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by BrianCD
Tue Mar 25, 2014 4:06 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Do I still need my cpap?
Replies: 12
Views: 2840

Re: Do I still need my cpap?

Thanks for the responses. I will follow the advice to get down to a maintenance weight and wait about 6 month to see where I am at.
by BrianCD
Tue Mar 25, 2014 1:07 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Do I still need my cpap?
Replies: 12
Views: 2840

Re: Do I still need my cpap?

I added my equipment and pressures to my profile. I am running the "PR System One REMStar 60 Series Auto CPAP Machine". It is about a year old now. I am using the Swift FX nasal pillows. My pressures are set between 6 and 14. Looking at the pressure graphs, most nights I stay well under 10, however ...
by BrianCD
Tue Mar 25, 2014 8:54 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Do I still need my cpap?
Replies: 12
Views: 2840

Do I still need my cpap?

So I was just talking to someone on another forum that mentioned he no longer needed his Cpap machine after loosing significant amounts of weight. I have been on mine with 100% compliance for the last 6 years. I have lost about 60 pounds over the last 4 months and my neck size has gone from 21" to 1...
by BrianCD
Thu Apr 04, 2013 12:45 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: new machine whistling
Replies: 5
Views: 870

Re: new machine whistling

I tried adjusting the settings last night with no success. It is now whistling when I inhale and exhale. It seems to only happen at higher pressures, maybe around 13 and higher. I called cpap.com who I got it from on Tuesday morning and they said I could ship it back to them which would take a day, ...
by BrianCD
Wed Apr 03, 2013 9:19 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: new machine whistling
Replies: 5
Views: 870

new machine whistling

I used my new PR DS560 last night on Auto pap mode. This was the first night. I could not sleep at all, not because of breathing problems, but because my wife kept waking me up every few minutes telling me the machine was making a whistling noise. From what I could tell the whistling is definitely c...
by BrianCD
Tue Apr 02, 2013 5:08 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Need Encore Basic
Replies: 17
Views: 2575

Re: Need Encore Basic

Thank you for the helpful information you provide here. Your pm is very appreciated as well.
by BrianCD
Tue Apr 02, 2013 4:55 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Need Encore Basic
Replies: 17
Views: 2575

Re: Need Encore Basic

Hello, I am also looking for the Encore Basic 2.5 software. I checked Uncle_Bob's signature as recommended above and it simply says goodnight. I have had a Respironics cflex+ for the last 5 years and just received a new Respironics DS560 today. The card reader never worked in my previous machine so ...