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- Sat Mar 28, 2026 12:14 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Help with selling a zero hour CPAP machine
- Replies: 2
- Views: 74
Re: Help with selling a zero hour CPAP machine
Selling these can be tricky because most major marketplaces like eBay or Facebook block medical device listings. Your best bet is to look for private forums or specific second-hand sites that deal with sleep apnea gear. Zero hours is a huge selling point though.
- Sat Mar 28, 2026 12:12 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Oximeters: Junk or Not?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1778
Re: Oximeters: Junk or Not?
Most of the cheap ones are definitely hit or miss with durability. If you want something reliable, you usually have to pay a bit more for a medical-grade version rather than the basic consumer ones. They're mostly useful for seeing if your oxygen is actually dropping when you think your mask is leak...
- Sat Mar 28, 2026 12:10 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Weight loss drug trial claiming to reduce Sleep Apnea. Hmmm?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 34554
Re: Weight loss drug trial claiming to reduce Sleep Apnea. Hmmm?
Weight loss usually does help with AHI levels, so the study results make sense on paper. I’ve seen people manage to get off their CPAP after losing significant weight, but the gastro side effects can be a trade-off.
- Mon Nov 12, 2018 6:44 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: CMS 50D+ no USB connection win10 "device not found"
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8602
Re: CMS 50D+ no USB connection win10 "device not found"
I would try the latest version 1.5. I just fixed mine 2 nights ago as I was having sleep trouble and wanted to check the o2 and total time. It fixed mine as I tried to use the install disc and I guess its just too old.
- Sat Nov 10, 2018 7:49 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: CMS 50D+ no USB connection win10 "device not found"
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8602
Re: CMS 50D+ no USB connection win10 "device not found"
Did you ever get a solution to this?? I Have a Win10 laptop and just installed the drivers from the link above, and still the same "Device not found" result. Works on my old Vista box, and I have the correct cable that came with it. Unclear if the OP ever got it working with Win 10. TIA JH fixed wi...
- Mon Jan 29, 2018 7:00 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Nasal Pillow recommendations
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1018
Re: Nasal Pillow recommendations
paradiddle wrote:
I saw this head gear but can't seem to find this mask?

I think I found it Swift LT
- Mon Jan 29, 2018 6:50 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Nasal Pillow recommendations
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1018
Re: Nasal Pillow recommendations
I'll take a look at thatMark55 wrote:I have had good luck using the F&P Brevida. Very comfortable, no sore spots, and virtually no leaks unless I bury my head when side sleeping. As with all masks, YMMV of course.
- Mon Jan 29, 2018 6:48 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Nasal Pillow recommendations
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1018
Re: Nasal Pillow recommendations

I saw this head gear but can't seem to find this mask?
- Mon Jan 29, 2018 6:29 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Plugged Nose with Nasal Mask
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1695
Re: Plugged Nose with Nasal Mask
i used res med mirage nasal mask for years as nasal mask of choice but I have been getting swollen passages for quite awhile. It took me awhile to get to the bottom of it. everyone said it was all about the humidifier. Not my case. If I sit up I clear up. If I lay down I get swollen, So I tried the ...
- Mon Jan 29, 2018 6:20 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: How often do you clean your equipment?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 35168
Re: How often do you clean your equipment?
I used to be a wash my mask once a week in dish soap and water plus the hose gets a flush But i slack off. I do sun am and let it dry on towel rack. The water humidifier needs cleaning as well as it builds some scum. I know I need to clean mask when the skin oils make it leak. I can milk the hoses a...
- Mon Jan 29, 2018 6:13 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Cruise and CPAP
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6473
Re: Cruise and CPAP
Royal carribean last year first cruise - they gave me a long cord and it worked just fine. next time I'll bring my own cord.
- Mon Jan 29, 2018 6:05 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Nasal Pillow recommendations
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1018
Nasal Pillow recommendations
I now use a ResMed Swift™ FX nasal pillow and it seems to work better for my swollen nasal passages at night. https://www.cpapdirect.com/img/e93f/http-wwwresmedialibrarycom-library-wp-content-uploads-2011-09-swift-fx-exploded-viewprint_jpg_egdetail.jpg The only problem I have is that the head gear s...
- Sat Jan 07, 2017 11:13 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: CMS 50D+ no USB connection win10 "device not found"
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8602
Re: CMS 50D+ no USB connection win10 "device not found"
Goofproof wrote:Your NEW computer is WinDozes 10, likely 64 bit, it doesn't play well with 32 bit programing, and many other things, Welcome to the wonderful world of Windows 10, making the world obsolete one O.S. at a time. Jim
I have an older win 7 laptop in my garage , I'll give that a shot
- Sat Jan 07, 2017 11:12 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: CMS 50D+ no USB connection win10 "device not found"
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8602
Re: CMS 50D+ no USB connection win10 "device not found"
yes its the correct cable and it comes up as Ubabrt in settingsOkyDoky wrote:The only thing I know to help is to make sure you have the USB that came with the device. For some reason it requires that one and not just any USB.
- Sat Jan 07, 2017 10:45 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: CMS 50D+ no USB connection win10 "device not found"
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8602
CMS 50D+ no USB connection win10 "device not found"
I have had my CMS 50D+ for over 5 years. I haven't used for about 2 years and now I need to do some night recording to check again. Since then I have got rid of my win XP and Win 7 computers. I install software and I can see the usb device connect in win 10 on com 7 but it live and recorded data ( r...