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by hotrod53
Tue Sep 06, 2022 7:24 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: removing a smell, can I spray anything through the machine?
Replies: 2
Views: 430

removing a smell, can I spray anything through the machine?

I have a Resmed Airsense 10 machine. We have a camp in the mountains that is closed up all but probably 6 weeks a year. I run a dehumidifier up there all summer but we still get a closed up smell. After returning home I routinely soak my hose and my mask parts is white vinegar and water. I then run ...
by hotrod53
Mon Feb 11, 2013 7:06 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: RemstarPlus leaky humidifier, any advice?
Replies: 0
Views: 433

RemstarPlus leaky humidifier, any advice?

My RemstarPlus is obviously a few years old. I never turn the humidifier ON, I just keep the tank full because it tends to condense on my face. Recently I have been getting intermittant floods from the humidifier, my lower shelf on my nightstand is just about ruined! It doesn't happen every time, ju...
by hotrod53
Sun Feb 14, 2010 1:39 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Is it me or is my only benefit stop snoring?
Replies: 26
Views: 3743

Re: Is it me or is my only benefit stop snoring?

I guess not knowing what to expect and hearing from the doctors that I "was going to feel like a new person" had kind of dissapointed me when I didn't. I have been using my machine for about 2 years now and I still feel as much like crap as I did before I started. Admitidly, I don't feel like dozing...
by hotrod53
Sat Feb 13, 2010 11:09 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Anyone experience a metalic smell from their CPAP?
Replies: 6
Views: 5371

Re: Anyone experience a metalic smell from their CPAP?

That sounds like a correct description... I checked to be sure that the humidifier was off and it was. I'm not sure how it could turn itself on, but the humidifier was my first thought too.
by hotrod53
Sat Feb 13, 2010 10:45 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Is it me or is my only benefit stop snoring?
Replies: 26
Views: 3743

Re: Is it me or is my only benefit stop snoring?

I looked into getting a different machine, I called my provider and they refused to change it to something else. I guess the problem is that the insurance company purchased this machine so I own it. I also had two of these fail and they replaced it with the same thing. Recently my insurance changes ...
by hotrod53
Sat Feb 13, 2010 10:30 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Anyone experience a metalic smell from their CPAP?
Replies: 6
Views: 5371

Anyone experience a metalic smell from their CPAP?

My Respironics Rem Master M machine is probably 2 years old now and it has a heated humidifier. I found that turning the heater on just creates a condening mess, so typically I just fill the humidifier with distilled water and leave the heater off. A couple of weeks ago I was awoken with a strange m...
by hotrod53
Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:27 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Where to buy a replacement gel mask and hose?
Replies: 2
Views: 641

Thanks for the suggestion, I went to CPAP.com and ordered just the pieces that I needed which ultimately saved me $$$. I really don't see the need to replace the headgear straps and hose every 3 months, maybe every 6.

THANKS!

by hotrod53
Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:36 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Where to buy a replacement gel mask and hose?
Replies: 2
Views: 641

Where to buy a replacement gel mask and hose?

Thanks to an insurance change, I now have to purchase my own supplies until I satisfy a $750 deductable. That being the case, where can I buy replacement gel masks for my RemStar? Do they come as I got them before, a gel piece, the clear part that touches your face, and a new hose? Since my supplier...
by hotrod53
Sat May 03, 2008 9:09 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Is it me or is my only benefit stop snoring?
Replies: 26
Views: 3743

Insurance paid for the machine and I believe that this machine is the same as the original last minus the reader. I wonder if my provider would swap it for me?
by hotrod53
Sat May 03, 2008 8:39 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Is it me or is my only benefit stop snoring?
Replies: 26
Views: 3743

I hope I'm not double posting, it didn;t seem to work the first time. I goofed, it's a RemStar Plus M series with a heated humidifier. As far as mouth breathing, I do not believe that to be the case. My Doctor did discuss other benefits, I guess I'm just disappointed thinking I would see some major ...
by hotrod53
Fri May 02, 2008 6:29 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Is it me or is my only benefit stop snoring?
Replies: 26
Views: 3743

My setting is 9, I have no software or would even know what to do with it. My old machine had a card reader in it but when that machine crapped out, I got a referb unit that was exactly the same without the reader. Where would you pull data out of the machine if you had software?? I do know how to g...
by hotrod53
Fri May 02, 2008 6:22 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Is it me or is my only benefit stop snoring?
Replies: 26
Views: 3743

I'm not sure what you mean by numbers unless you mean a setting of 9. I am on Diovan HCL blood pressure meds and Allegra. I have been using my machine for a little over a year. I got it because I snored like a banche and my wife was about to kill me in my sleep! I do wake sometimes and have to life ...
by hotrod53
Fri May 02, 2008 6:13 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Is it me or is my only benefit stop snoring?
Replies: 26
Views: 3743

Is it me or is my only benefit stop snoring?

Ya know, the Doctor told me that I would awake feeling like Superman, I would lose weight, and my whole life would change..... I don't get it.... I can honestly say that my only benefit is that I no longer snore! Of course this is a BIG THING for my wife, but as for me... I can't sleep without my ma...
by hotrod53
Tue Jan 15, 2008 6:48 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Difference between Remstar M and Remstar A-Pap
Replies: 6
Views: 974

It is a RemStarPlus M series and it has a C-Flex button

Sleepycarol....headboard??....you do know that the unit is supposed to be lower than your head, right?
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by hotrod53
Mon Jan 14, 2008 8:25 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Difference between Remstar M and Remstar A-Pap
Replies: 6
Views: 974

Difference between Remstar M and Remstar A-Pap

I friend just got the RemStar A-Pap and his auto ranges, I was wondering if my Remstar M autoranges as well. It does seem that it blows stronger when I first go to bed and when I wake up later in the evening it blows less. His is set up to range from 6-20 and his display shows that it hovers around ...