I was recently diagnosed with moderate sleep apnea and have been on CPAP for five days. I just got back from a consult with my arrhythmia doctor. (I take 100 mg of flecainide twice a day.) She said that treatment for apnea can eliminate arrhythmia some of the time. There are many factors that go int...

Hey, me too. I'm on day 4. And today I woke up with sinus pain in my upper right nostril next to my eye. And when I push on it, yow it hurts. I talked to the DME rep and she asked if I was using the humidified (Yes). Then she asked if I had any leaks. I told her that last night I noticed leaks on th...

Hi Seeker01, all I can say is wow. I was told by the sleep center that I would have 30 days to exchange my mask. And the DME told me this as well. I thought this was standard. But in talking to a friend about his experience, he said that as soon as the mask hit his skin, it was his to keep. In my ca...

I just got my CPAP machine! I thought I wouldn’t have any surprises with the DME because my doctor asked for a specific CPAP (Respironics Pro M 450 DS Series with Smart Card) and a specific mask. I went to the DME and this very nice young, young woman presented me with a REM Star Auto A-Flex with Sm...

20 years ago after the birth of my second child I had some chronic conditions that the western guys couldn't help me with. I ended up taking all kinds of medications. In frustration and desperation I went to an acupuncturist. She told me my fire had drowned out my water. And she also said that after...

I emailed my friend who lives in the Chaple Hill area a few weeks ago when I was diagnosed with sleep apnea and asked him for advice on DME's and machines. He has had 2 CPAPs, one he got in the Washington, D.C. area and the other in NC. He really like Lin Care in NC. Here' what he said. On the secon...

I'll be getting a CPAP machine on Thursday (Respironics Pro 450 with heated humidifier). I talked to a member of the staff at the sleep center several days after the study. She said that the doctor had written a prescription for the exact machine that they used in my sleep study, along with a heated...

Thank you for the web reference. I will definitely check it out. And thank you for all of your personal experiences. I don't feel so alone (and without options). Bonnie

My husband tried the mask at the sleep center and hated it. Didn't even try to go the CPAP route. He followed up with a dentist and got a mouth piece that moves his jaw forward to create more room. It seems to be working, but he says he uses it only 50% of the time. He hasn't complained about it bei...

Thank you for your responses. I'm on Flecainide (100 mg twice a day) and coumadin. The Flecainide has been 100% effective in eliminating the arrhythmia and my doctors have done their job. But immediately upon taking this drug a year ago, I felt nervous (very uncomfortable) and that has continued, my...

I should get my CPAP next week. I know it will be life changing. I'm so hopeful from what I've read on this forum that my blood pressure will decrease. I haven't seen anyone talk about what CPAP treatment will do for arrhythmia. Can this improve as well? Please say yes. I sure don't like the side ef...