effectively clean this hose? My previous hose was just immersed in water which is obviously not going to work here.

by pokey
Thu Jan 05, 2006 1:39 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Heated hose question
Replies: 10
Views: 2350

Heated hose question

Thanks for all the replies. Greatly appreciated. Think I'll spend the rest of the day trying to pronounce that 35 letter word in Ric's post !