There are other signs and symptoms besides snoring and visually documenting episodes of shallow or stopped breathing. Fatigue, elevated BP, GERD, morning headaches, dry mouth and need for naps are a just a few. Take the Epworth sleepiness test, see how you rate. Do one for yourself and have your hus...

Hysterectomy that left the ovaries in 1978. Ovaries started their decline about 7 years ago. Not sure when my OSA came to be but if my elevated blood pressure and GERD are indications, then probably 3 years ago. So impossible for me to make any correlations but my sister is just finishing up with me...

I am techie oriented. I like to have all the available options, just in case they might come in handy. I worked in the medical community for about 30 years. Insatiable curiosity about many things but especially anything that goes wrong with my body. I want to have as much information available to me...

I am so glad I got the software today. 6 nights of treatment so far with minimal improvement. While not expecting a miracle I thought I would see maybe a little improvement. I guess if you can count cutting out the morning need for a nap and only having the need for afternoon nap, some improvement t...

do I continue using it and look like a pizza faced 15 yo or do I go with the Liberty that I just got, since it's much smaller and made of a different material and give it a go to see how it does? LOL You gotta try it. Might be as good of a leak rate or even better. We never know till we try what wi...

It should work just fine. I am betting your Media Edition is also SP2 or even SP3 if you got that update. To check for sure go to your Start Menu/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools/then System Information and look at version information. Or sometimes you can simply type in sys info into the littl...

It was me. It worked this time.

OMG I am so green with envy. My leak line looks like a zipper in places. Congrats on the good report. Wouldn't you know it? I have no problem with mask or air blowing up my nose but I have this leak issue to sort through.
Brenda

I don't want to sound like I am bragging too much, but I am happy! The link below is my report for last night. oops, I get a page not found on your link. It is me or the link? I am so happy for you and green with envy. I just got the software installed and looked at my daily stats. The daily averag...

I have not seen the doctor for follow up but I did speak with his nurse early last week prior to the titration study. She told me he wouldn't write for auto unit unless he felt like I needed it. He would write for brand and model of choice though. So I have not seen how he actually worded his prescr...

The ResMed 8 Elite is a CPAP only. No Auto features. You can view leakage, AI, Hi and AHI easily on the LCD screen. If you are wanting auto capabilities you might look at Resmed's Autoset. If you aren't planning on getting the software this machine will at least give you the break down where the AHI...

Don't need one. I have Pugsy I will change it to Standard tonight and see if that changes the rate of leakage... Just because of yawning, tossing and turning, I just do not think a 0 is ever gonna happen. I can do Math if I have the right formula to start with. If not, I am screwed just like everyo...

Too bad you don't have a ResMed mask......you could just put the type of mask you have, into the machine, and it would calculate everything out without having to use a calculator and slide rule. The same thought passed through my mind but he would still have to know how to figure what L/s is accept...

If this were me I would change the mask setting to standard. I read yesterday that ResMed allows 24 L/min deduction for it. So then you have a standard rate to go by. Then watch your data. Multiply the L/s reading you get by 60 to get a L/min rate which is what masks are rated at. Add back in the 24...

http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=40871&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=mask+selection+on+Resmed+machine&start=15 check out the above thread especially Slinky's comments, note there are 2 pages. 24 L/min = 0.4 L/s 60 is the multiplier or division factor depending on what you are doing your recent .1...

http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=41785&p=367329&hilit=HI+results+in+half#p367329 When you have time take a look at Rested Gal's comments about HI's reported by ResMed machines. That should explain how to then view your AHI's in a little different perspective. I am too new to comment on u...