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by ScubaSleeper
Thu Jan 30, 2014 1:01 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Subcutaneous Emphysema?
Replies: 10
Views: 3766

Re: Subcutaneous Emphysema?

Maybe you just slept on the hose and the ridges left marks on your neck? Julie, you got it on the money! I replicated the effect by taking a nap with the hose firmly wedged against my neck. So maybe I got ahead of myself with the whole SE think, but I am still concerned over possible complications ...
by ScubaSleeper
Mon Jan 27, 2014 7:56 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Subcutaneous Emphysema?
Replies: 10
Views: 3766

Re: Subcutaneous Emphysema?

Maybe you just slept on the hose and the ridges left marks on your neck? Hey Julie, I think not ... but I'll certainly measure the pitch next time just to be sure Herb, dive doc is a good idea and I'll give it a shot if don't come right. Problem is the specialist, who comes highly recommended, can ...
by ScubaSleeper
Mon Jan 27, 2014 2:01 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Implantable tongue-buzzer improves obstructive sleep apnea b
Replies: 6
Views: 2453

Implantable tongue-buzzer improves obstructive sleep apnea b

http://pulmccm.org/main/2014/randomized-controlled-trials/implantable-tongue-buzzer-improves-obstructive-sleep-apnea-70-nejm/ Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Markedly Improves OSA An estimated 15% of men and 6% of women in the U.S. have clinically significant obstructive sleep apnea, meaning it worsen...
by ScubaSleeper
Mon Jan 27, 2014 1:13 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Subcutaneous Emphysema?
Replies: 10
Views: 3766

Re: Subcutaneous Emphysema?

Thank you Herb I dive recreationally, not commercially. Like many beginner sport divers I saw the certifications path as a race and progressed far too quickly - I did my Rescue Diver course with less than 20 dives in my logbook. As a result I did not have a firm grasp of some of the basics and held ...
by ScubaSleeper
Mon Jan 27, 2014 12:20 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Subcutaneous Emphysema?
Replies: 10
Views: 3766

Subcutaneous Emphysema?

Hi all, My first post here so please be gentle ... I've been on the hose for two weeks now great results ... Untreated AHI of +/- 60 came down to below 5 almost instantly, and I even had a zero AHI afternoon nap yesterday! I am delighted with this outcome and I am still on a high from being well-res...