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by no_time_for_apnea
Tue Jan 06, 2009 9:29 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Cheap heated hose
Replies: 153
Views: 58017

Re: Cheap heated hose

I hate raining on people's parades, but please do check for lead in the insulation (quite common in electrical insulation BTW, at least in the past) and other possible snags. And please report back how it turns out, if you do it. Good luck. Thank you for the tip for lead warnings. I do remember buy...
by no_time_for_apnea
Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:39 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Cheap heated hose
Replies: 153
Views: 58017

Re: Cheap heated hose

If ever a less reliable product that creates light and heat (than Xmas lights) was available to the general public without some sort of pyrotechnic licensing required, I am not aware of it. ... Good luck, and do let us know where to send flowers and donations... Hmm... I think you may be confusing ...
by no_time_for_apnea
Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:12 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Going Commando
Replies: 44
Views: 6402

Re: Going Commando

It really hits home when forum members (rooster, fortomorrow) have personal experiences with the dangers of suddenly stopping the use of CPAP. Are there any studies that show this effect? I can imagine it would be pretty tough to gather this information, but I'm guessing that if a study showed this ...
by no_time_for_apnea
Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:55 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Cheap heated hose
Replies: 153
Views: 58017

Re: Cheap heated hose

I'm experiencing more rainout now that it's colder outside, and looking for a solution. So it's almost Christmas, and strings of lights are only a few dollars. I wonder if a string of lights would work as well as a reptile heater. A light string should fit easily inside the hose cover, the hose cove...
by no_time_for_apnea
Wed Dec 10, 2008 10:12 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: PurSleep (xPAP Aromatherapy) SURVEY
Replies: 42
Views: 9098

Re: PurSleep (xPAP Aromatherapy) SURVEY

I wouldn't even mention "aromatherapy" in the brochure - just "smell". O. I second Ozij's suggestion. When I first read the product description, the term "aromatherapy" was a red flag to me-- it seemed to imply that it was intended to be part of the treatment (e.g. the embedded word "therapy" and t...
by no_time_for_apnea
Fri Nov 21, 2008 1:33 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: newbie with software questions
Replies: 7
Views: 1956

Re: newbie with software questions

Your machine doesn't use software. The machine has to use software and collect useful data, then you have to use the software that's made for that machine. Jim Yeah, I know. When I first posted that message, I hadn't filled in my profile yet, so it didn't occur to me that I should explain that I ha...
by no_time_for_apnea
Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:34 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: newbie with software questions
Replies: 7
Views: 1956

Re: newbie with software questions

I have a related question. The "Collective Wisdom" and lots of other threads on this site give very convincing reasons why getting a data-capable machine can improve the success of a treatment. But I haven't found a good comparison of the software packages. Are they all basically the same? Do differ...
by no_time_for_apnea
Wed Nov 12, 2008 9:01 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: options for a stomach sleeper?! (first post)
Replies: 28
Views: 4369

Re: options for a stomach sleeper?! (first post)

Hey, my first post, too! And it was great to read your post-- someone who is going through exactly what I'm going through... I have only been using a CPAP (Respironics SleepEasy) for about 3 weeks, and I'm having trouble getting used to it, too (pressure of 8, like you). I'm not quite as young as yo...