I think the biggest obstacle is public awareness and education. I go to a medical clinic that trains residents in family medicine. For years, I kept complaining about feeling tired. This was considered to be depression. Finally, I got to see a young practicing doctor, who spent a longer time with me...

With Ontario ADP, I paid the supplier $260 for a machine and a mask. They filled out the paperwork and collected the balance themselves. Viewed positively, I got a machine that puts air into my lungs for a pretty cheap price. Living in a sleepy fatigue sucked, and I am beyond that now. For everythin...

[quote="split_city"]CPAP helps to prevent apneas by 1) stenting the airway open by positive pressure and 2) increasing lung volume. In regards to point number two, there have been several studies which have shown that increasing lung volume makes the airway less collapsible. Thank you for your valua...

Poison is poison. The more you take, the sicker you get. And the sicker you are, the more you are at risk to succumb.

Like I started my initial post to this thread - Where angels fear to tread....

May I quote from cpap.com : "Humidification adds moisture to the CPAP air, reducing irritation to the nasal passages caused by the increased airflow." CPAP also expands the lungs. We breathe in more each time. If we took in five molecules of CO with each breath, then maybe now we take in seven. Thos...

Where angels fear to tread..... I understand that carbon monoxide has a toxic effect by displacing oxygen in the hemoglobin. Once the CO molecule has found its bed in a blood cell, no oxygen molecule can go there. We know that more air passes through our lungs when we are on a CPAP machine. In the c...

Each province does its own thing, outside of private insurance. I have no insurance, so the Ontario government paid $780 for a basic machine and mask, and I paid $260. Your sleep doctor or family doctor can be a good source of information. An even better source may be a vendor, such as Vitalaire whi...

The same as you, my biggest complaint was sleepy fatigue during the day. I have been on a CPAP machine since last October, at a pressure of 8. I have a big chest, and sometimes feel that the machine can not supply as big a supply of air through the hose as I want when I first put it on, after being ...

Same old saw - buyer beware. So many companies say that the buyer takes all responsibilities when it comes to international sales. My brother in the States sent a gift of four loaves of bread to my father in Canada. UPS wanted $57 at his door, most of it a brokerage charge. The bread store did refun...

Air deprived. To put a retro slant on it.

Slinky,

Just replying to our anonymous guest, who says brand names are nothing. Nothing, I tell you all. As our guest says. There goes the slippery slope, slinky.

DME Daddy, would it help if I told you I was buying New Balance shoes on the advice of an orthotic specialist, who I was referred to by a foot doctor. So the comparison to Cpap still applies. And the particular shoe is a diabetic shoe, size 12 6E to be exact. Not a fashion statement. So my point is,...

It happens all the time. When I went looking for New Balance running shoes, I found most US internet retailers will not sell to Canada, and vice versa. This is enforced by the manufacturer's threat to withhold supply. And the pricing is pretty tightly controlled, even if most of the shoes are made i...

I live in Canada. I recently ordered a couple of masks and other stuff from CPAP.com. The postman left it at my door like any other parcel, as it was marked prescription medical goods. I am sure a machine would cross the border just as easily, with no duties or taxes. And we do have a few online sup...

MissyC,

Sorry that I referred you to Advans. I see now that it is an American site.
Australian prices are high, much like Canada.

John