Thank you all so much. I did check with cpap.com and they assured me that the "script" is written in a way that I can use it indefinitely for all cpap equipment and supplies, so I'm set! No more bullying by any particular DME for me... Any other comments on cleaning would be welcome. The reason I wa...

Hello everyone, I'm now about 6 weeks into the hose head adventure and feel so much better about it all after reading this forum and seeing not only all the great advice but also all the support offered. Thanks again to those who have assisted me. And now I have two pretty easy questions I think, bu...

Here's the link: https://www.cpap.com/productpage/generic-sd-memory-card-reader.html It appears to me, that this would give direct access by just plugging it into the usb port on the pc but I'm not sure if that works. If this card reader is a direct access of some sort it would seem worth the $13. I...

Katie...Which rate is shown on the LCD screen of the S9? I don't have software so that is the number I see daily. Is that median/maximum or 95%? Also, there seems to be a new "drive" being sold on cpap.com that you can plug directly into the pc with the sd card attached to get data. Do you know if t...

Hi everyone...it's been a bit since I posted, have a full month and a few days under my belt and am feeling really good. I know there are ups and downs and have experienced some myself, but I'm hoping this post will help anyone who might be a bit discouraged with their treatment. First I'd like to t...

Ok, Jules, thanks. I will call on Monday to get all this clarified and in writing. I do believe they were talking about an autoship so I will make sure that is out. I agree it didn't seem that I needed that much and you are correct, it was the cushion on the mask that was monthly and then the mask e...

Ok I did look and I do have a contract which doesn't state anything about supplies. It seems to be a pretty standard contract but I have taken all your words to heart and will be looking into this next week. I want to get something in writing about these supplies if I did understand it correctly and...

Thanks for your replies but I did ask both the DME provider and the person in the office who told me that she was the one that would be sending supplies. She said I was on a three month reminder for a new mask every three months, a new hose every month and three filters and something else that has t...

Howdy-me again! Reading here led me to ask another question. This one is about the DME provider and cost. I realize that everyone's insurance is a little different and the bottom line here will be to check with mine but before I do that I would love a little guidance on if it sounds like I should bo...

Howdy-me again! Reading here led me to ask another question. This one is about the DME provider and cost. I realize that everyone's insurance is a little different and the bottom line here will be to check with mine but before I do that I would love a little guidance on if it sounds like I should bo...

Thank you all for your comments and ideas! My DME does come to my house so I can try things out. The responses you have given me give me hope that pillows may work even with my higher pressure requirements. I do have the option of a change within 30 days but was asked to give this mask a two week tr...

Hello again...hope everyone has been sleeping well. I finally received my sleep report and see now why I was so exhausted, though I already knew that. I had no stage 3 or REM sleep, only slept about four hours of the study and that was mostly with apnea activity with an AHI of 113.3, yikes! My O2 sa...

Hi John,

Yikes indeed! Well I was falling asleep in front of my computer daily. AND snoring. So wrong on so many levels. Thanks for your reply. I appreciate your taking the time and interest in helping me understand this new world of sleep. Used to come so easy years ago, didn't it?...LOL. Kathy

Hi again and thanks to all who have taken the time and interest to read and/or reply to my first post last week. It really helped me to be able to monitor a bit when you told me how to get to the data available on my machine. I have been thinking about sleep stages and apnea and have a question. I t...

Thank you all again for your answers and support! I was pretty frustrated this morning as my AHI was up again, this time to a little over 6. Steady increase over the previous few nights (1.6, 4.3 and then 6.3) and that's as long as I've been using the machine. Then I read the thread about fluctuatin...