I had a problem with my palms. Small bumps would form, and was very ichy. they would break with a clear fluid. My doc prescribed a steroid cream for years, which helped a little. After 7 years of aggravating with that and now I've been on CPAP since May 2012, it has totally cleared up. I haven't tak...

Thank you Lizzi.

Maybe I'll compile something and share it.

I've gone to many websites but can't find any manuals that explain what each chart means and what the numbers mean. For example: "Flow Rate" is for airflow, I assume and the numbers -100 to 100, looks like liters? Does that mean the machine is putting out + or - X liters per minute? What about "insp...

Wow, your life is not worth $3 grand? Unfortunately, our medical system does not have Doc McCoy's scanner (Star Trek) that can tell exactly whats wrong with someone in less than 5 seconds. The best our medical system can do is a process of elimination on what is suspected is wrong, and then either r...

You don't need a sleep doc, unless you can't change a light bulb on your own. I did the online sleep study at home. Bought the S9; had it fedXed overnight, got it on Saturday May 26th. I woke up on May 27th, after only 5 hours of sleep and felt like I was 20 years old again!! After so many years of ...

I think the key is to let it happen. Don't focus on the machine. Think of other things.

I had to adjust it so the air was going into my nose

The exhaling bothered me a little until I just breathed naturally

Good luck

Captain - I'm 58, and my BP has been 160 over 95 over110 (too high and thats with Meds!). The last few days it's been running 135 / 75 (while at work!) which is awesome. It's higher when I work out - which has not been very often in the last ten years. I'm looking forward to working out again. And p...

Slartybartfast and 2B, Thanks for the reinforcement. I was afraid that this might be some temporary euphoric moment and that it wouldn't last - even that I probably would revert back to the old ways of LAST WEEK! And I ever so wanted it to be true - That it was a life changeing moment. With your enc...

We're called hose heads?? Well, I guess at least I'm a member of something. Geesh, Hose heads.

How appropriate. Seems like something from the John Travolta movie "Battlefield Earth." (they had to wear those nose hoses to breathe earths air.

I wish they had a like button.

I know nothing is perfect, but this is soooo much better than the dysfunctional fog.

Thank You for the encouragement. I didn't realize there were so many others out here. In the past years I assumed it was just me.

After adjusting the mask and making sure it was working, I mentally gave in and tried to find that "special" place in your mind and focused on that. Sort of like letting go and trying to think of something else to forget the mask even existed..... My wife said to just try and find my "inner peace" w...

Started using a Cpap machine on Saturday and by Sunday morning I had more energy than I have ever had in TEN YEARS! I never expected such a dramatic change after only one night! Why did I procrastinate so long. I'm now on Day 5 and feel like I could run a marathon. I did have one night that I only h...