I've been fiddling with my mask and have finally I have it where it's not digging in and has a good seal at the same time. I went to sleep with it on (yay) but woke up with it off (boo) and don't remember when I took it off. I'm not as tired today as I usually am so maybe I kept it on for an extend...

As you probably already know his sleep apnea could play into his having a heart attack....(putting on my nurse hat) A myocardial infarction aka heart attack occurs when an area of the heart doesn't receive oxygenated blood. This is usually due to a blood clot formed in one of the arteries that feed ...

You can use any digit. I wouldn't tape it. If it's too tight it cuts off the circulation to your fingertip. I work in the ER, so if I'm not getting a reading sometimes I switch to the thumb. When someone takes your pulse in your wrist, they feel just below the thumb. The radial artery sits right the...

No good deed goes unpunished. Have no idea who said it.

Walk softly and carry a big stick. Teddy Roosevelt

Sorry, cynical today.

Also... the optimist sees the doughnut, the pessimist (that would be me) sees the hole.

Thanks to all of you who have responded, I really appreciate it. Tomorrow I'm picking up my sleep study report then I will know more about what my sleep is like. I upped the flexi thing to 3 last night and could breath better and fell asleep with cpap on. However about an hour later I woke up feelin...

OK my machine is a REMstarPlus M series. It's set to gradually increase the pressure for the 1st 30 minutes. Starts at 4, if I am remembering right. On the book that came with it it says C-Flex the difference is real. Mask and head gear are also Remstar. I hope this helps you guys to help me.

Hi, I'm Wendy and this is my cpap story and questions. I know with all the data here these questions have probably already been asked and answered but I'm easily overwhelmed by too much "stuff'" and so will ask my own and hope for some advice. I chose my alias waiting2exhale because that's what I fe...