I would still go to urgent care.....bring the mask, just so that dr can also see if its a pressure injury.


I wear a wisp(average headed female) and it doesn't rest on my ears, so i do think you either need a totally different mask, or at least a different frame size.

If I had to do this anyway, what was the point in the home test?! because the home test is a lot cheaper to find out whether you need the pressure determination session. some more forward thinkng insurance companies just send you home with an auto machine and let you figure it out for yourself. Min...

Lets just say I personally know someone who is now taking care of her brother, 24-7.... He is in congestive heart failure with a very short time left to live. His Dr's flat out told them that the major factor in this is untreated sleep apnea. Thanks but I will wear my mask, if it's all the same to y...

Pardon the implication that you do not already do this...but if your skin is being irritated from the straps....perhaps washing the headgear more often might change things for the better. make sure you use soap that you use elsewhere on your body.....so that you know its not causing a new reaction.....

http://www.sleepapnea.org/resources/cpa ... ogram.html


I can't attest to their services or anything....just posting the link.

I want to buy a second machine for backup and travel purposes. My prescription is a lifetime prescription for APAP, masks, supplies, etc. I bought my first machine from CPAP.com a few weeks ago. If I want to buy a second machine, can I do that with my existing prescription, or will I need another p...

Their policy is on their website. https://www.cpap.com/cpap-faq/Prescriptions.html Basically you need to have an RX for the type of machine (not brand Per se). They have a whole section on the various types of CPAP/BiLevel/ASV etc.. machines. oh cool.....*slaps her own wrist for not looking first* ...

I want to buy a second machine for backup and travel purposes. My prescription is a lifetime prescription for APAP, masks, supplies, etc. I bought my first machine from CPAP.com a few weeks ago. If I want to buy a second machine, can I do that with my existing prescription, or will I need another p...

When I get bronchitis, I wish I could spend 24/7 on my CPAP. It's the only time I'm NOT coughing and I feel comfortable. I set the humidity up and actually sleep now that I have CPAP. Before CPAP it meant several nights in the recliner NOT sleeping. This. Sleeping is the only time I am totally with...

palerider wrote:a friend of mine named his first one zephyr, and the second mistral (a french wind) hasn't named his adapt yet.

names his cars too.

suggest Sirocco....

Tatooed Lady wrote: See, this is why i keep myself caged away from the general public. Especially when I'm sick or they are. Can't WAIT for menopause.

Menopause makes other people less stupid????? how come no one told me this......

The sensation of plugged ears is less likely to be related to cpap use than to a middle ear problem. --possibly an infection. Can you visit an ENT? My CPAP sometimes pushes air into my ears like flying in an airplane or going up and down in the mountain. It does give a plugged ear feeling. This hap...

I can understand this feeling.... I started CPAP just over two weeks ago, and have AHI from about 2 down to .078 with the machine, and its mostly staying at 5 or 6 pressure wise...... This made me feel like things were not -bad- and that the Dr would want his machine back, because I did not need it....

You can do it! One thing that someone here recommended and its cheap enough to not break the bank, yet make a huge difference is a hose holder. I got this one, http://www.amazon.com/North-American-Healthcare-JB5651-Holder/dp/B0034CHMRU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418089223&sr=8-1&keywords=cpap+hose+hold...

in another thread you started you said this...


' I work out 5 days a week, a mix of cardiovascular and lifting routines. I have been doing this since August.'


So is it possible that your workouts are adding to the soreness?