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by Mike6977
Mon Dec 05, 2011 1:46 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Dr. Krakow, salesman extraordinaire? UPDATED
Replies: 231
Views: 47636

Re: Dr. Krakow, salesman extraordinaire?

But some of those people are people who do not have central apnea but who are being treated by a machine that was designed to treat central apnea. Says who? Do you know Pete's true agenda in all this? What's his true purpose for developing this and future lines of products? Can you tell me why ResM...
by Mike6977
Mon Dec 05, 2011 1:57 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Dell Thinks I'm A Nuclear Terrorist . . .
Replies: 42
Views: 8463

Re: Dell Thinks I'm A Nuclear Terrorist . . .

http://users.rcn.com/mcherni/Irene%20hits%20Virginia.jpg THE PREFECT STORM I called Dell tech support, told them that I need to replace a five cent button. After a half an hour of this Dell "support" guy consulting with his higher tiers, he told me that I had a case number, and that I would have to...
by Mike6977
Mon Dec 05, 2011 1:47 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Dr. Krakow, salesman extraordinaire? UPDATED
Replies: 231
Views: 47636

Re: Dr. Krakow, salesman extraordinaire?

. On its face, yes, utterly beside the point. But if one considers docs who treat to be mostly artists and docs who research to be mostly scientists, then it is possible to read posts by the people who genuinely admire the art of K and posts by people trying to find the science of K and failing, and...
by Mike6977
Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:34 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Why AHI?
Replies: 14
Views: 4248

Re: Someone Saved My Life Tonight

He had it before you and unless that is a picture of you . . . Get a bit more creative. Hi BlackSpinner! Thanks for jumping to my defense, BlackSpinner. No worries, Mike6977 and rocklin are the same person. Rocklin has been my net-nic ever since I've been on the net. I tried to enter it here when I...
by Mike6977
Sat Sep 24, 2011 6:40 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Home sleep study???
Replies: 13
Views: 2400

Re: Home sleep study???

Actually there have been a lot of studies done on this . . . -Lazlo Lazlo, I'm not up for a lit search this morning, there's the big antique's show fête at the NYC armory, only 2 days left , and I am determined to max out my CCs! http://www.winterantiquesshow.com/information/ Sooo, if you could sim...
by Mike6977
Sat Sep 24, 2011 6:01 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Are there any doctors here?
Replies: 10
Views: 2170

Re: Are there any doctors here?

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I am Spartacus.

But not from the isle of SDB.

Why not just ask a question? .MDs do NOT have a lock a the correct answers here, not even close.

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by Mike6977
Sat Sep 24, 2011 5:31 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly---one year later
Replies: 43
Views: 6917

Re: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly---one year later

. Give up caffiene entirely, Establish a more regular wake up time that I'd like. Give more care and attention to how much I eat at supper and when I quit eating for the night. Largely give up social drinking. Pay even more attention to my overall sleep hygiene than I used to. In short, robysue, yo...
by Mike6977
Sat Sep 24, 2011 3:13 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Why AHI?
Replies: 14
Views: 4248

Why AHI?

. Post utterly revamped and EDITED FOR CLARITY __________________________________________________________________________________ 1. IMHO, AHI <5 = great result" is a lazy medical metric. 2. IMHO, Obstructive, central and hypopnea = clinical event of 10> seconds" is rather arbitrary. Do you agree w...
by Mike6977
Fri Sep 23, 2011 3:44 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: The V60: Sleeping With Godzilla
Replies: 35
Views: 9452

Re: The V60: Sleeping With Godzilla

. Yes, you're 100 correct, "IMHO" 5% of the board members here know far [/b] more about the overall day-to-day management of SDB than any [/b] caregiver, now or ever; 50% of the board members know far [/b] more about their own SDB than any [/b] of their caregivers, now or ever; and 100% of the boar...
by Mike6977
Fri Sep 23, 2011 1:48 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: The V60: Sleeping With Godzilla
Replies: 35
Views: 9452

Re: The V60: Sleeping With Godzilla

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DD, assuming that Dr. G has an inside track, do you have any questions about NM Apache reverse-cowgirl style ASV that you'll like me to relate to him?

If PM is a better venue for this, please feel free.

Mike

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Life was not a valuable gift, but death was:
by Mike6977
Thu Sep 22, 2011 7:16 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: The V60: Sleeping With Godzilla
Replies: 35
Views: 9452

Re: The V60: Sleeping With Godzilla

. Milk run? Beer run? Morning beer run, of course. . Who puts milk on their cereal these days? Did you ask or comment: Why are you using that mask when there may be about 80 that are more comfortable (although perhaps not, it could have been "non-vented", so that cuts down the field significantly)?...
by Mike6977
Thu Sep 22, 2011 2:07 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: The V60: Sleeping With Godzilla
Replies: 35
Views: 9452

Re: The V60: Sleeping With Godzilla

Deltadave, if I've caught you before your morning run, it looks like it's just you and me in this thread. I gave Respironics a call, they referred me to salesperson "Dave" and he said 1 to 5 units of the v60 "mobile" retail for $13,100 each. . I said that's a little more than I wanted to pay, and Da...
by Mike6977
Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:03 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleep Dr. Never Heard of Drs. Krakow and Park
Replies: 23
Views: 3807

Re: Sleep Dr. Never Heard of Drs. Krakow and Park

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SleepingUgly wrote:Mike, you love to argue, don't you?
Yes. Nurture or Nature, I don't know why. Click the link below, watch my family in action, then see what you think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8TSvMx2wPI

Love and לִברִיאוּת,

Mike



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by Mike6977
Wed Sep 21, 2011 2:13 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleep Dr. Never Heard of Drs. Krakow and Park
Replies: 23
Views: 3807

Re: Sleep Dr. Never Heard of Drs. Krakow and Park

. One becomes a "big name" in the field by publishing in peer-reviewed journals. Or not. . Depends on the message. . Dr. Dean Ornish should have revolutionized the practice of cardiology with his groundbreaking trials: "Can lifestyle changes reverse coronary heart disease?: The Lifestyle Heart Tria...
by Mike6977
Tue Sep 20, 2011 7:51 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Update - Positional Sleep Apnea Therapy
Replies: 101
Views: 15472

Re: Positional Sleep Apnea Therapy - Not To Be Ignored

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Has anyone tried using gravity boots?

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