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by refchef
Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:27 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Any hints for dealing with a cold?
Replies: 4
Views: 1148

Re: Any hints for dealing with a cold?

I just had a cold and a couple of benadryl dried me up enough to get through the night. Fortunately, my pressure is fairly high, so eventually the machine helped out the benadryl.
by refchef
Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:17 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Last time you've seen any sleep professional? (poll)
Replies: 69
Views: 22418

Re: Last time you've seen any sleep professional? (poll)

I'd love to actually KNOW my data!! My data has not been tracked since my initial sleep study 4 or 5 years ago. My insurance won't pay for a machine that uses a card, so I'm stuck in a pit of ignorance. I don't think they'll even pay for another sleep study. I guess I'm doing OK. I don't have headac...
by refchef
Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:11 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Newby Here
Replies: 5
Views: 1261

Re: Newby Here

Jenn -- I think they make masks for men only... I hated the comfort gel too. It was too heavy and, like every other mask I tried, it leaked like a sieve. The clinic I was going to gave me some choices and I found a full face (that's what they told me I HAD to use) that I could tolerate. I used it re...
by refchef
Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:00 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: bipap advice needed (and whining)
Replies: 7
Views: 2022

bipap advice needed (and whining)

I just switched from a cpap w/c-flex to a bipap w/biflex and I'm having trouble adjusting. Is there anyway to change the length of time allowed for inhalation? I seem to be getting 2 seconds for inhale and 3 for exhale -- I'd really like 3 for inhale. Also, I'm getting water dripping on my face from...