I rarely fly, and haven't in about 6 years. I've read the TSA rules, but not everything seems to be covered, or is not really clear. What are some of you recent experiences for travel and taking CPAP machines? It seems my CPAP can be an extra carry-on item (though I'd rather put it in my carry-on ba...

Well, there are some obvious reasons: Last, but not least, there is turn over of inventory. The local DMEs have money tied up in a vast inventory of non-CPAP equipment as well as the CPAP equipment. CPAP is only a small part of their overall business sales and (choke) service. Sales volume can redu...

I did turn up the heat, though I only gave it about 20 minutes before I gave up.

We'll see what happens tonight.

The installation instructions for installing EncorePro and MyEncore (which are excellent, btw) suggest not erasing the smart card when we download the information. Just curious, but why don't we want to erase it?

Last night, for the first time ever, I started getting very cold air from my CPAP. Cold enough that it was very uncomfortable and caused me to just take the mask off after about an hour and sleep "naked". It was cold outside, but the heat was on inside, so that's not it. The humidifier had water and...

dnelms wrote:They take the difference as a "loss" come tax time.

I guess that means I(/we) end up subsidizing the difference through tax dollars, anyway.

Needless to say, I have crappy insurance. I just received both the bill and EOB for my sleep study. Here's how it breaks down... Billed amount: $2456 Allowed amount: $1350 My co-pay/deductable: $1035 What happened to the other $1106 between the billed amount and the allowed amount? Was it just "forg...

I have not yet installed my EncorePro v1.6i software, and want to do that today. I remember reading somewhere here some specific instruction to properly install it as the instructions included with the software are not correct, but not I cannot find where I had read this. If someone could either clu...

Ask them if YOU are considered "in-network".....then ask if they will reimburse you at the "in-network" rate if the invoice is from YOU. The way it needs to be done is to submit a bill from yourself to your insurance provider for exactly the amounts (and with the appropriate billing codes) from the...

I have BCBS, and I ended up getting frustrated and buying out-of-pocket and out-of-network. Bottom line, I have a $1000 deductible and 50% co-pay after that for DME and at my local DME supplier it was going to cost me $1500 to get started... after deductables and co-pays and everything. I bought onl...

Like the OP, I occasionally wake up adjusting hoses and the such, but... it's still alot less waking up than I used to do pre-cpap. I only wake to adjust hoses 1-3 times a night whereas before I was waking several times a night gasping for air, or worse yet, not even really sleeping. Of course I wan...

I've only had to use the bathroom in the middle of the night a couple times since starting cpap, but was wondering what other people do... Do you turn off the machine, then start back up? Or, do you leave the machine running while you go? I've been turning the machine off, but started wondering if t...

I know that I've always been a napper, and have traditionally been able to benefit sometimes from as little as 5-10 minutes sleep. I would quite often nap for 10-15 minutes after work and wake up feeling refreshed and ready to go for the rest of the evening. But, the difference was that I didn't "ne...

I am 42. And, to be honest, I kind of enjoy an occasional nap, so in a sense I'm not really sure what I'm complaining about. I guess I just want to make sure I'm getting the overall health benefits from cpap.

I have not used my cpap when napping, only at night. I know I should.

For the most part, my cpap sleeping has been going well. Most nights are good, only a couple bad ones. This morning I woke up feeling the best I have felt (when waking up) since I don't know when. I was so excited and refreshed. I would usually take 2-4 naps a day because I was always exhausted. My ...