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by Stentor
Sun Jun 11, 2006 9:27 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Home Care Provider Step-Up Instructions?
Replies: 41
Views: 7739

You appear to feel okay about giving unsolicited advice. Is that true?
by Stentor
Sun Jun 11, 2006 5:36 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Home Care Provider Step-Up Instructions?
Replies: 41
Views: 7739

If you fixed your problem, would you please post what it was that fixed it. That way others can benefit as well. Having a machine run away with pressure is not a fun experience. No, it's not fun. I can testify to that. What I did was, I adjusted the minimum and maximum pressures to 7cm and 13cm res...
by Stentor
Sat Jun 10, 2006 9:44 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Home Care Provider Step-Up Instructions?
Replies: 41
Views: 7739

You might want to consider using fixed pressure with the full-face mask to see if that doesn't solve the problem. Thanks. I tried fixed pressure for a couple of weeks before buying my auto machine. Fixed pressure does solve the sleeping-in-a-wind-tunnel problem, but I don't get the same quality of ...
by Stentor
Sat Jun 10, 2006 2:21 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: anyone know about hypopompic hallucination?
Replies: 15
Views: 3747

There's some information on Wikipedia, under "Hypnagogia", which you may have seen already. Something I didn't know: apparently it can be a sign of sleep disorders. I've had hypnopompic hallucinations a few times a year since childhood, usually accompanied by sleep paralysis. I won't go into details...
by Stentor
Sat Jun 10, 2006 11:44 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Home Care Provider Step-Up Instructions?
Replies: 41
Views: 7739

<delurk> I'm also looking for help with the pressure settings on my machine (REMstar Auto with C-Flex). From my sleep study, my 95% apnea-free level is 10cm. My machine eventually works up to 15cm, which wakes me up at 2am when the pressure blows the seals on my mask and holds open not only my airwa...