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by Patrick Bateman
Wed Dec 14, 2016 5:54 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Ideas on selling or getting rid of my old cpap?
Replies: 10
Views: 1096

Re: Ideas on selling or getting rid of my old cpap?

LSAT wrote:
ChicagoGranny wrote:
Patrick Bateman wrote:I had septum surgery back in May, and I've had 3 sleep tests since then, the most recent just yesterday.
Three??? Sounds like someone is getting taken for a ride.
+1......No one needs 3 sleep tests in 7 months

Well I hit my deductible for the year, so no, I wasn't 'taken for a ride'.
by Patrick Bateman
Wed Dec 14, 2016 4:50 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: headache and sinus pain
Replies: 4
Views: 1549

Re: headache and sinus pain

Can someone help me! Most mornings I wake with a headache and sinus pain from CPAP. I am on the Air fit 10 nasal mask with a humidity setting at 2.5. I feel like I am getting too much air blowing into my airway. Thanks for any suggestions. Have you gone to an ENT? I had this same problem, and it tu...
by Patrick Bateman
Wed Dec 14, 2016 4:29 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Ideas on selling or getting rid of my old cpap?
Replies: 10
Views: 1096

Re: Ideas on selling or getting rid of my old cpap?

Hello, I was on a cpap for about a year, and I ended up having septum surgery with cured my apnea . Now I have a fisher paykel ikon + with only 1 year of use sitting here. Can anyone share any ideas on where to sell it or maybe even donate it? How long ago did you have the surgery? My advice is to ...
by Patrick Bateman
Wed Dec 14, 2016 4:14 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Ideas on selling or getting rid of my old cpap?
Replies: 10
Views: 1096

Ideas on selling or getting rid of my old cpap?

Hello,

I was on a cpap for about a year, and I ended up having septum surgery which cured my apnea. Now I have a fisher paykel ikon + with only 1 year of use sitting here.

Can anyone share any ideas on where to sell it or maybe even donate it?
by Patrick Bateman
Wed Jun 03, 2015 10:46 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Question on mask leaks. What is a normal range?
Replies: 6
Views: 703

Re: Question on mask leaks. What is a normal range?

Pugsy wrote:Check to see if the Vitamin D level was checked...it's not a common lab test and usually not included in the usual package of blood tests.
Will do! Thanks.
by Patrick Bateman
Wed Jun 03, 2015 10:36 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Question on mask leaks. What is a normal range?
Replies: 6
Views: 703

Re: Question on mask leaks. What is a normal range?

Snoring can mean that the airway is still trying to collapse and the pressure might be sub optimal. Still could mean that you are having some low level arousals that you may not remember. If you have leak data you should have the other data available. SleepyHead software should work with the machin...
by Patrick Bateman
Wed Jun 03, 2015 10:01 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Question on mask leaks. What is a normal range?
Replies: 6
Views: 703

Re: Question on mask leaks. What is a normal range?

Large leak territory for the F & P Icon is 60 L/min or more. So your leak numbers are okay and well within acceptable limits. Now if you are having minor leaking that is causing you to wake often and disturbs your sleep....the leaks could be behind disturbed sleep and might explain lack of improvem...
by Patrick Bateman
Wed Jun 03, 2015 9:47 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Question on mask leaks. What is a normal range?
Replies: 6
Views: 703

Question on mask leaks. What is a normal range?

I've been on my F&P Icon + for 40 days now and have yet to see any improvement. Still the same symptoms as before. (fatigue & brain fog) When checking my statistics on the cpap, it's telling me I'm averaging 26 L/min. Is this too high? If so, what is the normal range? If it's too high, I'm thinking ...
by Patrick Bateman
Tue May 05, 2015 8:26 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New guy here- hello all
Replies: 3
Views: 756

New guy here- hello all

Hello everyone, I'm new to the cpap world, having recently been diagnosed with OSA, and on about day 10 of my life with a cpap device. I still suffer from extreme fatigue, memory loss and brain fog for about 80% of the day. At times it forces me to stop working and limits me from exercising, which i...