It has been a very long time since I have participated here at all. It's been busy in my world and for the most part, outside of a few annoyances that were easily solved by a new mask etc. All has been well with my cpap therapy. Until now and there seems to be a convergence of just too many things a...

I was in contact with my insurance provider today and I now meet the conditions needed to purchase new equipment. I have used a VpapIII for some time now in the beginning I did well with it then, something changed and I began to have troubles with it. I had my sleep study redone and the techs had di...

Thanks folks! I appreciate all the wisdom! Tonight I am going to try freezing the water in my by pass or over pass or whatever we all know is a non-heated humidifier. I don't need the water that much right off anyhow, I figure it iwll melt in time and will cool me as it goes for at least a portion o...

We have central air conditioning but I did not grow up with air conditioning and I prefer to not use it until it is really stinkin' hot out. I like to work outside and spend time outdoors and having the house cooled like a fridge does not encourage going outdoors into the hot weather (actually we do...

My health had been on a downward trend for several years. My doc was seeing me, testing me and, finding nothing to explain the problems. I sure had no idea but, I knew I snored, I knew I ached, I had a chronic low grade fever, I knew my blood pressure was high much of the time, I knew I slept whenev...

Hi, I am still seriously considering purchase of an HC 150 stand alone humdifier. I am wondering about cleaning the water chamber, it does not appear to be easy to get to to really give it a good cleaning, it also looks like it might be a bit challenging to get it dried out. How often do you folks t...

I can blame the DME for a lot of things however, the bypass humidifier is what I asked for so, the blame rests squarely on my shoulders. Now if you want the list of ways they have let me down, pour a cup of cofee and get comfy!

Joey

I was naive about a lot of my xpap life until finding this list. I was under the impression that I had to go through the DME for everything! On top of that, it was like pulling teeth to get much from them. I am feeling much smarter and more liberated since joining on here You ought to try arguing wi...

My Dad was a great guy. He was a Marine back in the old days, WWII and before (he reinlisted originally enlisted in the late 20's when he was just a kid!). We burried him in his dress blues, always a Marine! I forgot that this is a big board and you guys don't know me well, Joey is a knick name, a f...

whats this big dude doing sewing? A "Big Dude" ex-marine (is there really such a thing?) Drill instructor, retired USMC, my dad, taught me to sew. I'm all for "Big Dudes" sewing! Keep going! You may well design some great new innovation! Good work! I agree with the others about counting race cars, ...

This is indeed a helpful thread! I have always wondered about those 3M hooks, I had a hard time believing they wouldn't wreck the walls, good to know they really work as advertised. I will keep this in mind for traveling this spring.

Thanks!

Joey

Thanks for the great response! I feel even better about buying it from Cpap.com now. $175 out of pocket for a few weeks as opposed to $615 "retail" (that's not what your insurance company will pay for it) that's the only price they will give me, ticks me off a bit. I know I am supposed to think, "go...

Well it's been a couple of weeks since I found this list and all this information, it's been wonderful, I have learned so much! Here in Virginia, we are having a cold spell. I can't remember my nasal passages ever being so dry. I am now seriously looking at buying a heated humidifier to sooth my dry...

Hi there! I am a married woman, using xpap. Hubby has always kept a good sense of humor regarding the machine. He has wn entire routine he does of "pilot to co-pilot" monologues to keep me laughing. It has helped to make it more comfortable to stap the mask on nightly. A supportive spouse is such a ...

In the beginning, I was interested in knowing something more about apnea and the xpap therapy but could find no one that knew about xpap and apnea. I was so thrilled to have a source of relief that I learned to not ask questions unless I had problems then, I doggedly pursued the problem until I foun...