Hi,

I am a physician who works at a VA. We give out Respironics APAP machines in our hospital, but I know that other VAs are giving out Resmeds.

Let me know if there is any way I can help.

Otter and Dave. Same here--my nose becomes clearer after being on high pressure CPAP for a while. I have both a Resporonics machine with AFLEX and a Resmed S9 with EPR. I find that breathing with AFLEX is much more comfortable than with EPR, but the silence of the S9 is golden. One point Otter. How ...

I am considering BIPAP so I can increase my IPAP to make it easier to breath through my nose. My guess is that I still suffer from UARS when I am on CPAP, which is not reflected in my AHI

Hi, Thanks for your responses. I am a physician, but I have learned more about the practical aspects of using CPAP by reading through CPAPTALK than from any other source. I wanted to see if I could get some additional opinions about my problem and solution. Unfortunately, nothing else can be done ab...

I am now 56. I broke my nose when I was 20 and after 8 surgeries it was rebuilt with a part of one of my ribs. Can't normally breath well through it so have been a mouth breather since. I find that using much higher pressures than were recommended after my sleep study allow me to use nasal pillows m...

I broke my nose when I was 20 and after 8 surgeries it is now rebuilt with a part of one of my ribs. Can't normally breath well through it and have been a mouth breather since. I find that using much higher pressures than were recommended after my sleep study allow me to use nasal pillows more easil...

I'm a relatively new CPAP user. Using a Swift Fx. What are some suggestions for cuddling/spooning with my fiance (the mask blows on her)?