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by britinjapan
Wed Apr 26, 2017 7:46 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Does sleep therapy cure the apnea problem?
Replies: 6
Views: 1263

Re: Does sleep therapy cure the apnea problem?

Agreed - sometimes on holiday I don't use my CPAP, but it really depends on its of factors - alcohol consumption is one of mine, also feel that sleeping on my side or stomach helps - but don't use CPAP for a while, and damn I can feel myself going downhill...
by britinjapan
Fri Dec 02, 2016 5:22 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Woke up at night with tremendous pressure and mask leaking
Replies: 1
Views: 513

Woke up at night with tremendous pressure and mask leaking

I`m on my third night with my new Icon+, but same full face mask. I woke up more than once on tremendous pressure, and my mask was going `pop` `pop` around my chin. I switched the machine off, and it seemed to solve the issue. What happened here? Is it that the machine sensed it needed pressure, but...
by britinjapan
Fri Dec 02, 2016 6:04 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New to Icon+ and a few questions
Replies: 2
Views: 621

Re: New to Icon+ and a few questions

Essay writing!??
by britinjapan
Thu Dec 01, 2016 3:29 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New to Icon+ and a few questions
Replies: 2
Views: 621

New to Icon+ and a few questions

I`ve changed from a Respironics to an Icon Auto CPAP in the past few days. A few questions: 1. It seems something is warm at the bottom of the machine - the machine is just switched on and off during use at the switch - is this normal? 2. I`m having a noise at night in the tube like a crackle - is t...
by britinjapan
Fri Jan 08, 2016 5:19 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Feeling terrible and any ideas appreciated
Replies: 8
Views: 1512

Re: Feeling terrible and any ideas appreciated

What I do feel is that when I wake up (2-3 times a night) the machine is putting out much less pressure than in the past. Before I was interactively breathing in and out when I wake up, but now I feel the pressure is much lower, and its like I@m pushing air in and out rather than he machine doing t...
by britinjapan
Thu Jan 07, 2016 3:46 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Feeling terrible and any ideas appreciated
Replies: 8
Views: 1512

Re: Feeling terrible and any ideas appreciated

Appreciate your input Den, and I will try this at the weekend if I can get the basics together. Thanks!
by britinjapan
Thu Jan 07, 2016 3:13 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Feeling terrible and any ideas appreciated
Replies: 8
Views: 1512

Feeling terrible and any ideas appreciated

I`ve been on CPAP since 2011, and quite happy and settled with the results. I went on holiday in December and my machine fell from the bedside table to the carpeted floor between the table and the bed. I cant say it caused any mechanical damage, but there seems to be some issues occasionally with th...
by britinjapan
Wed Dec 30, 2015 7:15 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How long does a CPAP machine last?
Replies: 20
Views: 5607

Re: How long does a CPAP machine last?

Thanks for those views. I let the machine drop when I was on holiday, and maybe its my feeling something has changed, but I do feel that when I wake up there was more `interaction` with the machine on breathing, recently its a bit unresponsive. Maybe its another factor. I feel that I was breathing i...
by britinjapan
Wed Dec 30, 2015 3:31 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How long does a CPAP machine last?
Replies: 20
Views: 5607

Re: How long does a CPAP machine last?

Any hints as to what to look at in Sleepyheads data to see if there is some issues with a machine getting old or malfunctioning? Thanks
by britinjapan
Tue Dec 29, 2015 3:06 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How long does a CPAP machine last?
Replies: 20
Views: 5607

Re: How long does a CPAP machine last?

Many thanks! Yes, its a Respironics, just have been lack of sleep that made me write Resmed!
by britinjapan
Tue Dec 29, 2015 12:21 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How long does a CPAP machine last?
Replies: 20
Views: 5607

How long does a CPAP machine last?

I bought a resmed CPAP 3-4 years ago, and used it daily. It`s travelled with me and taken a few knocks. Recently I feel that the air pressure and response if I stop breathing deliberately is not like it was before, and the machine is a little `tired`. Any advice on how long a machine lasts, or what ...
by britinjapan
Tue Sep 29, 2015 3:31 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Allergy and night sweats
Replies: 9
Views: 1538

Allergy and night sweats

I`ve had an allergy which makes me sneeze and sniff and its been difficult to put on my mask for more than a few hours a night in the past month. I`ve also had bad night sweats. Any ideas what the interactions are? Can lack of mask use and bad sleep cause night sweats? Is sleeping on my stanch the b...
by britinjapan
Sat Nov 09, 2013 10:29 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleepyheads missing some data
Replies: 4
Views: 967

Re: Sleepyheads missing some data

Many thanks. My version is 0.9.2-2 Not sure about encore software - will google it, and help appreciated I`m not sure how to take a picture, but under the Overview, the top metrics AHI, usage, pressure appear, but the leakage does not. Under the Daily, there is `no data` I`m running a Mac Many thank...
by britinjapan
Sat Nov 09, 2013 6:45 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleepyheads missing some data
Replies: 4
Views: 967

Sleepyheads missing some data

I`m missing daily data (under that tab) after a download, and although some summary data is updated, the leak data etc does not appear. Some data is downloaded, others not. Any ideas how to solve this? Thanks
by britinjapan
Fri Aug 09, 2013 7:25 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Strange noise upon exhaling with only mask and hose
Replies: 5
Views: 784

Re: Strange noise upon exhaling with only mask and hose

Thanks for the replies. I`ve been experiencing this when I`m hooked up and sleeping, and its forced me to take off my mask - any ideas on how to cure this, or is it time for a mask replacement after only 3 months??