I read online about a chin strap being sold as alternative to CPAP machine. Anyone know about this and if it is a safe alternative??

Dr. said she was almost positive of narcolepsy, even without MLST. If insurance requires it I'll have to.

Dr. prescribed provigil because she believes I have a form of narcolepsy in addition to OSA. My #s are pretty good but fatigue remains. Anyone else have same diagnosis w/ meds? I'm a little concerned about the stimulant aspect of the drug,as I have high bp and recent TIA. I will be monitoring the bp...

My machine is set for 8-15.

Another dissatisfied customer. My sleep dr. is in office 2 days/wk - no answer at office - went directly and left note that I need to see her. How can med. offices operate like this? Please look at my numbers for last night which are fairly average: usage - 7 hours Equipment: RedMed S-8 Auto Vantage...

My sleep study notes a "sleep efficiency" of 87.5% - with norms of 85-99.
What does this mean? I certainly don't feel that I sleep efficiently!!

What would be the reasons (other than claustrophobia) for choosing a pillow over a nasal or full face mask? I have Comfort Gel and my leak rate varies from .22L/s to 48. Last night my AHI was 13 (AI4, HI9). Have been on the Red Med Machine for almost 2 months and feel NO different. I am becoming ove...

I am in California so the timing was right.

Thanks for the quick reply. When I followed your directions I get a "no data" reading. I'm wondering if this machine simply doesn't compute by the day.

I have a ResMed S8 AutoSet Vantage. I can get weekly data but want to monitor daily. Anyone know how to adjust for this?

My mask is a Respironics Comfort Gel. Is a leak rate of 0.58 L/s high? My machine indicates a HIGH leak and I then adjust the mask.

The following are numbers from a week of data (haven't figured out how to do by the day). My machine is RedMed S8 AutoSet Vantage. pressure 15 (start at leak 0.58/Ls AHI 6.6 AI 1.7 HI 5.7 I've been on the machine about 6 weeks and no noticeable difference. I had a TIA 2 weeks ago so am anxious to ge...

Many have described problems adjusting to mask. Mine is fine - always rated "excellent fit," yet I still wake up a zombie. There is also a lot of talk about mouth breathing which affects therapy. I don't think I'm doing this but how would I know? I can't think of what else might be the problem. You ...