Greetings! I too am new-ish to the site. I am learning a lot. I have a question: I have my first head cold since using CPAP. It's been a couple days with sore throat and stuffy nose. Should I clean my mask and hose etc. every day I am sick? Or wait til I'm well, like throwing out a toothbrush after ...

Uh...also, what's an RT? There's great info re: DME in the CPAP definitions page, but then they use yet another abbreviation and don't define it... I have had almost NO medical issues in my life so this is a whole new language. I could guess: Registered Technician, but don't like to guess when it co...

Thanks so much to Sheriff and Always for your replies to my questions. I feel very well supported here.

Ive only had my machine a week. Am already seeing a difference in my energy and wakefullnesss. Very excited about all this. Could someone answer a couple questions: 1. What's DME? 2. Do I need a "sleep doctor" or is my primary care doc (who ordered the sleep study in the first place) ok? 3. Are ther...

Oh my, this is all so encouraging. I'm 51 and I used to do a lot of bike riding and haven't done that for about 7 years, and I got outside with my dog a lot, but when she died two years ago, that ended too. Funny, we got a new adult dog in September right around the time I was really starting to be ...

Hey y'all, I'm emotional already writing this. I've just finished reading the reposted article that idamtnboy, a member from Idaho, has on this forum. It was really helpful. I'm definitely bouncing around in the stages of grief about this change In my life. In some ways I have acceptance of the mach...