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by cputrdoc
Thu Feb 06, 2014 4:42 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Melatonin As A Sleep Aid - Experiences & Dosage??
Replies: 24
Views: 3492

Re: Melatonin As A Sleep Aid - Experiences & Dosage??

I use a melatonin+theanine sleep aid, I think it's 5 mg melatonin, but I use a pill splitter to take half a pill at a time. My experience has been that melatonin is of great help in getting me to sleep despite having a pulsating mask on my face, but it doesn't keep me asleep. After 3-4 hours I'm awa...
by cputrdoc
Thu Feb 06, 2014 4:35 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Quattro Air
Replies: 37
Views: 5345

Re: Quattro Air

I like the seal of the Quattro Air better (more comfortable), and I particularly like that the forehead mount does not have multiple adjustment settings. However, as it is smaller, it will hit the bridge of your nose in a different spot, so it fits a little differently. Frankly I'm not a fan of eith...
by cputrdoc
Sat Aug 24, 2013 2:08 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Cleaning and parts
Replies: 7
Views: 1104

Re: Cleaning and parts

What schedule is everyone else following? If you go up to the "Advanced search" and search on the keyword "cleaning" and the Author "rested gal", the very first thread that comes up will be a post by her with the link to Links to Cleaning mask, hose, humidifier: That should keep you busy with lots ...
by cputrdoc
Sat Aug 24, 2013 11:51 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Cleaning and parts
Replies: 7
Views: 1104

Cleaning and parts

Here's my first post here. I've been told I'm a "veteran" since I was compliant with my CPAP machine (when I was diagnosed with ASL), but I was getting scores averaging AHI 10.0 so I went back in for a sleep study and they told me I needed a VPAP machine ("complex" sleep apnea, with centrals). 4 mon...