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by Sue Dnym
Sun Apr 11, 2010 6:38 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Newbie needs advice about noise
Replies: 17
Views: 4560

Re: Newbie needs advice about noise

I us an MP3 player to fall a sleep with and but me back to sleep if I awake. This way the TV or noise does not bother my wife. Good luck, it gets better and it is worth it for the way you feel and react to the world around you. Yes, that's one of my concerns, too, not to bother my husband with the ...
by Sue Dnym
Sun Apr 11, 2010 5:54 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: sleep medication while using apap?
Replies: 21
Views: 4156

Re: sleep medication while using apap?

Thanks for the input, Sue. I started reading your thread which was quite interesting since the noise is bothering me. But I kept getting distracted. There's so much to absorb. I'm just really excited that I feel like I have a chance to be successful using my apap. You're welcome, Hope. You're so ri...
by Sue Dnym
Sun Apr 11, 2010 1:09 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: sleep medication while using apap?
Replies: 21
Views: 4156

Re: sleep medication while using apap?

Hi Hope, I, too, have a prescription for 10 mg of Zolpidem aka the generic Ambien. There are two different types of 'ambien', one that helps you fall asleep faster, and one that will help you fall asleep faster and stay asleep. The one I have (and I believe you may, also) is the fall asleep faster o...
by Sue Dnym
Sat Apr 10, 2010 7:33 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Newbie needs advice about noise
Replies: 17
Views: 4560

Re: Newbie needs advice about noise

My solution to getting rid of Darth Vader was dumping the Remstars (I tried the M-series for 2 months and a System One for one month) and getting a resmed apap see infra . Instant near-silence. What a relief. Of course, Resmed has doubled their prices since then . . . I have used 5 different machin...
by Sue Dnym
Sat Apr 10, 2010 1:39 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Newbie needs advice about noise
Replies: 17
Views: 4560

Re: Newbie needs advice about noise

you can reduce the noise by changing your C-Flex setting from 3 to 1 Or you can reduce this further by disabling it completely Your pressure is 10 - some say that C-flex/A-flex is needed only for those whose pressure is above 12 (pls google what C-Flex is - it is just a relief to ease your breathin...
by Sue Dnym
Sat Apr 10, 2010 12:31 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Newbie needs advice about noise
Replies: 17
Views: 4560

Newbie needs advice about noise

Hi all, I'm so relieved to have found this forum....It's reassuring to read about other cpap users trials and tribulations. There's so much information to sift through, so if my problem has already been addressed several times, I apologize for not finding it. I'm just past my 2nd month of cpap use, ...