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by Sleepynight
Thu Jan 10, 2013 3:09 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: isleep is back -- now GE -- info, please?
Replies: 14
Views: 5551

Re: isleep is back -- now GE -- info, please?

Hello,

A friend of mine has Breas PV10i and he wants to adjust the pressure. But he doesn't understand how to change the pressure from the manual. Can you please describe how do you adjust the pressure? Thank you all.
by Sleepynight
Sun May 13, 2012 12:55 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Contest for Patients with Sleep Apnea
Replies: 0
Views: 658

Contest for Patients with Sleep Apnea

If you have a success or sad story about sleep apnea, you might be interested in the new contest with prizes. You can share your experience and get a chance to win $125 at the end of this summer. We already have a couple of submissions, but I know there are more stories to tell. Why we are doing thi...
by Sleepynight
Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:44 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Recording oximeter, what does it detect?
Replies: 4
Views: 2135

Re: Recording oximeter, what does it detect?

And there is another thing... I heard that not all the patients with sleep apnea have oxygen desaturation during sleep. So while you are using the oximeter during sleep, the device will record normal levels of blood oxygen. Now, for me this information is difficult to accept. How can you have normal...
by Sleepynight
Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:42 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: DEATH FROM NOT USING CPAP
Replies: 9
Views: 2812

Re: DEATH FROM NOT USING CPAP

Thank God sleep apnea is treatable and CPAP can reverse the side effects. There are also studies that show CPAP can reverse heart problems (this is relative new discovery). But you still need to use the CPAP without having leaks and with the perfect settings.
by Sleepynight
Mon Feb 13, 2012 3:44 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP Mask in UK?
Replies: 2
Views: 964

Re: CPAP Mask in UK?

Roopesh, I would suggest to call a sleep centre from your area and ask about medical suppliers where you can buy CPAP. This is the best solution, or you'll be forced to buy online without testing the mask on your face. If you look on this website - http://www.sleeping.org.uk/sleepmap.aspx - you'll s...
by Sleepynight
Sat Feb 11, 2012 6:27 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Weight loss? WTF? It's either Facehugger or a Tapeworm
Replies: 11
Views: 3138

Re: Weight loss? WTF? It's either Facehugger or a Tapeworm

Facehugger?
That's a new word for me... I will include it in my apnea dictionary.

Facehugger...hmm...now I think I will smile all night with the mask on my face. It sounds like a german word...
by Sleepynight
Sat Feb 11, 2012 6:22 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Hypopnea event and a sleep paralysis experience
Replies: 23
Views: 5277

Re: Hypopnea event and a sleep paralysis experience

Maybe sleep apnea is not related to sleep paralysis, but some apnea patients have complaints related to this problem. Something is going on in our brain... Those dreams can be a real message from your brain. But what does it mean?