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by lcw
Sat Feb 18, 2012 6:14 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Losing weight lowers the air pressure number??
Replies: 23
Views: 10570

Re: Losing weight lowers the air pressure number??

I had heard the same thing, and was pretty excited about the prospect after I recently lost 30+ lbs. I moved recently and went to a new sleep doc, and when I asked him about it, he said no matter how much weight I loose, my tongue won't shrink. His point being my OSA isn't so much a matter of my wei...
by lcw
Sat Feb 18, 2012 3:48 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Looking froa DME provider in Fort Worth, TX
Replies: 0
Views: 584

Looking froa DME provider in Fort Worth, TX

Can any one help me find a DME provider for supplies and downloads that is in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield? I recently moved to Fort Worth from New Mexico. The sleep doc I am seeing gave me a referral to Lincare. I have been trying to get in contact with them for 2 weeks, and no one will talk...
by lcw
Thu Feb 16, 2012 1:33 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Not sure my machine is logging correctly
Replies: 6
Views: 1582

Re: Not sure my machine is logging correctly

So when I got home this morning and get ready to sleep, I made a point to check the previous nights sleep and it showed 4 hours. I set an alarm to wake up a few hours later to check , and the time indeed had accumulated against the 4 hour "base line". I went back to sleep, when I woke again (natural...
by lcw
Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:03 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Not sure my machine is logging correctly
Replies: 6
Views: 1582

Re: Not sure my machine is loggingcorrectly

The S9 resets the daily data AT noon according to its internal clock. If you don't sleep during the daytime, then you might want to check the S9's time setting. If the time setting is all screwed up, you could be sleeping across that "noon" reset and waking up a couple of hours into the S9's "new d...
by lcw
Wed Feb 15, 2012 3:17 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Not sure my machine is logging correctly
Replies: 6
Views: 1582

Not sure my machine is logging correctly

HI,I'm new to the forums and have a question, hopefully someone can give me some insight or suggestions. I have been on CPAP for about 7 years. After fighting it the first two years, now I have no idea how I functioned without it. I recently switched jobs (in a safety sensitive position), and my new...