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by wading thru the muck!
Sat Oct 28, 2006 7:44 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: DME or online
Replies: 19
Views: 3963

CSA0890, Considering your young age and your MG I will refrain from making any suggestions as to the machine you should consider other than to say that generally machines with more features can be operated in modes to mimic those of the simpler machines but a vanilla cpap can be nothing more than a ...
by wading thru the muck!
Sat Oct 28, 2006 12:08 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How To Change User ID ???
Replies: 12
Views: 1988

Contact the site admin, he will be able to grant your wish ...Nothing like having a typo thrown in your face everytime you visit the site LOL!
by wading thru the muck!
Sat Oct 28, 2006 12:05 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: VERY OFF-Topic: Need car part identified
Replies: 40
Views: 4765

...your "high-end rich person's" suspension. Hence your run down battery in the morning. . The later model "high-end rich person's" car that I drive will shut off whatever unruly accessory that refuses to shut off so that you don't end up with a dead battery. I agree with _SWS's suggestion that you...
by wading thru the muck!
Thu Oct 19, 2006 3:59 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: new interface in the approval pipeline
Replies: 6
Views: 1127

rested gal wrote:I took it as 3isles making a tongue-in-cheek joke.
Yes! if I read it with a note of sarcasm the syntax does make sense. I thought I was the only sarcastic SOB on this forum.

That is, when Chrisp is not around.
by wading thru the muck!
Thu Oct 19, 2006 3:21 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: new interface in the approval pipeline
Replies: 6
Views: 1127

Re: new interface in the approval pipeline

I was reading a recent rant on Resmed (by the way, did you know that anyone who is opposed to Resmed's current tactics works for the owners of this board...shhh its a secret) 3isles, I'm a little confused by the syntax of your comments... will you please clarify your comments regarding "employees" ...
by wading thru the muck!
Sun Oct 15, 2006 10:20 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ResMed email on DMEs/price increase
Replies: 23
Views: 5697

Den, I too, am curious about the "boardroom" discussions in all sectors of the cpap retailing industry. I think Johnny occasionally gives us a little peek here. Regarding the mobility chair industry... seems the circumstance addressed by the poll is as a result of downward price pressure which is li...
by wading thru the muck!
Sun Oct 15, 2006 9:24 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ResMed email on DMEs/price increase
Replies: 23
Views: 5697

Wulfman wrote:
I wish I knew what was going on behind the boardroom doors......

Den

I'd like to get my butt behind those boardroom doors and ask "what's going on?"

Den, you're welcome to come along ...Can't you just picture the look on their faces?
by wading thru the muck!
Sun Oct 15, 2006 6:38 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ResMed email on DMEs/price increase
Replies: 23
Views: 5697

Den,

Don't you wish that your email would at least be read by someone at ResMed to whom your words would carry some meaning? Alas, I'm sure that it will be lost in the multiple layers of filtering that allows only the agreeable correspondence make it through to those who matter.

by wading thru the muck!
Fri Oct 13, 2006 9:34 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ResMed email on DMEs/price increase
Replies: 23
Views: 5697

The flaw in their logic is that "higher prices" do not necessarily translate into better care. The daily testimonials offered on this forum prove it. What they need to do is mandate "strict enforcement" of care standards offered by their dealers. If a ResMed products reseller is abusing it's custome...
by wading thru the muck!
Mon Oct 09, 2006 3:59 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Cpup humor - does your dog have OSA (needs a cpup?)
Replies: 1
Views: 948

DSM, That thread was much funnier before all my posts go deleted. That actually was an interesting post which explored the legalities (in the USA) of selling cpaps. Mikesus went to the effort to get the scoop from the FDA and then ignored the answer he got so that he could still assert that it is il...
by wading thru the muck!
Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:54 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: APAP pressure high enough to prevent most apneas?
Replies: 13
Views: 3030

DSM, Thanks again for another great explanation. I have one question regarding the Adaptive Servo Ventilation... Is the concept similar to a continuously variable transmission that is found in many of the fuel efficient hybrid vehicles marketed today? The concept in practice as I understand it provi...
by wading thru the muck!
Sun Oct 08, 2006 9:32 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: APAP pressure high enough to prevent most apneas?
Replies: 13
Views: 3030

DSM, Thanks for several great explanations of what we can expect (and what we can't) from our autos. Selfseeker, The way I have understood the circumstance of an auto detecting and responding to apneas as they happen is that it would be likely that the rapid increase in pressure would cause an arous...
by wading thru the muck!
Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:30 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Hybrid and S8 machine info from horse's mouth
Replies: 7
Views: 1509

from the various websites... Hybrid is a trademark of Innomed Technologies Manufacturer: RespCare, Inc. 6601 Lyons Road, Buildings B1-B4 Coconut Creek, FL 33073 USA Distributed Exclusively By: Teleflex Medical, a division of Teleflex Incorporated, is a global supplier of medical devices, surgical i...
by wading thru the muck!
Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:14 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Rested Gal's New Mask!!
Replies: 26
Views: 3598

I'm sure wadingthruthemuck was NOT complaining, merely pointing out the corresponding cost of the delicate, dedicated teamwork of every one involved, including the researchers and equipment manufacturers, and the foresight of *some* hospitals. Offer, That's right! My only complaint is that the dedi...
by wading thru the muck!
Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:44 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Apria Strikes Again!
Replies: 19
Views: 2571

Apria was my DME they never gave me a new mask, they never gave me a new filter or hose. I don't understand how a company can refuse to give someone replacement supplies when they ask for it?! Was it after the however many months they require when you asked? That's just not right. It's easy... they...