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by TyroneBrumwell
Sat Jan 22, 2011 6:15 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Provigil vs Ritalin...Cost vs Results
Replies: 34
Views: 13618

Re: Provigil vs Ritalin...Cost vs Results

Excessive sleepiness can mean a number of things. Sleep Apnea (not being fully treated) Narcolepsy Idiopathic Hypersomnia Depression (just to name a few) After five or six years of being treated for depression (I kept telling them I wasn't depressed apart from my being sleepy all the time) I took my...
by TyroneBrumwell
Thu Sep 09, 2010 11:05 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Another resistance setting question
Replies: 5
Views: 1182

Re: Another resistance setting question

Quickly turn the machine off and on and that quickly fixes the problem. Takes all of two seconds.
by TyroneBrumwell
Wed Aug 25, 2010 10:37 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Why do some folks take to cpap so quickly and others do not?
Replies: 55
Views: 7536

Re: Why do some folks take to cpap so quickly and others do not?

I was struggling with actually wearing my mask for months. I used it just a few hours a night. The mask and strap just drove me insane. Then one day i watched a video on Sleep Apnea. The video compared Sleep Apnea with someone being suffocated all night long. For some reason, that did it for me. In ...
by TyroneBrumwell
Wed Aug 25, 2010 10:29 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How accurate is the AHI info and leakrate ?
Replies: 2
Views: 1156

Re: How accurate is the AHI info and leakrate ?

This is a good question. Also, what leakage level is accepted as "acceptable"?