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by zen
Sun May 31, 2009 2:30 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: DME
Replies: 7
Views: 1649

Re: DME

Well you still might check the prices. My DME really price gouges when I order a full facial mask that should cost ~$200 they charge for each part of the mask so the total is about $500. So my 20% co pay ends up being about $100 for a $200 mask! I have been able to buy the same mask on Cpap Auction ...
by zen
Sat May 30, 2009 8:20 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: DME: "We'll tell your MD you discontinued therapy."
Replies: 27
Views: 10562

Re: DME: "We'll tell your MD you discontinued therapy."

I bought an O2 concentrator at a Goodwill store and after having it checked out I told my DME that they could pick there's up. Oh! they were not happy about that, told me I couldn't return it. I asked what happens if I refuse to pay the darn $38 a month copay will you pick it up then? They ended up ...
by zen
Fri May 29, 2009 10:18 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Always Sleepy......
Replies: 8
Views: 1158

Re: Always Sleepy......

I am sleepy all the time to especially after eating. In my case I have come to the conclusion that my diabetes is partially to blame. I found out that 30 min. of fairly vigorous exercise cuts down on my daytime sleepiness. to have another nap. Provigil does work very well but it's expensive at ~$380...
by zen
Tue May 12, 2009 3:50 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Exercises may reduce severity of sleep apnea
Replies: 6
Views: 1336

Re: Exercises may reduce severity of sleep apnea

Here are 2 web pages with exercises. I don't know how to link directly to them so will try to type the addresses in.
I wish I knew how to link directly to them .....


http://www.smile-com/articles/article_v ... cle_id=521

http://stopsnoringcure.info/
by zen
Thu Dec 11, 2008 6:59 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: PillowPal
Replies: 58
Views: 19320

Re: PillowPal

I have been using this topper for the past week and realy love it. I also have that shapeable pillow from Target and like it but find this topper a lot better but in my case I am using it by itself. Now the funny thing is when I first got it I didn't care for it at all then gave it another try and f...
by zen
Sat Nov 29, 2008 4:48 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Weight loss....and CPAP
Replies: 14
Views: 1793

Re: Weight loss....and CPAP

This sure varies from person to person. I get a lot better if I am thin but getting and staying thin thats another story! But one of the ladys here had to go to a higher pressure when she lost weight and a woman friend of mine also had to raise her pressure about 4cm when she lost ~60 lbs. I saw an ...
by zen
Fri Nov 21, 2008 3:00 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Light Therapy for Winter Blues?
Replies: 21
Views: 2623

Re: Light Therapy for Winter Blues?

I too suffer from SAD and have done a lot of reading on it. It looks like there is a narrow band of blue light that is the most potient, some lights using banks of blue leds exploit this effect these are the ones talking about using for 15min a day. Well these seem to work for people ~40 years old a...