I picked up my aircurve V auto this afternoon, actually had choice between this and the dreamstation. My DME only stocks the full data models. My machine was prescribed for 14/18. I have had a lot of running around today, so have been unable to check on the easybreath or other settings. Do the diffe...

Just returned from follow up with doctor about sleep study, and I was prescribed bi-pap. Thanks for all the input. Now I am going to studybi-paps quick before going to my DME to request a new machine. Equipment suggestions welcomed>

I occasionally check with sleepyhead, but can go months without checking. I knew my pressure was higher, after so many years with more or less the same setting. I was surprised that the pressure was left up. I actually adjusted a strap myself due to leaking at the higher pressure. I was also using a...

I just had a new sleep study last night, the first one since my initial sleep study in 2002. My original prescription was a straight pressure setting of 10. I had reset my apap to 9.5 to 14. Sleepyhead shows I have an ahi average that is normally under 2, and average pressure just under 10 with a pe...

Read the labels when you buy bottled water on the road. Choose purified water over spring or mineral water. A lot of times the label will say purified or filtered by reverse osmosis. Normally the water is softened first and then run through the RO,removing most of minerals to a point where you could...

If you have a reverse osmosis filtering system it will take out 90% or better of all minerals. I have used RO water for a decade, and only replaced the water chamber once in the 9 years I used my old HC150. Once a month or so I soak my water chamber in RO water and vinegar. The acidic mixture will d...

[ In my case I can envisage being able to use CPAP for the next sixty years because I am disciplined and committed. However, I have a great concern that I am not breathing well during the day and that very slowly my health and my joie de vivre are being destroyed before I reach 40 or 50. For this r...

The question I have is conscious apnea obstructive or central? I believe mine is mainly central. I also have a problem when resuming breathing where I occasionally aspirate flem or saliva. Before Cpap I would awaken after an apnea with aspirated reflux, and be hyperventilating, which is an incredibl...

I too sometimes just stop breathing while distracted. I have really noticed it lately since I got my new apap. I work a couple of days at 1AM in the morning. While trying to settle down to sleep, and wearing my mask I have noticed the apap pulsing to get me to breath. I may be reading or thinking ab...

By the way, boiling will not kill all microorganisms, but it will probably kill the bugs you're worried about for CPAP. If the water you use in your humidifier has harmful microorganisms you have bigger problems. I would assume it is tap water, and unless you have a private well, it needs to be san...

I use reverse osmosis (RO) water. It is super filtered to remove almost everything from the water. The total dissolved solids test less than 50ppm (parts per million) and I have no troubles. I have done this for over 9 years. If you travel, look for bottled water that is treated by RO, it will say o...

I do not know what you have for water over there, but water treated by RO (reverse osmosis) or Deionized water will work the same as distilled.

Thanks, I wasn't sure at first if the leaks were normal, or bad. After many years on CPAP, I've trained myself to keep my mouth closed mostly, and move my lower jaw forward. With my new machine I find myself sleeping longer, and falling back asleep after waking up early. When I first started treatme...

Can anyone explain to me what the leak rate means. Comparing sleepyhead and onkor, I show an average of 26 lpm. My pressure has been roughly 9cm for 90%, which amazes me as I thought I "needed" 12 cm for the last several years to sleep well. The first night my AHI was 7.48. Set to auto, I now get un...

Squirrels can swim really far. One morning I took a friend fishing in the Mississippi River above the dam at Dubuque, IA. The river is at least two miles wide and the boat was anchored about in the middle of the river. I had dozed off in the warm morning sun, as the fishing had tapered off later in ...