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- Fri Feb 21, 2014 5:56 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: New to CPAP and looking for advice
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2104
Re: New to CPAP and looking for advice
Stick with it. It can take a lot of trial and error before things settle down. I'm in year 3 and have had issues all along. I finally followed up with my doc and found I was only using my mask 30% of the time. Had this crazy habit of taking it off in the middle of the night. Took sleeping pills for ...
- Fri Feb 21, 2014 4:49 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Respironics vs. Resmed
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3485
Re: Respironics vs. Resmed
Is this PC only or is there a mac version?Pugsy wrote:We can also get you the Respironics software.
- Sun Jul 10, 2011 6:05 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Humidifier: Distilled Water...How often do you change?
- Replies: 59
- Views: 49851
Re: Humidifier: Distilled Water...How often do you change?
I wash hoses, mask, and plastic chamber once a week. I start with fresh distilled water at the beginning of the week, which will last me three nights, and add more as needed till the next weekend.
- Sun Jul 10, 2011 5:52 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: How often do you conciously wake up each night?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 8911
Re: How often do you conciously wake up each night?
I have always been a fairly heavy sleeper. Surprised when I found out I had apnea after breathing complications during oral surgery. The first couple months with cpap I would wake up quite often due to the noise. It too a lot longer to fall asleep. As soon as the weather turned warm and I could have...
- Thu Dec 30, 2010 10:17 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: New CPAP user, Swift FX/dry mouth, got new mask, DME issue?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4962
Re: New CPAP user, Swift FX with very dry mouth, full mask req?
I also use the Swift FX. I am not a severe mouth breather but enough to spoil my therapy. Experienced my first CPAP night at home yesterday. Didn't go so well. Started out fine, but just as I'd enter into sleep, I'd suddenly wake up in a little distress, hit the ramp button and start the process al...