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- Tue Apr 16, 2013 7:15 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Newbie with very high pressure (21/17) - can't sleep!
- Replies: 15
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Re: Newbie with very high pressure (21/17) - can't sleep!
Thanks for the great advice everyone. I hope to be an active member on this board. It is great to have people to share ideas and experiences with. Thanks again.
- Mon Apr 15, 2013 3:13 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Newbie with very high pressure (21/17) - can't sleep!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5103
Re: Newbie with very high pressure (21/17) - can't sleep!
Thanks Kenwood - will do!
- Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:59 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Newbie with very high pressure (21/17) - can't sleep!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5103
Re: Newbie with very high pressure (21/17) - can't sleep!
Hello Pugsy. I can breathe OK through my nose. Sometimes it is harder to breather through one of my nostrils (maybe deviated septum?) but usually I am OK. I have heard of the pillow masks and have not tried that - yet. I will need to call the doctor and my insurance company I assume to get one. My w...
- Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:47 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Going for a sleep study this week
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2612
Re: Going for a sleep study this week
Get the sleep study. I had my first and only 3 weeks ago. Not the most comfortable thing (so many wires connected to you) but you are closely monitored. So you will be very safe. It is better to know for sure than just assume. The study will provide them with more information to help you.
- Mon Apr 15, 2013 2:38 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Newbie with very high pressure (21/17) - can't sleep!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5103
Newbie with very high pressure (21/17) - can't sleep!
Hello everyone. I am a newbie on this forum, and a newbie when it comes to CPAP/VPAP in general. I have been recently diagnosed with severe sleep apnea. I have been given a ResMed VPAP machine with a pressure of 21/17! From what everyone is telling me (pulmonologist, sleep technician, and even medic...