My sleep doc, who I think is great, reads the data off my machine every 6 months. In addition, I just passed 3 years on CPAP and I also recently lost 20 pounds on Weight Watchers, so my doc sent me in for a new sleep study/titration. He said he generally does repeat sleep studies every 3 years and/o...

I attended an AWAKE meeting once and the topic was CPAP humidification. The speaker was a very experienced RT and a CPAP patient. He cited a lot of research related to this . Here are some relevant things he said: > Passive humidifiers basically don't do anything. They are not worth using. (his word...

Well, I am sure my sleep doc is biased also, but he has really done right by me and he has been working in sleep medicine a lot of years. He did not actually recommend against a dental device. He even offered to write me a referral for one. But here is what he wanted me to understand first: Any medi...

I am familiar with McKenna's program. It looks fine and if it works for you, great. It hasn't helped me. I saw a nutritionist, who did NOT have a book out, interviewed on a national news show. What she said stuck with me. ANY diet/eating plan/weight loss program out there will work if: 1) It causes ...

You are right, the "G" is not fully data capable. The only data it provides is usage, which is no help. So all I have to go on is a subjective comparison with my S8. I do know that with the S8 I am getting great results, both subjectively and according to the data. I have been on CPAP treatment for ...

I put in nearly 200 nights a year in hotels. It is a challenge for people with sleep issues. I too, prefer side sleeping, but I do have some caveats. My chiropractor told me, and I think it makes sense, that a person should try to split thier side sleeping, equally left and right, or it can cause sp...

The DME said that inhaled pressure/flow at a given setting should not change even if the exhaled effort is different. I guess its kind of like an EPR in reverse. He did relate an anecdote that one manufacturer (he did not say which one) had to pull a unit off the market some years back because they ...

rooster: Good thought. That may be part of it. While the heavy meals factor is all too true, I used to travel with the S8 before I got the 420G and never had this problem. In fact, I still travel with it anytime I am going to a city other than the one the 420G is in. What's more, due to a side trip ...

Well, as I said, my cheap manometer was just a double check. Both machines were professionally tested as being dead on at 11, within a week of each other, so the factory spec + or - argument is not the answer. Also, I am not prescribed for an auto and I am completely satisfied with CPAP treatment wi...

I also posted this on another forum, in case anyone is getting Deja Vu. I really would appreciate some advice on this. I travel to the same place on business every week. Instead of lugging a CPAP through airports twice a week, with my doctor's encouragement, I got a second machine that I keep at the...

I have been using the Swift/Swift II, at a pressure of 11 for a year and a half. I am up for a new mask with DME right now and I can get pretty much what I want. I like nasal pillows and I like the Swift a lot and I would not be looking to change except for one thing: I used to sleep only on my righ...

I have absolutely no financial interest here, but to the point of the original post I have to give my endorsement of positiveair/sleepresfully. I bought the low-price 420G and humidifier from them. Unfortunately, I cannot endorse that machine, except that it is inexpesive. I have a Resmed provided b...

I do project work in a different city that where I live, so I fly round trip to the same place every week. I got tired of lugging my CPAP, so I bought a second one, a Goodnight 420G to leave in the work city. I like it. It's pretty spartan compared with my Resmed S8, but it seems to do the trick. Th...

There is a comparison of the I and II on the ResMed site. If your case does not say Swift II on the outside, you have a Swift I. ResMed Customer Service told me that the Swift II US product launch was three weeks ago and all the DMEs know about it and can order it. Of course, that doesn't mean they ...

I have to crank up my 3i to get anything out of it and I have read posts from others who have had the same experience. I keep mine on "5" most of the time and occasionally I max it out if things are really dry, although sometimes that results in rainout, even with a non-heated hose cover. ResMed's p...