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- Mon Feb 16, 2015 6:30 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Lost 42 lbs & wonder if I need new sleep study
- Replies: 28
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Re: Lost 42 lbs & wonder if I need new sleep study
I don't understand. Why do you HAVE to "comply" with that? If you already have a prescription, you should be able to buy a new/newer machine from many sources. Even without a prescription, you can get them without much trouble. There are many that come up for sale on the forum, "secondwind", Craigs...
- Mon Feb 16, 2015 3:39 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Lost 42 lbs & wonder if I need new sleep study
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5281
Re: Lost 42 lbs & wonder if I need new sleep study
I feel like the last person in the United States to move from having car windows that had to be cranked to getting those new-fangled buttons that roll the window up for you, only I had no idea they existed. Except I knew the automatic car windows existed, of course. Now I'm kind of pissed off that t...
- Mon Feb 16, 2015 3:37 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Lost 42 lbs & wonder if I need new sleep study
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5281
Re: Lost 42 lbs & wonder if I need new sleep study
An "S8 WHAT"??? There were several models back then......the "Autoset", the "Elite", the "Escape" and the "Compact". The first two (Autoset and Elite) are fully data-capable and the last two (Escape and Compact) are not. You'd be money ahead by buying a newer, fully data-capable machine than spendi...
- Mon Feb 16, 2015 3:26 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Lost 42 lbs & wonder if I need new sleep study
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5281
Re: Lost 42 lbs & wonder if I need new sleep study
him8nc, The correct approach is to get a new machine. Then you most likely can optimize your CPAP therapy without spending money on a sleep study. If you have the sleep study first, then you will also want a new machine. So you pay for the sleep study (deductibles, copays, whatever) and a machine. ...
- Mon Feb 16, 2015 3:21 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Lost 42 lbs & wonder if I need new sleep study
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5281
Re: Lost 42 lbs & wonder if I need new sleep study
Get a good machine so you can actually see what is going on with your breathing at night. I thought I had a good machine. Had no idea it was possible for a CPAP to work with software to tell me anything until I found this forum last night and started reading. If your mouth is opening, you need to s...
- Mon Feb 16, 2015 3:18 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Lost 42 lbs & wonder if I need new sleep study
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5281
Re: Lost 42 lbs & wonder if I need new sleep study
What machine ( full name & model #) are you using? At what pressure(s)? What mask? Do you know you can download SleepyHead software (works on Macs too) free from the forum and it's easier to use than the old Encore? Machine is ResMed S8 with HumidAire 3i. Pressue has been 12 since 9/28/11. Mask is ...
- Mon Feb 16, 2015 2:09 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Lost 42 lbs & wonder if I need new sleep study
- Replies: 28
- Views: 5281
Lost 42 lbs & wonder if I need new sleep study
Hi, everyone! Just found this forum and registered. I've just lost 42 lbs. and wonder if I should have another sleep study. Why do I think I might need a new one? Not sure if my pressure needs to be adjusted due to losing weight. Lately, I am back to feeling like I was before I had the first sleep s...