CPAP's are CONTINUOUS positive pressure devices. Even when you are exhaling, there is still some airflow creating pressure to keep your airway open. The pressure never goes to zero. And some CPAP machines send a noticeable puff of air if you are not inhaling after a certain number of seconds to test...

I have this: https://a.co/d/d8Gewi7 It gives me a full night (without humidifier) on a charge, and you can charge it by wall outlet, plugging into the car cigarette lighter, or if you have a solar panel (solar panel does NOT come with the $99 version). You can buy larger ones with more power. No no...

I have this: https://a.co/d/d8Gewi7 It gives me a full night (without humidifier) on a charge, and you can charge it by wall outlet, plugging into the car cigarette lighter, or if you have a solar panel (solar panel does NOT come with the $99 version). You can buy larger ones with more power. No noi...

Most people mouth breathe when they have apnea because of air hunger. Once they are getting appropriate treatment for their apnea, the need to mouth breathe goes away unless you have issues like sinus congestion or nasal polyps or some other problem. You will be able to see on your data if you are m...

I noticed it most when driving. For some reason, it really freaks me out to be in the far left lane with opposing traffic or a solid barrier on my left-hand side. This makes bridges and tunnels very anxiety producing as well. It was about 1000 times worse before treating my OSA with CPAP. Now it sti...

Are you waking because of mask leaks? I don't know if the Luna has a mask fit button, but if not you can simulate it as follows: Set the pressure for your highest pressure (15). now fit the mask to your face so that it doesn't leak in your usual sleeping position. Then reset the pressure back to you...

Any new machines I have seen always have ZERO run hours. For sure I am going to check the run hours when the RT sets it up for the demo and instructional session. I already have an AS10 (bought it here a few years ago) so am familiar with getting into the menus. I did find some comments in a Reddit...

What an arrogant @$$hole of a doctor you ended up with! :roll: There's no reason to feel discouraged because he was a JERK and his advice was terrible. It does NOT mean you or your APAP treatment is a failure. He is a failure. And the only thing discouraging about that visit is that he gets paid to ...

I met someone for whom the inspire worked very well, but (maybe because this is a CPAP forum) she is the only one I've heard about had good results. She was relatively young and did not get much relief from her primary symptom (cognitive impairment) from CPAP.

I like to use my phone for "white noise" to help me sleep. I use inexpensive wireless sleep phones that are like a headband with soft speakers over the ears. I pull it down over my eyes, too, because our window coverings don't shut out enough light, especially this time of year. This blocks out the ...

What about this: https://www.cpap.com/products/dreamwear-full-face-cpap-mask-with-headgear ? This is a full face mask, based on the Dreamwear nasal cradle mask. ("Cradle mask" is my term, not an official term--it cradles your nose with an air cushion) If you find that once you are comfortable with t...

I wouldn't put all your faith in the apple watch for accuracy as far as sleep stages, and NO faith in the blood oxygen levels if you have them on your watch. I compared my blood oxygen levels with a recording pulse oximeter to the sporadic readings on the watch, and the watch was WAY off. Even Apple...

I have plain vanilla OSA, plus asthma and a heart condition, and I had a lot of trouble when I visited my daughter in AlbQ and worse when we visited Santa Fe because of altitude. But thankfully, I had good nights with the CPAP, and after I got a mild case of altitude sickness in Santa Fe, the first ...

You may be surprised to learn that Advantage plans are NOT limited to the 13 month capped rental original Medicare does for CPAP. They can require perpetual rental for the life of the equipment. And from what I have observed, most do impose perpetual rental, because they can. Why not? Medicare allow...

If you don't have blood oxygen on your watch, you might consider a recording pulse oximeter (inexpensive on Amazon) to correlate to the data as well. And personally, I don't think the blood oxygen on the Apple Watch is very accurate anyway. While an AHI of 3-4 is considered "normal", most of us with...