I am filing a appeal based on the HHS guidelines at https://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-07-12-00250.pdf. @LSAT, how do you get yours to last? Mine get really soft and floppy. I can push it to 2 months match, but then they just leak too much. (Sorry it took me so long to repost. It's been a hellish y...

Hi, I've been using cpap for 10 years. Today I found out that BCBS-Alabama seems to have a unique replacement policy. They pay for replacement full face mask cushions 1 per 6 months and filters 1 per 3 months. I've been getting cushions 1 per month and filters 2 per month for the past 10 years, and ...

File a complaint with your state insurance board. In Michigan you can do it online at http://www.michigan.gov/difs/. You wouldn't believe how well this works. Also emails or letters to the CEO and to your Congressman. Call your local news -- most have a consumer advocate type who will work on consum...

I tried the pillow masks, but the force of the air in my nose was way too much. The nasal mask I've tried is a Fisher & Paykel FlexiFit. It is much more comfortable than the FFM, but I don't keep my mouth closed.

I want to track my progress on CPAP, but cannot afford to buy the software and card reader right now. It looks like I can get 4 numbers from the S8 Elite II machine. What should I be looking for? Friday night they were AHI 4.7, HI 5.6, AI 1.1, leak .04 l/s. This morning they were all 0. Do I need to...

I took a 2 hour nap today. The air in my stomach was the worst so far. My pressure is at 13. I'll try putting it down one tonight, and see if that helps. I am using the Quattro FFM. I am a mouth breather -- a really bad one, I understand. Usually if I try to breathe through for my nose for more than...

Most nights I can get the mask not to leak. I am definitely feeling more alert, even late in the day, which is wonderful. BUT, I'm having trouble with nausea, especially in the morning. I almost had to pull of the road on my way to work twice this week. I'm guessing this is from swallowing air. If I...

Thank you! I can't wait to try the Falcon position. I've used Benadryl as a sleep aid occassionally for years. My doctor suggested it when she said I couldn't have any more lorazepam. I took loraepam for about a year, and it worked perfectly. I think she thought I was an addict, or was going to be. ...

I work at an insurance company. It is true that hospitals can set the "rack rate" anywhere they want to. Insurance companies negotiate prices with hospitals or hospital systems directly. But $360 to one hospital and $4300 to another is ridiculous. Let me tell you, in health insurance the squeaky whe...

One thing I forgot to mention...

I have the mask on pretty tight. It's leaving lines in my face and forehead. But I can live with face lines for a good night's sleep.

I was recently diagnosed with OSA and started sleeping in the mask on 8/5. Thanks to all of you, last night was my third leak free night in a row. For the first 3.5 weeks, I would start off each night ok, but would wake up 1-2 hours later leaking everywhere. After a couple of tries to "refit" the ma...