greenham, I feel your pain. I have PAUSED my use of the APAP b/c Im taking some very important exams and I have no time for BS right now with the APAP, but after thursday Im gonna use it again. My problem is that I suffer from Imsomnia, I have a big problem falling sleep so imagine when on top of th...

Telly, happy for the great news. Just one clarification about Grave's Dz.: GD is an autoimmune dz, in which your OWN antibodies attach to the TSH receptors of the thyroid gland and causes the gland to produce t4 and t3 hormones . In others words your antibodies behave like FAKE TSH hormone causing t...

WELCOME to cpap HELL Just Kidding, best wishes

Guys thank you for the input, this place ROCKS!!!!!

These numbers are aonly from 1 night. I just took a "scientific nap" of 3 hrs and my numbers were: AHI: 6.4 The pressures I usually spent a big chunk of my time is btw 15-17 cm h20 Avg. Max Leak: 91 lpm Avg. 90% Leak:46 lpm Avg. Leak 44 lpm Avg time in large leak per night: 0 minutes I think tonight...

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Guys what gives? This were my values with a comfort gel nasal mask: Avg. Max Leak: 108 lpm Avg. 90% Leak: 53.4 lpm Avg. Leak 42 lpm Avg time in large leak per night: 0 minutes AHI: 2.5 - 5.5 Due to the high leaks and thanks to your advices I switch to a FFM , I even use tape around it to prevent lea...

Note: I meant encourage her to cough after she has been given her pain meds. She needs to cough otherwise: atelectasis -> pneumonia.

Cpap cant reinflate the lungs, this is why. The lungs are surrounded by two membranes call the Pleural membranes, btw this two membranes there has to be a negative pressure (-5cm of H20), this negative pressure is what causes the lung to reinflate after the lungs have exhale the air out. Cpap is pos...

I forgot you should tell your dr. to order also a TSH (to rule out hypothyroidism)

You have to be a little more specific, how many pillows do u use? What kind of antianxiety meds are you taking? Paxil + Xanax? Are you short of breath when going up the stairs? Do you have swollen feet? is that the only symptom? You should ask your doctor for a Chest xray PA and lateral. wild guesse...

Thanks Rested Gal and all others. I have learned a lot. THANKS