Hey - I got my machine today and can't wait to try it out. Unfortunately, I think I am battling a sinus infection (heading to Dr. today to get some antibiotics). Anyway - the provider (Apria) would not give the Provider's Manual. I still don't have the details of the financial arrangement with them ...

Ok - so, I finally got a call from the DME and they are going to be providing per the prescription the Respironics BiPAP Auto w/Biflex & heated humidifier on a rent to own basis. My insurance will cover 90% after deductible (which my family has already met for this year). My copay for Aetna will com...

I had my follow up titration study and just got back from getting the results from the Dr. Apparently he is prescribing a BiFlex machine with settings of 14/9. He was just at an Apnea seminar this last weekend where he talked to the Respironics folks and said he was convinced that the Flex makes a d...

Thank you both for your input. I'll wait to see what my pressure settings will need to be and figure it out from there.

Cheers!
Chuck

Ok - so I had my follow up appt with the pulmonary specialist who gave me my 1st sleep study results. "Severe apnea" He said that I had 52 apnea events in a 1 hour period which I guess is pretty bad since that means I am basically being woken up once every minute or so in order to breathe. So, I had...

Well, I just got the call from my Dr. with my sleep study results and I have been diagnosed with . . . ta da - apnea. So here I am beginning my research into the wild world of CPAP. I have an appointment with the specialist next Monday, and I want to be prepared and know what I want in terms of mach...