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by wfcentral
Tue Aug 06, 2013 6:51 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Software to remind me about supplies
Replies: 26
Views: 4786

Software to remind me about supplies

THIS IS NOT A SALES PITCH - I'm just a programmer who uses a CPAP machine... is frustrated and wonder if others are in the same boat? I don't have a lot of time, so I'll be brief. Got my CPAP machine 2 years ago. Company providing machine gave me the breakdown... change this every x days, clean that...
by wfcentral
Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:35 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How often to change mask / hose / etc
Replies: 6
Views: 1324

Re: How often to change mask / hose / etc

I use the swift FX ( https://www.cpap.com/productpage/resmed-swift-fx-nasal-pillow-cpap-mask-headgear.html ) so, for me the mask/pillow are all the same... when they say they are sending me a "new mask" they are really just sending me the silicone pillow part (which they are insisting I need to chan...
by wfcentral
Mon Nov 14, 2011 8:27 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How often to change mask / hose / etc
Replies: 6
Views: 1324

How often to change mask / hose / etc

When I first got setup with my cpap about 6 months ago the technician said that the mask should be replaced every 3 months and the hose every 6 months (as I remember). I use the swift nasel pillow. The company that provides the supplies calls me EVERY 30 days telling me I need to have them send a ne...
by wfcentral
Sat Jul 30, 2011 6:44 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New User: Congested...humidity setting?
Replies: 3
Views: 1776

New User: Congested...humidity setting?

I have just been on CPAP 30 days. For the past week it seems I have caught a mild cold. I get a little congested about 1.5 hours before bedtime. Sinus congestion. Not bad enough I want to medicate. I wake up in the middle of the night with an urge to get the mask off - not sure if it is because of t...
by wfcentral
Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:30 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Noob question about Swift FX mask
Replies: 4
Views: 1416

Noob question about Swift FX mask

Hello, new CPAP user here. Just got diagnosed a few months ago and started CPAP 4 nights ago. I have the swift FX mask. The lady from the medical equipment store who set me up and trained me explained that the rough area in front of the mask is where the air comes out when you exhale. I just want to...