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by countdown
Sat Aug 16, 2014 6:11 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How much does drinking alcohol affect apnea?
Replies: 55
Views: 6906

Re: How much does drinking alcohol affect apnea?

I've not got an auto, just the S Bipap, buuuuut if someone had an extra one laying around that I could borrow for a couple of weeks, I absolutely promise to take one (or, like five, if we're talking glasses of wine over an entire evening) for the team!
by countdown
Sat Aug 16, 2014 5:59 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Self-Titrating Help / Mask Cost DME vs online?
Replies: 7
Views: 1509

Re: Self-Titrating Help / Mask Cost DME vs online?

So I got my Tap Pap from our hosts here, and I used it for several days before I realized I needed to change the mask type on the machine settings. I had been getting pretty consistent AHI numbers under 3, using the nasal mask (trueblue nasal mask), and then same using the tap pap but with the machi...
by countdown
Tue Aug 05, 2014 1:29 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Self-Titrating Help / Mask Cost DME vs online?
Replies: 7
Views: 1509

Re: Self-Titrating Help / Mask Cost DME vs online?

Thanks, Pugsy! I'll try the 7 tonight. Just ordered a Tap Pap, so hopefully that'll make a difference, too. Man, this board is invaluable. I can't believe how much I've learned in a week.
by countdown
Tue Aug 05, 2014 12:04 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Self-Titrating Help / Mask Cost DME vs online?
Replies: 7
Views: 1509

Re: Self-Titrating Help / Mask Cost DME vs online?

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Also, I would just like to point out: NO SNORING, whoa.
by countdown
Tue Aug 05, 2014 11:58 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Self-Titrating Help / Mask Cost DME vs online?
Replies: 7
Views: 1509

Self-Titrating Help / Mask Cost DME vs online?

Hi there! 3 days under my belt with my S9 Vpap S, and I don't feel...magical yet, but the numbers are looking good, so there's that. QUESTION: is buying through DME's with insurance rates cheaper than online for masks? I'm 100% out of pocket, but maybe the negotiated rates with insurance are cheaper...
by countdown
Sat Aug 02, 2014 10:58 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleep Study Results/ Should I buy Used Resmed Vpap S?
Replies: 6
Views: 1040

Re: Sleep Study Results/ Should I buy Used Resmed Vpap S?

Thanks so much! Done and done. I'm sure tonight will be eye-opening, in one way or another...
by countdown
Sat Aug 02, 2014 9:50 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleep Study Results/ Should I buy Used Resmed Vpap S?
Replies: 6
Views: 1040

Re: Sleep Study Results/ Should I buy Used Resmed Vpap S?

Well, I've got a ResMed S9 VPAP S with 35 hours of use on it. Also a TrueBlue nasal mask (that I have sanitized the crap out of). I guess this lady got it and basically put it on a shelf immediately? Anyway. I've emailed apnea about the clinician's manual, but I doubt I'll hear back tonight. the set...
by countdown
Sat Aug 02, 2014 12:10 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleep Study Results/ Should I buy Used Resmed Vpap S?
Replies: 6
Views: 1040

Re: Sleep Study Results/ Should I buy Used Resmed Vpap S?

Are you going to have a sleep study where they use a machine and a mask to try to find out what pressure you are going to need? Or are you going to try to figure it out without the sleep titration study? Having auto adjusting capability can make the self titration a bit easier but it can also be do...
by countdown
Fri Aug 01, 2014 11:26 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleep Study Results/ Should I buy Used Resmed Vpap S?
Replies: 6
Views: 1040

Sleep Study Results/ Should I buy Used Resmed Vpap S?

Hiya, all! Wow, there is a lot of information in this board. I am so glad it exists. Had a home sleep study done, and, what do you know, being tired all the time isn't just normal. I'll list actual results below, but: have the chance to buy a ResMed Vpap S - the S9 kind that's all silver and shiny a...