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by sleepyhead981
Fri Mar 09, 2012 4:54 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Use fine filters!
Replies: 36
Views: 10955

Re: Use fine filters!

My Icon auto vpap only has one filter! Has anyone tried inline filters? Does that work even with heated tubes? (they have a projection for the heating coils to connect to the plug in the base)

Thanks,
by sleepyhead981
Tue Mar 06, 2012 11:21 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Newbie: First it was great, after a week getting worse ;(
Replies: 10
Views: 2425

Re: Newbie: First it was great, after a week getting worse ;(

Cool, Thanks, Macewa! will try this tomorrow.. Suggestion: My ENT nurse told me to take Musinex but only the one with just the Guaifensin. It works great for me (I have severe allergies, get 2 shots every Wed. and I have allergy related asthma.) Since the shots started (about 5 months ago), I can te...
by sleepyhead981
Tue Mar 06, 2012 11:15 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Waking up too much
Replies: 3
Views: 1159

Re: Waking up too much

me too...it is my second week and i seem to be waking up fully (instead of apnea) several times after the first 3 hrs of sleep... Is anyone else out there waking up in the middle of the night for no apparent reason now that they are using CPAP? Prior to going on CPAP I would go to bed at midnight an...
by sleepyhead981
Tue Mar 06, 2012 5:02 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Newbie: First it was great, after a week getting worse ;(
Replies: 10
Views: 2425

Re: Newbie: First it was great, after a week getting worse ;(

Thanks for your thoughtful post, Pugsy! I'll try to calm down a bit, turn on my brain, and observe why I am waking up frequently In general, only other issue is asthma/allergy. Do take nasonex for allergy and advair for asthma. when I wake up, i seem to go back to sleep...but after the first 3 hours...
by sleepyhead981
Tue Mar 06, 2012 1:43 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Newbie: First it was great, after a week getting worse ;(
Replies: 10
Views: 2425

Re: Newbie: First it was great, after a week getting worse ;(

Pugsy, Correct....Full = pressure in the sinuses. Strange thing is while the OSA per report is normal, I am waking up fully a lot more than I used to after about 3 hours of sleep. So feel worse than pre-cpap. Your report does show that at least the OSA was well controlled last night. Now you nose an...
by sleepyhead981
Tue Mar 06, 2012 1:03 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Newbie: First it was great, after a week getting worse ;(
Replies: 10
Views: 2425

Newbie: First it was great, after a week getting worse ;(

Felt really good on days 3,4 and 5 on cpap - had that jetlagged, but extremely relaxed feeling, now on week 2, I feel like sh** after last night....i slept 8 hrs with AHI that is near zero, my sinuses feel like they are going to explode. Not sure if this is a sleep issue or a sinus issue anymore. If...
by sleepyhead981
Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:53 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: software?!?!
Replies: 5
Views: 4440

Re: software?!?!

Sorry....just figured it out. This is old school "client / Server" software, so you'll have to look at the client for the good stuff.
by sleepyhead981
Sat Feb 25, 2012 11:28 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: software?!?!
Replies: 5
Views: 4440

Re: software?!?!

i downloaded infosmart online....but seems like this is an "admin" version....seems way too complicated to quickly see what's in your usb card. anyone have any luck here?