Can anyone using either of these give me your comments about your experiences with them? I currently use the Profile Lite Gel mask & really like the gel cushion. The one problem I have with this mask are that the little ring that is in-between the hose gear & the mask tends to break & then you are o...

LOL...okay, so I can't win! Some of you really like to argue/banter/whatever you want to call it. IF you read the posts (& others caught this, too) there was criticism. The fact that I read RD must make me really dumb because the articles are dumb. There's also a saying that if you can't say somethi...

It's a slang term for an ignorant person.

Irving, I have found that there are many bitter people in this world who will use any excuse to get their anguish out & it looks like that's what you did here to my post. I simply related an article in the current Reader's Digest & you jumped all over it. I'm not going to argue with you because I ha...

What if it does help those with diabetes? It's something to consider anyway. I'm more upset with the fact that all the money that has been allocated for the war on terrorism in the U.S. is going to towns who really don't need it & are using it as a government freebie to buy whatever they want. Milli...

This is in the June 2005 magazine: The Diabetes Sleep Cure? A better night's sleep may improve diabetes symptoms, say doctors at Rush University Medical Center. A link between sleep apnea and diabetes has long been suspected. Now, in a small study of 25 obese people with diabetes, researchers report...

I hate to say it at the risk of offending, but it seems to me that accupuncture is a rather fruitless solution to anything except maybe relaxing a person?? I have a very good Japanese friend who suffers terribly from allergies & other problems & she goes EVERY day for accupuncture. She never gets an...

I am a bit afraid of herbal remedies because of the lack of testing on them, so I don't use them. I have found something remarkable that works for me, however. For about 7 years I have suffered with incredibly painful joint disease & I tried what I thought was everything. A friend of mine also suffe...

Sending lots of prayers for a successful surgery & quick recovery.
((hugs))
~Lori

Wow~thank you so much for the information. You have all been very informative & I am now rethinking the APAP vrs. CPAP . I was reading all the posts about the runaway pressures with the Auto Pap & that scared me a little. I do know I need a higher pressure & it would be nice to get a machine that wo...

I hope you will forgive me if I'm asking a question that has already been answered. I have limited time here & have been reading as much as possible, but I am getting the distinct impression that an APAP may not be the way to go! I am wondering if on the Remstar CPAP if it always goes up to the sett...

That would be great, but I don't have insurance right now & can't afford to buy a machine on my own. I will have insurance in a month or so & will check into it, but I'm guessing pre exisiting conditions probably won't be covered. I have also read some information that APAP's are dangerous to use if...

I have been on a CPAP machine for almost 18 months. I have noticed that as I've been able to get more sleep, that my pressure setting doesn't seem to be high enough sometimes. If I lay on my back, for instance, I often can feel my throat close & I gasp & wake up & have to turn on my side. My pressur...

I had the most wonderful dreams at the beginning of my CPAP treatment. As I stated before, they were very vivid, in color, & action packed! I felt as though I was dreaming all night. They were also unique in that I was doing a LOT of flying in them (whatever that means) I was mostly flying low over ...

Hello~ I am a teacher (K-9 certified), but have taught at all levels as a substitute. I quit working 4 years ago to care for our first grandchild. He lives with us & is my "4th" child. He is the light & joy of my life. I have been lucky to be a pretty much stay at home mother. I subbed while raising...