... Insurance is part of your compensation package. You lose your job, you lose your salary AND your insurance. You are free to find health ins OUTSIDE your employer's plan if you like...at least for the time being! Are you serious? Have you ever priced insurance if you have a chronic condition? Yo...

... Now, regarding the questions, they're all very relevant... and that's why they're already included! If you're curious ... Whoops! My apologies I missed it. Since I did, I suggest other visitors to the site will miss the added information as well. Might I suggest a link at the bottom of the page...

IMHO, the ideal is for all of us to have a back-up mask on hand, in case of an emergency with the mask we use regularly. ... Ditto here. I always keep a backup. (Not to worry...I will order from cpap.com when I decide to buy a new mask and hose...I'm coming up on a year with my mask and I was kind ...

The following link should help: http://www.billmyhealthinsurance.com/medicare-faqs-cpap-machines.aspx You will note at the bottom of that page there is a list of equipment and the replacement frequency. Medicare will allow a replacement of the CPAP mask every 90 days. That does not answer the questi...

What? No free airfare and travel to the UK for the study? You might want to find a website that explains a little more about the sleep study process. For example: http://www.talkaboutsleep.com/sleep-basics/viewasleepstudy.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_study http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/d...

Okay, I'll take a stab at this. I went to the website, expecting to see snake oil. I was pleasantly surprised. The "For Physicians" tab at the top leads to where a few (very small) studies have been done. Still, they are headed in the right direction. I read the abstracts and have the following conc...

... I realize that a lot of people are against the shots, and that is fine, you have to make the best choice for yourself. Glad you did get the vaccines, as did I. (I am in a high risk group due to diabetes). Not only will it help you avoid getting the flu, but you will also not pass it along to th...

Thanks for the replies. What are bicarbonates? Here in the States, it is labeled as "Baking Soda". Sometimes people use it as an antacid: http://www.armhammer.com/basics/magic/#12 Like most other things, in moderation it is not bad. However, if you fight central sleep apneas, it is not a good idea ...

That's good that you wrote your numbers down, but wow, that's hard to read. I made a chart for you. http://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx49/katiewoo1/chart.jpg I hope the more experienced folks here will give you some input. Thanks Katie! That makes it much easier. Now, I don't know anything about ...

... I was put on a new machine, a resmed auto asv because I was having a lot of central apneas. Not sure the exact machine. I slept for about 3 hours straight with little osa and central apnea's. But now my lungs feel really funny, like they are tired and full of air. Is this normal? maybe there wa...

... My older daughter decided against the H!N1 for her children. Can't say I'm comfortable with that, but I understand her reservations, and none of her childen have other underlying health issues to make them high risk. ... Kathy, please ask your daughter to view the following graph from the CDC: ...

Lugging this unwieldy thing around, especially on a plane on Thanksgiving is a bit of a hassle. I also worry I may damage it since I already had to replace one. That, plus the airport security makes me think twice about bringing it, but I'm beginning to look at it as a "can't live(or sleep) without...

... I do have a humidifier but cannot stand it. I tried it again recently, on 1, at th urging of my DME and had my worst night since first night. ... Ah! Another person after my own heart. My sinuses also play the cha cha on me when the humidity changes. You might want to try just having water in t...

"Frogman" ... I like that. Humor is a creative way to make the whole situation seem much more acceptable. ... My SaO2 during this period was reported as mildly abnormal with the minimum at 83% and a mean of 95% and 95% of the time above 89%. ... Don't know about you, but I have similar (though occas...

... Our meal-consuming nation will probably contribute more to the greenhouse effect after today's en masse gluttonous meal than just about any other collective digestive undertaking. ... Ever the optomist, I see the potential in this dire caution. Just think of this as an untapped alternate energy...