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by FreightTrain
Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:47 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Mask Options
Replies: 5
Views: 2840

Change pressure on the Compact

To get to the clinical menu hold the up arrow and the right button at the same time. You will see Clinical menu on the display. Cycle thru and you will see the pressure adjust. If you hold the left button and the up arrow it will take you to the reminder menu where you can set it to remind you to ch...
by FreightTrain
Fri Apr 13, 2007 4:28 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Swapped to Swift from Optilife
Replies: 3
Views: 1214

Swapped to Swift from Optilife

After trying for 4 nights I took the Optilife back to my DME and swapped for the Swift. This is my first week on CPAP and I really wanted to succeed with the Optilife but it just wasn't meant to be. I believe with a few modifications by Respironics the Opti could be a very good mask. I couldn't main...
by FreightTrain
Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:01 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How old are you?
Replies: 76
Views: 10570

29y/o

I'm now 29 and recently diagnosed but now that I look back I have always been chronically tired. I always attributed it to staying up to late or studying in high school or working long hours in the military. I have gained weight since leaving the military but I always had problems oversleeping when ...
by FreightTrain
Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:54 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: First Night Success
Replies: 5
Views: 1494

More on my experiance

Thanks for all the encouraging words. I still feel great after being up for 8 hours. My DME didn't have the Elite but I don't really care, this is working fine and I'am not too concerned about all the self study, I was just curious. I definitely don't need another hobby. I guess I was meant to be on...
by FreightTrain
Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:08 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: First Night Success
Replies: 5
Views: 1494

First Night Success

I finally got my CPAP yesterday after waiting on the sleep lab for ever I called my regular Doc who then called the pulmonary Dr and got a verbal Rx. My family Dr then faxed my DME the Rx. He didn't know that I was already at the DME getting fitted, my pressure came in at 10-12 so the girl set it fo...
by FreightTrain
Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:48 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Questions about PLMD and Requip
Replies: 8
Views: 4373

Requip and PLMD

I have always kicked like a mule and moved alot while sleeping, when I told my doctor about this he put me on a sample of Requip for 2 weeks before my sleep study. When I went for the sleep study I did not take the Requip so I would get a true result, sure enough they diagnosed me with PLMD. I'am no...
by FreightTrain
Mon Mar 05, 2007 5:49 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ResMed vs Respironics
Replies: 10
Views: 3242

Thank You

Wow there are definately some informed people here. Thank you all for the great info, I guess now I'm just waiting to do the titration study. It sounds like I would be happy with either. Thank you again.

by FreightTrain
Fri Mar 02, 2007 11:38 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ResMed vs Respironics
Replies: 10
Views: 3242

ResMed vs Respironics

I'm newly diagnosed with Apnea and I'm now trying to decide on a machine to get. My DME supplier deals mainly in Resmed and Respironics. I have read about the Remstar Pro M with C-Flex and the Resmed S8 Elite with EPR. Both seem like good machines and the supplier says both are great I'm trying to d...