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by sptrout
Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:02 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Cpap.com prescription no longer valid?
Replies: 22
Views: 6701

Re: Cpap.com prescription no longer valid?

A few months ago, when trying to purchase a new APAP from our friends at cpap.com, I was told that my prescription was no longer valid, no reason offered. I did some fast fact checking and found out that the doctor who wrote the RX several years ago had died and therefore any prescriptions written b...
by sptrout
Sun Jul 09, 2023 7:28 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Wellue O2 Ring multiple sessions during the night
Replies: 6
Views: 1841

Re: Wellue O2 Ring multiple sessions during the night

In my experience of using this device, your results are not unusual. I get any number of readings each night from one to as many as four. I have seen no reasons for the differences, but I just upload all of each night's results without any missing data (usually). Maybe just the ring get accidently r...
by sptrout
Sat Mar 18, 2023 2:19 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: A ResMed Funded Test of APAP Machines
Replies: 43
Views: 2435

Re: A ResMed Funded Test of APAP Machines

Testing efficacy while the machine is set WIDE OPEN (4-20) sounds like somebody ASSumed those settings work . . . "Don't quit your day job--voluntarily." The pressure each machine went upto never reached 20, 15 I believe was the highest. I have seen mention somewhere in the past that it was okay, e...
by sptrout
Sat Mar 18, 2023 2:13 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Airfit P10 Mask Leak Assistance
Replies: 6
Views: 465

Re: Airfit P10 Mask Leak Assistance

I have P10 Masks also and they are a pain when trying to find leaks. In my experience I just keep changing what few parts that comprise a P10 Mask and see if anything helps. Usually, does not for some reason. So aggravating since a P10 is so simple with so few parts. Try a new mask (I hope that you ...
by sptrout
Sat Mar 18, 2023 1:57 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: A ResMed Funded Test of APAP Machines
Replies: 43
Views: 2435

Re: A ResMed Funded Test of APAP Machines

"Actually, it's him that don't like us:" Not true. He has never mentioned this Board or even referred to this Board or any other SA Board. He was just pointing out that some scumbag (my words not his) was posting false information and using new IDs each time to avoid detection. I never read any of t...
by sptrout
Sat Mar 18, 2023 1:43 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: A ResMed Funded Test of APAP Machines
Replies: 43
Views: 2435

Re: A ResMed Funded Test of APAP Machines

I find Uncle Nick's videos both entertaining and very informative. For example, one recent video he compared the recommended parts (air filters, hoses, etc.) replacement schedule for the exact same device, but one from the USA Manual the other from the Aussie Manual. The recommended replacement sche...
by sptrout
Fri Mar 17, 2023 12:49 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: A ResMed Funded Test of APAP Machines
Replies: 43
Views: 2435

A ResMed Funded Test of APAP Machines

I highly recommend that any one interested on how well different brands of APAP machines adjust their pressure through the night based on sleeping patterns watch the video at the link below. I know many people on this Board do not like "Uncle Nick" from SleepHQ for some reason, but in this video he ...
by sptrout
Fri Feb 11, 2022 11:28 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Any consensus on Best Hose Support?
Replies: 5
Views: 457

Re: Any consensus on Best Hose Support?

I use an IV pole. I know that not many people have IV pole sitting around, and it is not a good thing if you do, but they are easily available. The pole is on wheels so I just move to the side of the bed at bedtime then in the morning roll it around to the other side of the night stand out of the wa...
by sptrout
Thu Oct 14, 2021 9:18 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Closed MRI
Replies: 13
Views: 1556

Re: Closed MRI

I have had nearly 20 MRI's and I like them less and less. The longest continuous MRI was over 90 minutes when they did both my thoracic and lumbar spine with and without contrast; that was an awful experience. I have had one so called open MRI, and it was open 360 degrees, but the magnet was still j...
by sptrout
Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:18 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Oscar- do you back up your files?
Replies: 11
Views: 847

Re: Oscar- do you back up your files?

Well, I guess that I am the odd one here about this issue. I do backup all my OSCAR and Sleepyhead data. I have four identical ResMed Machines that I alternate though to keep the usage hours to less than 6,000@. With multiple machines both software packages can easily combine data from all four mach...
by sptrout
Sat May 08, 2021 12:07 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: OT: Percocet Withdrawl
Replies: 21
Views: 2264

Re: OT: Percocet Withdrawl

Amitriptylline (Elavil) can cause or aggravate depression... I'd be very careful with that. Maybe so, I have never seen anything about that type of issue and I have taken it on and off for years (again, very low dosage). Amitriptyline is labeled and originally sold as an antidepressant. It fell out...
by sptrout
Sat May 08, 2021 10:45 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: OT: Percocet Withdrawl
Replies: 21
Views: 2264

Re: OT: Percocet Withdrawl

I apologize that my earlier post was off target to say the least. I needed to read your 1st post more carefully; I thought that you needed to get off of Percocet, not that you already have. You seemed to have weathered the storm well. Going off a narcotic can be a very difficult road. Good luck with...
by sptrout
Sat May 08, 2021 7:59 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: OT: Percocet Withdrawl
Replies: 21
Views: 2264

Re: OT: Percocet Withdrawl

The safest, and easiest, way to wean off Percocet and other pill forms off instant release pain meds is your pill cutter. Just start by cutting a pill in half for each of your doses throughout the day. Do that for a few days, and then cut the 1/2 pill in-half again (=1/4 of a pill) and do that for e...
by sptrout
Fri May 07, 2021 12:40 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleep meds
Replies: 5
Views: 461

Re: Sleep meds

Has anyone taken a sleeping pill before their overnight sleep test? My sleep doctor told me that benzo's are ok to take before the test. I thought that some benzos suppress rem sleep though. Xanax (and its generic cousin) reduces, or totally eliminates, deep sleep if taken regularly. (I do not know...
by sptrout
Thu Apr 08, 2021 10:00 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleeping pills
Replies: 5
Views: 542

Re: Sleeping pills

I believe that the previous posters may have missed your point; sleeping pills are NOT a solution to SA. They may not interfere, but if you have SA without them, you will have SA with them. You may think that you are asleep, but a person with SA will be waking up to some degree or another all night....