I was told with my insurance that compliance will be required to be proven every 90 days until eternity, even after the rental to own is complete so in order to keep on with supplies. No modem here though. They - The DME? - Is to mail me an envelope every 90 days with a new SD card and a return env...

Insurance will not pay for something not medically indicated--in spite of what your INTERNIST boss believes. My INTERNIST didn't say they would, nor did I say he believed they would. I'm not sure where you got that. Insurance has already paid for the cpap. My question was in regards to why I would ...

archangle wrote:Compliance is so they don't pay for CPAP for people who don't use it.

Yes, I'm aware of that. I've already fulfilled the requirements for compliance and own the machine. (Although I WILL be calling my insurance co. to verify that.)

So I've been on estrogen for 'almost two weeks and I'm sleeping better than I have in years, including the last almost 3 months that I've been using cpap. I called the sleep specialist who had suggested an overnight oximetry. He'd wanted to see if my O2 levels were dropping at night to see if perhap...

I'm seriously considering trying dental adhesive...seriously! If it held well enough, maybe I could lose the headgear!

rjezuit wrote:I also use Lansinoh HPA Lanolin on my nostrils religiously. It seems to help with the seal, and if the mask is too tight it helps stop any irritation.

Is there anything else I could use that I might have around the house?

Xney wrote:They do wear down over time, especially if they don't fit perfectly. Replacing them every 2-4 weeks is normal.

I'm still on my trial period with my cpap, been using the pillows well over a month. Should they be sending me new ones or do I have to call?

Xney wrote:+1 3M Micropore, I use the 3" tape (only way to actually keep leaks down)

To the above poster, why are you even bothering with tape? your leak line looks amazing.

Agreed!

cosmo wrote:

I still get leaks with a chinstrap but its minor and only last for a few seconds. I'm going to tape tonight and chinstrap to see if leaks stop completely.

Wish I had a leak graph that looked like that!

Xney wrote:no it means if you chop your night by time, minutes for example, sort them by the leak number for that minute, 95% of the night was lower than 31. 5% of the night was 31 and higher.

Ah, okay...still too high though then. Doesn't the graph look like 95% was lower than like 27 or around there?

I thought I read that the 95% meant that you'd spent 95% of the night at that level? My leak data consistently has me at a 95% level higher than it looks like it should be... According to this, my 95% leak rate was 31.20...unless I understand incorrectly (which is entirely possible), that means that...

chunkyfrog wrote:Too many ladies with apnea have already had men see us sleep:
co-workers, employers, family, other motorists, etc.

Yeah, I fell asleep at a meeting at work. To be fair, it WAS pretty boring.
But what made me laugh was the "other motorists".

Okay, thanks. Darn, that is not the answer I wanted. I really hoped for the opportunity to see my data before packing it up and traveling with it. Oh well. I doubt it, ugh. Back a few months ago I returned my new S9 Auto to cpap.com (under warranty) and received a brand new S9. I put the SD card fr...

The biggest problem with Apria is billing. Another problem I had was shipping the wrong merchandise and pushing supplies that I didn't need. I told them not to call...I would call when I needed something. Hey, at least they CALLED you! They do NOTHING for me, don't review my data, don't send it to ...

BlackSpinner wrote:They were probably new on the job and will get fired soon.

Yeah, I had my appt with sleep doc yesterday and he wasn't happy that I'm stuck with Apria. Even he said they're horrible.