To all the people who have helped me over the last 2 years, with you're help and encouragement, I have been able to cope with this thing called OSA! Thank you so very much, may the New year bring you happiness, and good sleep!!

With much graditude
Dixieblue ( Margaret)

Larry,
I am so sory for you're loss. Thank you for telling us a little something about her. You and you're family are in my prayers. It is nice to see love is alive, you can tell how much you love her. Take care

Margaret

Thank you for you're advice BeanMeScot, He went to see the sleep doctor on wensday, they said try to fine tune the humidifier, and if that didn't work, call them in 2 weeks and they will up his pressure. I will turn his ramp off and see if that works! thanks again

Dixie

My husband has had his machine Resmed Elite S8, pressure of 11, for 3 months now. It is not going very well. He is compliant to his theraphy, but he feels he is not getting enough air to breath. He wears a FFM. Would it be dangerous for him to try my bipap, pressure of 22/16? Just needed some advice...

Jeeper,

I wish you all the best with you're up coming surgery!!! You are in my thoughts and prayers. The chat room will miss you while you are away!!!!
Get well soon our dear friend

I know how scary it is, because I have been through it. I lost the hearing in my left ear back in Febuary. Since starting bipap I have been getting alot of head cold/allergies. One day my ear just clogged up. So I went to the ENT doctor, they ran a test. He said I had lost total hearing in my left e...

Love you're nails!!!!! Happy 4th of July

IWelcome to the froum, I also got really lucky with my DME, 2 hours after being released from the hospital, it was at my door step, they showed my how to use it, what numbers to look for, what some of them meant. Recently my doctor lowered my pressure and my DME was here that very same day!!! She ca...

My presure was decrease because of what i call the blow fish effect. My mouth would fill up with air, I tape, so hence the "blow fish effect".Just been to the primary doctor for a check up, blood work showed everything is fine!

thanks
margaret

Thank you to all who have replied. I will be calling the Doctor frist thing monday morning. I also think that is is not so much the numbers, it is the way a person feels. I have worked so hard to rise out of the "fog" and refuse to to go back to the way I use to feel!!! Thank you Happy fathers day t...

Thank you all for repling, and giveing me the advice. My leak rate is .78%. I am not on any new medicine, although i am on Lyrica, which can make arms and legs swell. I called my DME, and she came over to check my machine(she spoils me), she thought maybe gastric retension. I called my doctor with h...

I have had my Bi-pap machine for almost a year. Everything has gone really well until last nite. My mouth kept filling up with air!! Woke up this morning and felt horrible, a massive headache, I feel really shaky inside and feel bloated! Has anyone experienced this before? I do wear a chinstrap and ...

I use the Swift nasel pillows, and have a good deal of luck with them. My pressure is set at 21/16, with a bleed in of 6 litters of O2.


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Welcome you have found an awesome forum to learn from... Hang in there it will get better

Keeping the old fingers crossed that everything goes well, Get well soon!!!!