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by ChicagoGranny
Mon Jun 18, 2012 8:55 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Questions for RESMED MIRAGE LIBERTY 61301 users
Replies: 4
Views: 976

Re: Questions for RESMED MIRAGE LIBERTY 61301 users

Do you have the software so you can see exactly what is happening at night?
by ChicagoGranny
Mon Jun 18, 2012 8:29 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: OA's less than 10 secs.
Replies: 4
Views: 929

Re: OA's less than 10 secs.

tigrpal wrote:Ok. Thanks. I zoomed in on one that had a (9) but it was close to 12 seconds long. Interesting.

Much closer than government financial planning.
by ChicagoGranny
Mon Jun 18, 2012 7:22 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: challenging the diagnosis of sleep apnea
Replies: 13
Views: 2887

Re: challenging the diagnosis of sleep apnea

I have insomnia besides the diagnosed apnea. Hard to fall asleep, and I wake up because of that regardless of apnea. Meditation, which helps somewhat (I am just in the initial phase of learning how to do that), You talk about meditation but you don't mention sleep hygiene. Do you know what good sle...
by ChicagoGranny
Sat Jun 16, 2012 1:20 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Nasal gurgling, a never before experience.
Replies: 7
Views: 2760

Re: Nasal gurgling, a never before experience.

Sounds like something got jalapen your nose.
by ChicagoGranny
Fri Jun 15, 2012 8:08 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Dry Eye and OSA
Replies: 1
Views: 441

Re: Dry Eye and OSA

The summary mentions itching, burning, stinging - no mention of dry eye.

It also infers the problem is only with untreated OSA>
by ChicagoGranny
Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:18 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP has stopped my Apneas.. I cant sleep.. *Updated* YES
Replies: 36
Views: 5369

Re: CPAP has stopped my Apneas.. I cant sleep with a Quattro Fx

pats wrote: Mouth breathers for whom simple chinstraps don't work generate many interesting threads discussing alternatives and adjustments, because, for them, it is an ongoing problem.

Don't they just get FFMs and some even start taping their lips? I don't think they worry with chinstraps too long.
by ChicagoGranny
Thu Jun 14, 2012 7:54 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP has stopped my Apneas.. I cant sleep.. *Updated* YES
Replies: 36
Views: 5369

Re: CPAP has stopped my Apneas.. I cant sleep with a Quattro Fx

Avi, From what I read here, chinstraps don't work for most people. He should stay with a FFM.
by ChicagoGranny
Wed Jun 13, 2012 11:49 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Emergency generator for S9?
Replies: 23
Views: 3863

Re: Emergency generator for S9?

How to not wake up choking? Cheap and easy -> http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/3113Z71CQTL._SL500_AA300_.jpg I paid about $10. It works. Has awakened me once since I got it and it was worth it. http://www.amazon.com/Reliance-Controls-THP207-Plug-In-Flashlight/dp/B000IF8QDK/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8...
by ChicagoGranny
Wed Jun 13, 2012 11:42 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New Pressure After Surgery?
Replies: 11
Views: 1449

Re: New Pressure After Surgery?

Many insurance policies pay for a new machine every five years. Call them and ask. Find out if they require a new sleep study to get a new machine.

Of course if you get a machine make sure it is "full data". Forum members can help.
by ChicagoGranny
Tue Jun 12, 2012 1:13 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: OSA and mental illness, anyone else? Lets exchange tips!
Replies: 20
Views: 6652

Re: OSA and mental illness, anyone else? Lets exchange tips!

I just saw this in today's cpaptalk streaming news - http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-06/aaos-pti053112.php Patients seen at the Cleveland Clinic Sleep Disorders Center who used positive airway pressure (PAP) to treat their obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) had improvements in their depressiv...
by ChicagoGranny
Tue Jun 12, 2012 1:10 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP Nosebuds
Replies: 6
Views: 2319

Re: CPAP Nosebuds

I like the term 'nosebuds'. It sounds so cuddly. Yes, I like it better than "nasal pillow". "Earbuds" stuck really quick and nosebuds look a bit like earbuds and are just as personal. Earbuds http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/public/T_KLqjrk2z34Z9gLOJ8aQr1pP5urcaCFxKvlTgI88zwj82vvQ1gJ3efJpK4pBcBhPgO...
by ChicagoGranny
Tue Jun 12, 2012 12:43 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Air Is Too Cold
Replies: 13
Views: 7293

Re: Air Is Too Cold

She should tell us exactly what she has. I took it she only has a passover humidifier.
by ChicagoGranny
Mon Jun 11, 2012 11:00 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Mixed Test Results
Replies: 9
Views: 3031

Re: Mixed Test Results

She read the 1st part of my file and was like it only says 5 times an hour and I told her yeah on my side but on my back it's 19 times an hour. Re: new robotic surgery by Pdm62068 on Sat Feb 25, 2012 9:42 pm I'm having the surgery in 3 weeks. The surgery is only useful for tongue based obstructions...
by ChicagoGranny
Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:03 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: OSA and mental illness, anyone else? Lets exchange tips!
Replies: 20
Views: 6652

Re: OSA and mental illness, anyone else? Lets exchange tips!

I was just wanting to know if there is anyone else on this forum that suffers from comorbid mental illness along with the OSA? The traditional definition of comorbid means the condition exists independently from the first condition. From what I have read depression is often caused by OSA. So it is ...
by ChicagoGranny
Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:53 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: My experience with Provent
Replies: 62
Views: 14789

Re: My experience with Provent

Even with a heavy duty chinstrap clamped on tight I could still breathe through my lips. So I got a full face mask and put the nasal pillows in the drawer. It works fine.