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- Mon Jan 18, 2016 12:11 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: The Quest for a New Machine (the Expected Battle with Aetna)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1464
Re: The Quest for a New Machine (the Expected Battle with Aetna)
So here is my update. Part One. I called Apria and initially got hooked up with their national customer service people, who were unable to tell me exactly how to go about returning my five-year-old machine in order to terminate the "service contract." This eventually led to someone at the local bran...
- Sun Jan 17, 2016 11:49 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: NPR article about insurance not wanting to pay for CPAP
- Replies: 41
- Views: 6286
Re: NPR article about insurance not wanting to pay for CPAP
I notice that this article is four years old. Fortunately, the trend doesn't seem to have continued.
The article is correct that a lot of people who are prescribed the machines aren't adherent. But that doesn't mean that the machines were misprescribed...
The article is correct that a lot of people who are prescribed the machines aren't adherent. But that doesn't mean that the machines were misprescribed...
- Sat Jan 16, 2016 6:06 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Pulumonary Specialist decreased my Ambien
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2600
Re: Pulumonary Specialist decreased my Ambien
Another point is to get good and friendly with your pharmacist. Many doctors prescribe meds they know little about and interact with others and then some specialist decides to add a few more. You pharmacist is trained in medications, their side effects and interactions, but some times you have to m...
- Sat Jan 16, 2016 12:11 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: CPAP & Klebsiella
- Replies: 39
- Views: 7425
Re: CPAP & Klebsiella
Now I want to make borscht.
- Sat Jan 16, 2016 10:15 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Pulumonary Specialist decreased my Ambien
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2600
Re: Pulumonary Specialist decreased my Ambien
Have you had your PCP talk to your pulmonary doc? My general feeling is that the specialist tends to trump the generalist. Mind you, I am not discounting the difficulty of getting used to CPAP. Ambien can be easy to get used to and hard to taper off of if you use it for too long (which is why I was ...
- Sat Jan 16, 2016 10:05 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Pulumonary Specialist decreased my Ambien
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2600
Re: Pulumonary Specialist decreased my Ambien
How long have you been using CPAP?
How long have you been using Ambien?
How long have you been using Ambien?
- Sat Jan 16, 2016 9:36 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: difference in ahi from a good night to a bad night
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2192
Re: difference in ahi from a good night to a bad night
I'd be careful about overinterpreting very small amounts of data. What's most important is the trendline. There's not always a direct relationship between how you feel on any given night and what your numbers are. I sometimes feel awful after nights with "good" numbers and vice versa. Because the sl...
- Fri Jan 15, 2016 5:32 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Frustrations of a new CPAP User
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2870
Re: Frustrations of a new CPAP User
Once you know what to look for (and people here will help), you will find self-monitoring to be very useful.
- Fri Jan 15, 2016 3:09 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: The Quest for a New Machine (the Expected Battle with Aetna)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1464
Re: The Quest for a New Machine (the Expected Battle with Aetna)
check your policy. I pay 20% until my deductible is satisfied for in network providers. I think mine is 50% if out of network. I just picked up a replacement water chamber and full mask today for $36.51 out of pocket, actual out of pocket makes a huge difference for choosing my supplier. Good point...
- Fri Jan 15, 2016 12:15 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: The Quest for a New Machine (the Expected Battle with Aetna)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1464
The Quest for a New Machine (the Expected Battle with Aetna)
The background: when I was getting my first machine five years ago, and horribly sleep deprived, I got my first xPAP, which was a great model at the time, through Apria. The contract that I ill-advisedly signed meant that I bought the humidifier outright, but never really bought the machine. What ha...
- Fri Jan 15, 2016 11:58 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: is CPAP machine ok inside my checked bag?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 12998
Re: is CPAP machine ok inside my checked bag?
I didn't know about the FAA rule there, good to know, anyone know if that is common on international flights The FAA determinations apply to all international flights to and from the USA, but have no currency beyond that. For international flights which do not involve the USA, you need to ask the a...
- Sun Dec 13, 2015 5:25 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Issues with memory retrieval
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2977
Re: Issues with memory retrieval
The technical terms are aphasia/anomia for your googling pleasure.
- Sun Dec 13, 2015 10:32 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Packing CPAP for travel
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4873
Re: Packing CPAP for travel
You never know with travel when you might be delayed. You could have to stay overnight someplace, and you'd have to sleep without CPAP if it's in your checked luggage.
I don't check medication that I take daily. CPAP is just medication I take daily.
I don't check medication that I take daily. CPAP is just medication I take daily.
- Sun Dec 13, 2015 10:17 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Again insurance won't pay - Need a new CPAP
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1123
Re: Again insurance won't pay - Need a new CPAP
About the machine that "burnt up"--did you buy it new out of pocket? If so, wouldn't there be a warranty on it still? If you are patient (and have some knowledge of machine models), it is possible to find xPAP machines on Craigslist that are not crappy at all. The machine I use as my primary machine...
- Sun Dec 13, 2015 10:08 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Donating an old but nearly unused CPAP
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6631
Re: Donating an old but nearly unused CPAP
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