I checked with sleep lab and I used half of .5 mg Xanax just so I would relax . I don't like the stuff but it works for me, they noted it on my file and I slept well. The person in the other room was snoring so loud that it would have been a problem otherwise . The dosage was my choice , I have a ru...

Not really a cause for concern. I live in the lightning capital of the world --tampabay. We have the most and the baddest of them all. Furthermore I worked in electrical protection for florida power for 40 years. Repaired a lot of damage and had a lot of close calls . Electrical manufactures bring t...

Close your heat vents in your bedroom , keep your door closed. That will make a big difference in your temp/humidity problem . Practice holding your tongue to the roof of your mouth during the day and it will become a good habit to spill over into the night, it worked for me. Sleep doctors prefer yo...

You need to get the number off the bottom of the machine like ds560 .List the number of hours on the machine just like the miles on a car , the overall condition , a picture of it and all that goes with it, bag, manuals , humidifier etc. . Smoker free or not . Go to secondwind site and see similar m...

My friend who also has diabetes had this trouble and the nutritionist told him to eat a graham cracker with peanut butter before bedtime to get him thru the night and level out out his blood sugar . I guess this takes awhile to digest so it takes the low spike out during the night. It worked for him...

Wow ,I wish my area had an org like awake to get thru the first few months . It is so confusing to find the right path. In my area you don't get to see the sleep doctor and you have to watch out for sleep clinics that send you to their DME. Not much access to an RT either. Even tho my prescription c...

After reading about different sleep cycles in different countries it makes me feel better that I don't have to fit a a mold . In the USA we think its abnormal to get less than 8 hours of continuous sleep . We need to accept different rhythms that fit our life style ,being retired is one of them . A ...

Just waiting for www cpap.com , tried to order some supplies . Xmas crush?? Their Server down ?

The mask arrayed isn't up to date.The phillips ds560 auto is comparable to the resmed autoset s9 only a little cheaper. Both are great machines ,resmed also has its confusing names be careful. Some people have had both here and they are on the fence ,either way . I like my ds560 auto but I've never ...

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The siesta is very common ,we all tend to think everyone should be on the same sleep cycle 10 pm to 6 am . Maybe we should be more accepting of different cycles .

I have a good friend on auto bi-pap with oxygen . I have been watching his health and his progress. He has settled on the big machine in his house in a side room to get the noise and the heat away from him ,he has a long green hose that allows him to roam the house at will . The green visibility is ...

Jz has generously offered this machine to a senior citizen with a worn out machine of 15 years. He doesn't have insurance,can not afford a sleep study , has been terrified his old machine will quit at anytime. He is a struggling potter who works from home without any assistance, self sufficient , an...

Yes I can hear your breathing , good thing . I'm trying to pass this test as I'm compulsive --- just kidding .

I thought this was a fun thread , sprinkled with a little half truths. Nice to get away from day to day problems , holidays are a helpful distraction for us all . Not meant to harm anyone hopefully .

What brightness on the kelvin scale is best? Does the blue in it contribute to apneas. What is Kelvin ? What happened To Lumens did she retire? If LEDS are so cool how come it says 6000k -- Temperature right? Do the new lamps make noise that can keep us awake?