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by Intercostaldrama
Sat May 10, 2014 9:27 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP does not seem to help - Dry mouth
Replies: 8
Views: 3256

Re: CPAP does not seem to help - Dry mouth

Scooter133 you have my sympathy. After two years you should be free of such discomfort. In my experience this always involves open mouth. With my soft Dreamweaver mask which does not cover the mouth, this is always a problem if the jaw strap is not effective, and it rarely is. The air enters your no...
by Intercostaldrama
Sat May 10, 2014 9:00 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Are there many on 17+ pressure?
Replies: 14
Views: 3224

Re: Are there many on 17+ pressure?

I can't find a place to ask questions about my ResMed S9 Auto but I do have experience with such high pressures. I think they are a recipe for disaster. In fact I have gone to the other extreme of using the lowest pressure that does the job, this, mainly because having the machine breathe for you al...
by Intercostaldrama
Sat May 10, 2014 8:21 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: OT: ketogenic diet?
Replies: 13
Views: 2268

Re: OT: ketogenic diet?

My six year old son with uncontrollable epileptic seizures was placed on a ketogenic diet for its ability to totally control seizures. It did, it reduced them from 70 a day to none. Unfortunately it was an impossible diet to sustain and he lost so much weight he looked like a skeleton. Three meals a...
by Intercostaldrama
Sat May 10, 2014 8:11 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Mask carbon dioxide levels - toxicity
Replies: 80
Views: 185905

Re: Mask carbon dioxide levels - toxicity

Hi Milt. I swore by Sleepweaver for quite a while until I discovered two concerns. One, that the air exit holes are extremely small but the more important was that the air entrance hose could fold over and block if you roll into the right position. Or is that wrong position? The Sleepweavers I have ...
by Intercostaldrama
Sat May 10, 2014 7:34 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Efficacy of Cervical Collar for Keeping Jaw Closed?
Replies: 14
Views: 3345

Re: Efficacy of Cervical Collar for Keeping Jaw Closed?

Slightly off topic since I've tried and discarded both the strap and the collar in preference to using the full face Quattro FX for the very reason that, properly adjusted, it keeps the mouth closed. I'd suggest it is not possible to adjust the mask properly if you are wearing it. In order to ensure...
by Intercostaldrama
Tue Apr 29, 2014 5:28 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Can CPAP Affect Singing?
Replies: 50
Views: 24541

Re: Can CPAP Affect Singing?

I'm sorry for my belated input but this is a serious problem for those who are serious singers. I need to offer some technical specifics to ensure we are on the same wave-length. I am an operatic tenor who uses flow phonation and does not allow my vocal technique into pressed phonation which is pote...