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by jetcpap
Mon Apr 11, 2011 8:20 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: TSA and flying in the USA again
Replies: 6
Views: 1777

Re: TSA and flying in the USA again

Here is my take on this. I am an airline pilot and go through the TSA several times a week. All I can say is that there is NO standardization with the TSA. One city may ask you to do one thing and the very next day a different city will ask something else. And of course they will look at you cockeye...
by jetcpap
Sun Feb 06, 2011 8:24 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Is my OSA/sleep apnea diagnosis a scam?
Replies: 145
Views: 36792

Re: Is my OSA/sleep apnea diagnosis a scam?

Well let me chime in if I may. 39 year old male, 177lbs, 5'9", gym 4 times a week. On meds for high blood pressure, couldn't believe it when I started and for 2.5 years of gyms and losing weight not only did my BP not go down, it got worse. Suffered from headaches in the morning. Slept horribly. I j...
by jetcpap
Sun Feb 06, 2011 8:03 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New Mask
Replies: 2
Views: 1100

New Mask

Doc decided my leaks were too high she decided to change it out to a micro. After two nights the downloads look good and the red, tender bump on the bridge of my nose is just about gone. Just thought I would pass it on if anyone was having issues. My former mask was the activa. Another question I'll...
by jetcpap
Sun Jan 30, 2011 8:33 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New memeber,new to CPAP
Replies: 10
Views: 1581

Re: New memeber,new to CPAP

Well I am somewhat a newbie myself but let me share my experience so far. I have been on the cpap for about six weeks now. My setting is 15, not your 16 but very close. I felt with that high a pressure I would never get used to it. Now that time has passed I can tell you this, I still wake up severa...
by jetcpap
Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:31 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Total Average Leak Rate on PR System One (Spiky Graphs!)
Replies: 78
Views: 14210

Re: Total Average Leak Rate on PR System One (Spikey Graphs!

This thread is very interesting to me. I have the same machine and a Mirage mask. Every morning I check how it went the night before via the encoreviewer software. My AHI is coming down and staying constant but I do have a large leak rate. Reading the OP comments on numbers, mine average in the mid ...
by jetcpap
Sun Jan 23, 2011 4:26 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Newbie with results
Replies: 6
Views: 1190

Re: Newbie with results

Well, I wasn't trying to be cute with the pics, my error in thinking the profile listed the devices. Anyway, thanks for the information folks. Phillips Respironics Pro with C-Flex Phillips Respironics Heated Humidifier Resmed Mirage Activa LT Mask C-Flex is turned off, I do better with it that way. ...
by jetcpap
Sun Jan 23, 2011 8:42 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Newbie with results
Replies: 6
Views: 1190

Newbie with results

Hello all, my first time posting here so please excuse the lenght. First I would like to say that this forum has helped me tremendously in finding information that I critically needed. A quick background on my OSA, as an airline pilot I have slept in many different hotel rooms I care not to think ab...