What is keeping you from getting a new machine? I don't really recommend this, but I have fixed numerous flaky electronics by gently retouching solder connections. When all else fails (including returns for service): If the failure is 'wiggle some wires and it starts to work' or 'give it a good whac...

did you *have* any events? it's impossible to tell the duration at the zoom size shown, how long were your pauses? could be, that as crappy as that was, you didn't have anything that would be classified as an apnea. Seriously? There were no events flagged by the 960 while PS was set to 0. The only ...

as much as I hate to do it, I have to agree with cnaumann on this one, *lol* So PR, how is the weather down there? Getting cold outside? I did a quick experiment last night. Although it is not conclusive, it does not look hopeful that the PR 960 would make a useful APAP machine. I set the PS to zer...

With PS set to zero, you effectively turn off the bi-level support. IPAP and EPAP will be equal when PS = 0. If you set EPAPmin and EPAPmax to the same value and set PS to zero, you would have an expensive CPAP machine. The inhale and exhale pressure would be the same constant value. If you set EPAP...

For something to function like APAP mode there can only be one pressure and if EPAP min and max aren't the same then there's not one pressure because we still have IPAP setting to contend with unless IPAP max can be set to equal EPAP max... Doesn't an APAP by definition change its pressure settings...

EPAP minimum and maximum need to be equal to each other and would function like APAP minimum pressure I don't think that is quite right. You would not need to set EPAP min and EPAP max equal to each other. On the PR 960, you could set the PSmin to 0 and set PSmax to as low as it can go (might be ze...

My diastolic has been creeping up for years. It was 86 at the doctors office two months ago. This morning at my follow-up appointment after a little over a month on BiPAP it was 78. My weight is also down in spite of the holidays.

For mild to moderate congestion, I highly recommend NeilMed Sinus Rinse. You can get it anywhere, and Costco has it super duper cheap. Use it with distilled water. Using it feels a little like drowning or going off the diving board the wrong way. It is horrible in a water-boarding kind of way, but t...

Just go and sit beside someone who gets glutened I have a friend that has celiac disease and recently had an intestial transplant. I know that gluten is a very serious issue for some people. However, I also have dozens of friends that have gone "gluten free" because it the the chic new diet trend. ...

[quote]Would someone please cue one of the food freaks to slap him upside the head for not buying organic, expeller-pressed, extra virgin, fresh, all-natural, free range, sun-dried, probiotic, whole, pasture-fed, no grain, no gluten, sweat-shop free coconut oil?[/q "Gluten free" is the new "no trans...

If you are sleeping over 12 hours a day and suffering from sleepiness when awake, you may have medical conditions besides sleep apnea. I would not rule apnea out, it is easy to treat and your graphs show some weirdness, but you should discuss your hypersomnia with your doctor.

I would love to try the new ResMed machine. I have a couple of issues with the PR. I have given up on the auto backup rate and use a manual setting of 9 BPM with an inhale time of 2.3s. The auto backup rate tends to be too aggressive for me and causes some issues. The other issue i have is that is t...

. Cnaumann-it is helpful to know about the reseating and closing up piece. This is what I am experiencing now with the Opus pillows and as I don't move too much during sleep (right side sleeper) I feel that this should not be too much of an issue unless I have a particularly toss and turn night. My...

Can't help but to notice the session runs over 11 hours. That is a long time in bed, doubly so if you are still not rested. Unfortunately, your AHI number alone may not 'justify' a bilevel or ASV machine. Have you done a sleep study or taken pulse oximetery data recently? I am curious as to the leng...

Why can't you have a form of CA in the daytime? I don't gasp for air during the day but I swear I just sometimes 'forget' to breathe. I catch myself holding my breath for no reason.