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by JennyE
Wed Apr 07, 2010 7:40 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Hole In Roof
Replies: 46
Views: 7391

Re: Hole In Roof

And sometimes, a house with a hole in the roof, is just a house with a hole in the roof.
by JennyE
Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:24 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Nasal Pillows---how do you use them?
Replies: 2
Views: 835

Nasal Pillows---how do you use them?

I got a nasal pillow mask last year; I used the smallest end, and didn't remember what to do with it. It wouldn't stay just barely inside my nostrils, and wouldn't go any further in. I've mastered several masks, all nasal or full face, but after a year, I can't remember how it's supposed to go in. I...
by JennyE
Tue Mar 30, 2010 10:12 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Apria strikes again
Replies: 9
Views: 2328

Re: Apria strikes again

I had nothing but trouble with Apria when my insurance forced me to use them. Especially when it meant leaving the RT who had handled my cpap and me quite well from the beginning of therapy. So when I got Medicare as primary, I changed back to Lincare and have been there since.
by JennyE
Sat Mar 27, 2010 11:40 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: POLL: Are you a lurker? If so that's fine. But why not post?
Replies: 78
Views: 10638

Re: POLL: Are you a lurker? If so that's fine. But why not post?

I was a lurker for over a year because everytime I registered, the site wouldn't register me. I run into this problem with other message boards; my Internet Explorer isn't up to date. But it works fine now!
by JennyE
Sat Mar 20, 2010 9:08 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: WANTED: A FFM that doesn't leave a red stripe
Replies: 13
Views: 2972

Re: WANTED: A FFM that doesn't leave a red stripe

I'm stuck on the UltraMirage ffm. I tried on others, but the forehead get pads work best for me. There is no part of the mask able to create a groove in the nose. That's what I like best about the mirages--they don't rest on the bridge of the nose. My very early masks were so painful I dreaded putti...
by JennyE
Fri Mar 19, 2010 4:47 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Recovery Room Anesthesia
Replies: 16
Views: 2715

Re: Recovery Room Anesthesia

I woke up during mine and remember saying, I wish I could see the screen (no glasses); I also remember being woken by my own snore and gasp for air after several minor procedures involving sedation. Not a good feeling. Where are those people I told about my apnea, and the ones giving me more drugs t...
by JennyE
Thu Mar 18, 2010 10:17 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: deleted
Replies: 67
Views: 10118

Re: SUFFOCATION IS POSSIBLE

We had a power outage and the lack of air made me start perspiring, which woke me up. I could breathe quite well. The room air came in through the ventilating holes. You'll get it worked out, but if you want to change anything, do it now before your 30 days are up.
by JennyE
Sat Mar 13, 2010 2:30 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Options for not using humitifier
Replies: 10
Views: 1922

Re: Options for not using humitifier

I use Ayr saline gel in my nose and it keeps things moist all night. I can keep my humidifier low, because too high and I feel like I can't breathe..
by JennyE
Tue Mar 09, 2010 4:29 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: By dose! Id is addoying be!
Replies: 5
Views: 1286

Re: By dose! Id is addoying be!

No kidding about the Afrin! I'm in the midst of using it once daily. This happens once a year--in the winter. Then my allergist prescribes Astelin spray, which actually fixes the problem with my nose, temporarily. I recently got a full face mask to use when I'm congested. But I'm finding I don't bre...