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by raneyday
Mon Jan 23, 2012 12:51 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ComfortPAP Error
Replies: 0
Views: 663

ComfortPAP Error

Hi,
Has anybody using the ComfortPAP Auto 804 had any problems with it? Mine is giving me an Error 004--an airflow sensor error.
by raneyday
Thu Sep 24, 2009 3:58 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Data recording machines--which is best?
Replies: 9
Views: 1692

Data recording machines--which is best?

Forgive me if this has been covered before, but I'm asking anyway!
I'm interested in getting a cpap machine with full data recording capability. Which ones are good? And not TOO expensive. Thanks.
by raneyday
Wed Sep 23, 2009 4:30 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Neverending saga: In Search for THE mask
Replies: 14
Views: 5517

Re: Neverending saga: In Search for THE mask

I'm also on the Quest for the True Mask. I'm going to be getting a bit of a bonus in a few weeks, but am I planning a cruise? Buying new clothes? A flat-screen TV? Heck no, I'm waiting like a kid at Christmas to buy a new mask!
by raneyday
Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:36 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Question about REMstar Plus
Replies: 1
Views: 845

Question about REMstar Plus

I have a REMstar Plus CPAP Machine, which I guess is a real dinosaur. Lately I've noticed an hour glass icon in the window that shows the number of hours I've used the machine. Anybody know what it means? Is the machine running out of time? Am I?
by raneyday
Wed Sep 02, 2009 3:51 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Why is the industry like this?
Replies: 27
Views: 4545

Re: Why is the industry like this?

unclematt wrote:I had been complaining of sleep problems for 17 years with 7 doctors before my new doctor decided a sleep study might help. The other docs just told me I was depressed.
Sure you were depressed--cuz you weren't sleeping!
by raneyday
Tue Aug 11, 2009 2:21 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: can't get use to mask(s)
Replies: 7
Views: 1220

Re: can't get use to mask(s)

I had the same problem a few weeks ago. Someone suggested taping the mask to my face. Worked like a charm--The tape pulled when I tried to take the mask off, and I woke myself up. It only took 2 nights, and I'm not taping anymore, and I'm not taking it off.
by raneyday
Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:04 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Taking the mask off in your sleep
Replies: 3
Views: 872

Taking the mask off in your sleep

Anybody else have this problem? For a couple of weeks, I've been taking the mask off in my sleep. Sometimes the machine is still running, sometimes I've turned that off too. I have just ordered a new cushion for my Quattro FF mask--hopefully that will help. Any ideas?
by raneyday
Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:57 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Losing weight really is the best long term solution
Replies: 75
Views: 8355

Re: Losing weight really is the best long term solution

Wow, you make it sound like adjusting to CPAP is easy. I only wish it were! It's taken me months and months to finally adjust to it, and I'd still give just about anything never to have to use it again. I've done CPAP and I've lost weight--losing weight has been easier and less stressful. Of course ...
by raneyday
Mon Dec 01, 2008 3:47 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP vs BiPAP
Replies: 4
Views: 1021

CPAP vs BiPAP

Hello all, I've been having a hard time with my CPAP machine. As soon as it ramps up to full pressure (13), I start getting leaks all over the place. I saw my doctor today, and she suggested switching to BiPAP. I understand the difference between CPAP and BiPAP, but is BiPAP better at reducing leaks...
by raneyday
Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:50 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Air leaks
Replies: 5
Views: 1959

Air leaks

I'm having a heck of a lot of trouble with my Ultra Mirage full face mask. Lately, I just can't keep the thing from leaking. And it tends to leak right into my eyes! I've thought about getting an eye mask just to keep the air off. Anybody have any other ideas?
by raneyday
Wed Jan 26, 2005 4:45 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: What would you change?
Replies: 38
Views: 9054

I wish my respiratory therapist hadn't acted like this was going to the miracle cure to everything--you'll lose weight, she said, your blood pressure will go down, you'll feel more energetic, etc., etc. Now I've started using the machine, but I can't even keep it on all night, I feel like a failure....
by raneyday
Tue Jan 25, 2005 2:51 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Mask parts
Replies: 7
Views: 2846

Definitely! Every time I take it apart to wash it, I'm afraid I'm going to dump something very small and very expensive down the drain.
by raneyday
Mon Nov 22, 2004 4:04 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Port caps on Resmed Ultra Mirage
Replies: 3
Views: 4900

Port caps on Resmed Ultra Mirage

I've just started on my CPAP and things aren't going so well. But I've gotten some good ideas from reading these posts, so I'm still in there trying! One thing that's bothering me is that I only have one port cap for the 2 small ports on either side of the mask. (I'm using the Resmed Ultra mirage fu...