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by Rico_B
Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:04 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: newbie with ultra mirage ffm questions
Replies: 8
Views: 1446

Re: newbie with ultra mirage ffm questions

Jen, welcome to the world of apnea. Mask problems are probably the single most common set of problems people experience. Pain on or around the bridge of the nose is also, unfortunately, common. Couple of things. First, regarding your small sized mask: the ultra mirage is (allegedly) designed so that...
by Rico_B
Sun Feb 24, 2008 2:33 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: absurdly slow heart rate??? (and apnea)
Replies: 8
Views: 13015

absurdly slow heart rate??? (and apnea)

What's the gig with bizarrely slow heart rates??? (and apnea) my sleep study results showed that, in addition to having moderate apnea, my heart rate drops to 33 bpm prior to entering stage 1 sleep. ...33 beats per minute?? What the F? That's about 1 beat every two seconds... (???) I stared at my do...
by Rico_B
Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:43 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Mouth Tapers, Poligrippers: What is your process?
Replies: 8
Views: 1778

Mouth Tapers, Poligrippers: What is your process?

Hi all, I've been on cpap for about a month now. I use nasal pillows and found that I leaked a lot of air out of my mouth. After finding then reading comments in this forum, I decided to try poligrip. It works quite well and stopped my mouth breathing, but I find the process a bit off-putting (I exp...