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- Wed Feb 24, 2010 7:45 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Mixing masks and machines
- Replies: 8
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Re: Mixing masks and machines
Thanks for the info --- very helpful. Matt
- Tue Feb 23, 2010 10:50 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Effects on blood pressure?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4024
Re: Effects on blood pressure?
When I started on cpap, my blood pressure was hard to get under 140/ ** with meds. Within 2 weeks of using cpap, my pressure dropped 20 points. There is a bunch of articles documenting High Blood Pressure and apnea on the web. I brought one off the family medicine site and showed my Dr. She was real...
- Tue Feb 23, 2010 10:39 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Mixing masks and machines
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1614
Mixing masks and machines
Hi- I have a Respironics Remstar Auto Cflex machine w/ humidifier. The machine is set a variable pressure- something like 6 to 18... I use a Resmed Ultra Mirage II Mask. I have been using the mask for about a year, I like it much better than my original Respironics Comfort gel mask which I used for ...
- Wed Nov 05, 2008 11:38 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: ComfortGel fix idea?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1954
Re: ComfortGel fix idea?
I have not experienced the tabs breaking, but the small adjustment notches for the forehead support, where it connects to the mask body. The little prongs bust, then the "sliding" support doesn't stay where it is supposed to. This has happened on 3 masks. Of course if these things break, then you ha...
- Tue Oct 21, 2008 5:08 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: My Experience- sorry kinda long
- Replies: 4
- Views: 934
My Experience- sorry kinda long
Hello- I occasionally read this forum. It was a big help when I was first diagnosed with OSA. I thought I would write this so that new people would know what I went through and help them. My medical provider Kaiser is great, really. When I did my sleep study and follow up the process was not as stre...