Actually, you DO lose weight in the nasopharyx area of your throat. I am an OR nurse in pediatrics and we do many many adenoidectomies on overweight children who have sleep apnea in order to give them a little more room in their throat in which to breathe to offset the fatty tissue pressing in towar...

I am a newer user of APAP and I have a question. I am now using a brand new ComfortLite 2 mask and I like it very much. It has solved the leak problems I had with the ComfortCurve. Good for side sleeping. The mask packaging came with both nasal pillows and simple cushion, both in medium and large i...

Okay, I have been on the APAP for two weeks now and I am getting some wild numbers on the data next day. Can anyone shed light on what more or less are considered acceptable numbers for leak, AHI, HI, AI and such? Also, I have been keeping my new Resmed Vantage plugged in all the time and I see that...

I have just finished reading the manual to my APAP S8 Vantage. I had my session with my RT today for a brief tutorial. I like her a lot already as well as her company. They have given me just what I asked for to begin with without any insurance problems. Halleluja. Now I can begin treatment. I can t...

Well now, the sleep doctor called and wanted the CPAP to begin right away, so he said he would fax the script right away. I did learn something on this forum already, so I asked him to write for APAP instead. He did this without complaint. Tomorrow is the appointment to go in and try on masks and ge...

I am a nurse who underwent a long overdue sleep study Friday night. I was surprised to learn that my family was correct and I do need therapy. At midnight or so, the technician told me that I was severely apneic and I had awakened myself 88 times in the first two hours. My O2 SAT was 72. I know what...