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by organicgirl
Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:38 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Newbie overwhelmed by OPUS nasal pillow avalanche!
Replies: 7
Views: 1577

Re: Newbie overwhelmed by OPUS nasal pillow avalanche!

thanks for the good advice above! Just to clarify- the dry eyes were coming from the larger mask (respironics comfort classic) (not the nasal pillow mask). So if the nasal pillows dont work out- I will try to see if there are masks that blow air/ have air ports in other directions. But I did read th...
by organicgirl
Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:16 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Newbie overwhelmed by OPUS nasal pillow avalanche!
Replies: 7
Views: 1577

Newbie overwhelmed by OPUS nasal pillow avalanche!

FIrst off - it's so great to have a site like this. It's so touching to read your posts and supports of one another. I feel lucky to have found you. Okay- so I have avoided using my CPAP for over 5 months now/ always getting too fed up with the masks. Finally got thru the past two nights with my res...
by organicgirl
Sat Jun 20, 2009 1:57 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: newbie needing advice re cpap on flight!
Replies: 3
Views: 1412

Re: newbie needing advice re cpap on flight!

Hi rested gal- thanks for the info and good wishes. I wasn't aware that the setting wasnt correlated to the extent of the apnea! I can't wait for my trip! unfortunately I have spent thousands of dollars on oral devices made by a sleep apnea dentist and tried using them on my flight to Israel with no...
by organicgirl
Sat Jun 20, 2009 8:53 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: still confused about best travel cpap!
Replies: 5
Views: 1532

still confused about best travel cpap!

I have spent a few hours trying to sort through all the posts here on the best cpap machine for travel and it seems the Everest is a good bet. But since I am new to CPAP (a few months) and new to travelling with one- I could use some help here! Because my current mask has been intolerable/ need a ne...
by organicgirl
Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:24 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: do any cpaps have FAA approval labels ON THEM?
Replies: 35
Views: 14150

do any cpaps have FAA approval labels ON THEM?

Hi- Sorry for the repeat post. Just spoke to Aer Lingus and they will not allow me to bring any cpap on board for flight use unless it has on it an FAA approval label which states it's approved for flying. I called Resmed and they said their machines dont have approval labels. Anyone out there know ...
by organicgirl
Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:09 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: newbie needing advice re cpap on flight!
Replies: 3
Views: 1412

newbie needing advice re cpap on flight!

Hi- So great to find this community! I felt like a pariah! I must confess though that I feel pretty overwhelmed by all the cpap lingo and detail and dont understand a lot of yet. So I read many posts re; bringing your CPAP on the airplane but am still a bit confused. I have a Remstar plus M series w...