Personally I'm not a fan of elimination of food groups or put the blame on specific ingredients rather than where I think the blame really lies: lack of moderation and lack of physical activity. Before processed sugar and high-fructose corn syrups are at high enough levels to really impact a person,...

The first 3 nights all was fine with leaks, only small minor leaks. Last night however was different. I tested the mask before I went to bed with the highest pressure and all seemed fine, I laid down and went to sleep, and with in an hour I am awaken by a massive leaks. I fixed the problem, and go ...

Greetings, I'm considering buying a full face mask as a backup to my Swift FX plus chin strap. last night at the local A.W.A.K.E., a Respironics rep was showing off a bunch of mask and the large FitLife Total Mask looked very interesting. From what I can tell from cpap.com, there are no replacement ...

Blaming it on the genes is a bad excuse that does not generally hold true. Acting on a suggestion from a post here, my dad and I compared my recent HS album with his from 40 years ago. 40 years ago 80% of the senior girls were skinny and almost none were obese. Now look at the girls in my album. Fa...

Honestly, if that phrase "patient failed CPAP" appeared with the recommendation to go to Bilevel, I don't mind at all. It's a short hand and is aimed at the insurance company. Of course, the words "patient failed" have a deep meaning for a lot of us. In my case, I've been having a frustrating time f...

FWIW, I'm on one of those medically supervised liquid diets (although not strictly a liquid diet due to the inclusion of four differnt flavor of bars). The one I'm on is based on a product brand called Optifast, although HMR is the more recognized brand. Seventeen weeks of "product" only; four to ei...

FWIW, I also ripped my mask off my fast a lot. In my case, part of the problem was that the nasal mask I was using wasn't fitting properly. It seemed to fit just fine when I was shown how to wear it, but, after a while, it started to leak. Swapped to a different nasal mask. Same leak problem and the...

Please share what (if any) response you get from the FDA over this.

Thanks for the replies. I finally found some of the previous discussions on the Ozzie hose. Looks like it lasts a lot longer than I thought, which would reduce the advantage of the cheaper S9 heated hose. From what I can tell the Ozzie hose is a bit stiffer where as the S9 heated hose has a smaller ...

Hello. I'm currently considering buying an IntelliPAP auto with Smart Flex or a S9 with the heated hose as my main machine. My current machine is a basic Respronics REMStar Plus that doesn't provide me with any useful data. Since I'm paying for this out of pocket (can't wait another 2+ years for an ...