Search found 15075 matches

by ChicagoGranny
Tue Apr 29, 2025 5:00 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: I have a terrible sleep. Please help!
Replies: 1
Views: 4495

Re: I have a terrible sleep. Please help!

The chart doesn't help us much even if in English. Do something easy. 1. Get a free account at https://sleephq.com/ 2. Upload your SD card to the account 3. Post the link in this thread We will be able to click on the link and see charts in the correct format. Any personally identifying information ...
by ChicagoGranny
Sat Apr 26, 2025 10:42 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: AHI variability
Replies: 3
Views: 12726

Re: AHI variability

rojcycleman wrote:
Thu Apr 17, 2025 8:42 am
AHI of 0.3
AHI was 3.1
Statistically insignificant.
by ChicagoGranny
Sat Apr 26, 2025 10:38 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Florida Blue won't pay for a follow-up sleep test
Replies: 14
Views: 16954

Re: Florida Blue won't pay for a follow-up sleep test

JJR wrote:
Sat Apr 26, 2025 9:21 am
2 1/2 weeks and no machine yet… :roll:
Are you calling every week? Or just waiting?
by ChicagoGranny
Thu Apr 24, 2025 12:31 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: MAD oral appliance effective alternative to CPAP?
Replies: 17
Views: 18712

Re: MAD oral appliance effective alternative to CPAP?

sleepingbetter0209 wrote:
Thu Apr 24, 2025 10:43 am
dry mouth, nasal congestion, mask irritation,
There are solutions for all of these. Maybe, start a new thread about your worst problem and work on getting it remedied first.
by ChicagoGranny
Wed Apr 23, 2025 4:32 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: MAD oral appliance effective alternative to CPAP?
Replies: 17
Views: 18712

Re: MAD oral appliance effective alternative to CPAP?

sleepingbetter0209 wrote:
Tue Apr 22, 2025 8:08 pm
revealed total blockage in one nostril
Has your medical team made a recommendation?
by ChicagoGranny
Tue Apr 22, 2025 11:34 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: MAD oral appliance effective alternative to CPAP?
Replies: 17
Views: 18712

Re: MAD oral appliance effective alternative to CPAP?

sleepingbetter0209 wrote:
Mon Apr 21, 2025 9:48 pm
nasal blockage
Has your nasal passage been scoped by an ENT? If not, that's your next step.
by ChicagoGranny
Mon Apr 21, 2025 7:32 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Any feedback on adjustments would be awesome
Replies: 5
Views: 7378

Re: Any feedback on adjustments would be awesome

I'm mainly wondering if there is anything here that would justify increasing the max pressure of the range. Like Pugsy said, there is nothing in the one chart indicating a need to increase the max pressure. However, many of us set the max pressure to 20.0. The reasoning is that you might have nasal...
by ChicagoGranny
Sat Apr 19, 2025 1:24 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Any feedback on adjustments would be awesome
Replies: 5
Views: 7378

Re: Any feedback on adjustments would be awesome

JasonBL wrote:
Sat Apr 19, 2025 12:03 pm
No big issues falling or staying asleep
I would not make any adjustments. Was there something in particular on the chart that you are wondering about?
by ChicagoGranny
Wed Apr 16, 2025 3:33 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: FDA petition to grant OTC status to CPAP machines
Replies: 28
Views: 34596

Re: FDA petition to grant OTC status to CPAP machines

pratzert wrote:
Tue Apr 15, 2025 10:40 am
Will Medicare start covering Aspirin, cough syrup or Band-Aids since they are OTC ?
My Medicare Advantage Plan allows $108 per quarter for OTC.
by ChicagoGranny
Sat Apr 12, 2025 4:21 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: MAD oral appliance effective alternative to CPAP?
Replies: 17
Views: 18712

Re: MAD oral appliance effective alternative to CPAP?

... if CPAP is working with me and I have 100 percent compliance and 1.2 AHI and I am waking up refreshed, why mess with something that is working? You agree? Don't fix what isn't broken. CPAP is the gold standard for treatment of sleep apnea. Gramps and I both had custom MADs made by a sleep denti...
by ChicagoGranny
Tue Apr 08, 2025 7:07 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Is Medicare Crazy !?
Replies: 4
Views: 7706

Re: Is Medicare Crazy !?

Your doctor's Rx and Apria's filing for coverage should be enough --------------------> Medicare may continue to cover CPAP devices and accessories if you meet with your doctor in person, and your doctor documents in your medical record that you meet certain conditions and the CPAP is helping you. ...
by ChicagoGranny
Tue Apr 08, 2025 7:02 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: cpap has made my situation worse. now what?
Replies: 31
Views: 43666

Re: cpap has made my situation worse. now what?

Be careful. A side effect of CPAP is an obsessive overuse of inappropriately long ellipses.
by ChicagoGranny
Tue Apr 01, 2025 11:38 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: FDA petition to grant OTC status to CPAP machines
Replies: 28
Views: 34596

Re: FDA petition to grant OTC status to CPAP machines

If the medical-industrial complex was doing its job Ridiculous viewpoint. For many people, the use of CPAP takes a lot of experimenting and tweaking. Societies cannot pay for medical professionals to spend all these hours. It's rightly a DIY process. Ever visited the DIY section of a library or You...
by ChicagoGranny
Wed Mar 19, 2025 2:51 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Florida Blue won't pay for a follow-up sleep test
Replies: 14
Views: 16954

Re: Florida Blue won't pay for a follow-up sleep test

JJR wrote:
Wed Mar 19, 2025 11:43 am
That's what
What is "what"?
by ChicagoGranny
Wed Mar 19, 2025 7:30 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Florida Blue won't pay for a follow-up sleep test
Replies: 14
Views: 16954

Re: Florida Blue won't pay for a follow-up sleep test

It had been over five years since my first sleep test, and I was led to believe that after five years I was supposed to get a new machine, which required a new test to prove I still needed it. Many health insurance policies follow closely the Medicare guidelines. Medicare does not require a current...