Dan how can you justify, with good conscience, selling a machine that retail for 255.00 for 1695.00 dollars? My insurances part is 1017.00 and they expect me to pay the balance. Other than selling thing to gov't I don't how you get away with making a 1450.00 profit OVER a competors retail price. Who...

the clinic my HMO is at has an exclusive contract with this DME so I can't buy a machine on my own w/o switching Drs. If "buy a machine on my own" means you're willing to buy it using your own money, not going through your insurance at all, then you can buy ANY cpap or autopap machine you want, usi...

just my bill from the DME that started in April. they are bill my insurance 1200 for the cpap( Goodnight 420) and bill me 600 for it. Like everyone above this doesn't include the hose the chin strap the filter or other misc charges. Then they had nerve to call me after NOT sending a bill for 8 month...

Can you turn around your performance? Will your employer keep you if you do? What are your disability options, really? Would your doctor put you on disability for OSA? Is OSA an approved disability? Can your employer block your options now? caroline I was offered disability for my OSA, unfortunatel...

WARNING---1st I am not an HR pro and do not know the specific laws in your state That being said I have been a manager for some large nationwide companies and have had alot of HR training. Sounds like a you work for a big company and I am sure they have a seperate HR Dept and they all have similar p...

3. You have cpaper's high and will soon come down to a more normal experience. After two nights on the machine I was so elated I went mountain climbing for the first time in five years. But once the elation passed I found I needed about a year to get to a good energy level (I was 60 when treatment ...

While my INS. covered my cpap 100% they only covered 50% of my humidfier. DME called me adn ask for the other half adn tried to get me to pay 150 for a passover humidfier, remind you this is only 1/2 the cost. Needless to say I bought one onli for 95.00 and saved myself 55.00 adn my INS some cash as...

Don't let the ins co fool you. They get billed 1500 BUT have a contract with DMEs so they pay MAYBE 500. I just got out of hospital. I was there for 11 hrs they ran a ton of tests, When I got the explanation of charges I was stunned 16K was the bill IF I had no insurance 200 is my Co Pay 2200 was wh...

The world is too PC these days. One night get up with mask and hoses on adn look in the mirror. Its funny !! and scary to the lil ones. I was shocked how many people I knew were using cpaps w/o telling anyone. They need exposure good or bad to erase the stigma.

I couldn't sleep for mine at all. after 3 hours of being hooked up with no luck we gave up. They tired to reschedule for 3 weeks later. Dr got pissed because that was too long to wiat and went to her pulmanologist explained the situation and he signed off it somehow. My problem wasn't just apnea but...

How much do you get up. Our kids are older but I was never up more than an hour a night. You can still get 5-7 good CPAP hours I would assume. I don't think giving up an hour or 2 to save your marriage and/or keep peace and harmony alive in your house is gonna hurt you.

I would talk to your Dr. My Drs assistant handled everything all I had to do was wait for the machine. They know what to say and what the insurance Cos are looking to see. Try explaining to your Dr whats up. Whos your INS BTW I have Blue shield they paid 100% . Side note-- Just ( 5 mins aggo) got th...

as a NOOB to the site as well as the CPAP world all together, I would like to see more CPAP basics and maybe even a "getting started" section that covers the difference between he machines, masks, hoses and equipment. As far as big picture it sure would of been nice to find you guys BEFORE I got the...

I agree with Wulfman: Enjoy the dreams. Prior to starting cpap, I had not had dreams in years. You dream in the REM stage of sleep and you have to go through the first four stages of sleep to get to REM. Stages three and four are the deep stages of sleep. A few nights after I started cpap I had a w...

The only ailment I ahd with my apnea, that I know of, is sleeping while I drive. This became a real issue when I wasn't getting any sleep. I would drive 100-150 mile a day. thank God I survive and no one ever got hurt.