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by BrianL
Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:50 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Tired Again
Replies: 5
Views: 1298

Re: Tired Again

Thanks for the suggestions. I will schedule an appointment to follow up with my doctor.
by BrianL
Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:00 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Tired Again
Replies: 5
Views: 1298

Tired Again

I've been using my BiPAP for about 1 year now. After seeing my sleep study results, which showed an AI/AHI of 93, I accepted the inevitable and have used the machine every night. At first, I noticed an improvement in my daytime wakefulness. Before using the BiPAP, if I allowed myself to do so, I cou...
by BrianL
Fri Nov 05, 2010 7:39 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleep Sound Machines
Replies: 12
Views: 2599

Re: Sleep Sound Machines

I have the box fan in the room and it's great in the summer, but it makes the room a bit too cold at this time of the year.
Thanks for the suggestion on moving the machine below the level of the bed. I'll certainly give that a try.
by BrianL
Fri Nov 05, 2010 6:55 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleep Sound Machines
Replies: 12
Views: 2599

Sleep Sound Machines

I find that the cycling operation of my bipap makes it difficult for me to fall asleep. Have you successfully used a sleep sound machine to mask the sounds from your bipap/cpap? If you have tinnitus, has the sleep sound machine also helped with that? If so, is there a machine that you would recommen...
by BrianL
Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:32 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: First follow up visit
Replies: 8
Views: 1579

Re: First follow up visit

I don't have the software so can't analyze the leak rate. I scheduled an appointment because it seemed to me that the doctor should do something to check that the initial settings he selected are correct. I never had a "titration" as I couldn't tolerate the cpap machine when they tried it during my ...
by BrianL
Fri Aug 13, 2010 6:54 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: First follow up visit
Replies: 8
Views: 1579

Re: First follow up visit

Leak rate -- 34.9
AHI -- 3.7
7 day average usage per night -- 6.3 hours

How do these numbers sound?
by BrianL
Fri Aug 13, 2010 1:48 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: First follow up visit
Replies: 8
Views: 1579

Re: First follow up visit

I have registered on the site and included the equipment information as requested. To clarify, the DME made one visit since the machine was prescribed, but she knew less about how it worked than I did and was merely making a visit to drop off new filters and hoses, and to give me another mask to try...