Hello Snoredog and anyone else with good information, I just read Snoredog's comments on the thread "Naps vs. Nights". I did not want to get that thread off track so I am starting a separate thread. My problem is premature awakenings and both my good sleep doctor and myself are frustrated because w...

I have never slept through the night, at least not in the past 20 years. Got on CPAP a few months ago. I sleep better but still wake a couple times each night. Sleep doc gave me Rozerem to try to see if it would help keep me down. It did nothing for me. Next tried Ambien CR. Bingo, for the past week...

We have a whole house humidifier built into our furnace. Sounds like it is similary to KimberlyinMN. It is on and appears to be working well. I had an interesting test last night. I switched from the Activa to my CL2 with the Simple Cushion. Used just the chinstrap, no mouth tape. Amazingly, no dry ...

Thanks for all the thoughts from folks. To answer one of the common questions, no I am not on any other medications. How might I tell if I am mouth breathing even though I have the chin strap and tape in place? Unfortunately this is not something that's obvious when you are sleeping. Yes, I imagine ...

Now that the lower humidity of winter is kicking in in Colorado, I'm finding I wake up a couple times each night with a painfully dry throat and mouth. When I first started CPAP back in July I found I had a dry mouth and assumed it was from mouth breathing. I went to taping and it solved it. I then ...

Now that you mention it, it seems the TSA screeners have started pulling my PB 420E out of my suitcase at every inspection point. It used to go through without additional inspection about 75% of the time. I recently asked a TSA employee why it is they look at the CPAP machines. He said he had no id...

Also, today, in Atlantic City on Spirit Airlines (flown them a fifty times or more) I was refused carryon of my "roller bag, laptop bag, and cpap bag" as being three items. (anyone who has flown recently also knows the overhead bins are virtually empty because everyone is checking additional baggag...

My sister is a Respiratory Therapist and runs the RT unit at an Atlanta hospital. The moment I started on CPAP she told me to use Ayr nightly. They use CPAP on neo-natal ICU patients (babies) to help improve breathing, and they use Ayr along with it. They also tell adults to use it if they are going...

Yes, that's the one. There are two different interfaces that look like nasal pillows. The Nasal Pillows project a short ways up into the nose, they look like typical nasal pillows. The Direct Interface looks like the nasal pillow but does not project up into the nose. It is rounded and sits flush at...

I have a ComfortLite2 that I ordered with the Nasal Pillow & Simple Cushion combination. The Nasal Pillows just don't fit my nairs well because they are so oval. To get them to seal I have to set it with a lot more upward pressure than designed and it gets painful pretty quickly. My DME gave me a la...

To get into the Provider Setup menus do the following: - Unplug your unit - While holding down the left and right arrows, plug the unit in - Keep the left and right arrows held down - After the unit comes on there will be a "setup" option for the '+' button - Push the '+' button You are now in the P...

Got my new CL2 yesterday and was excited to try it out. I ordered the Nasal Pillow and Simple Cushion in M/L. My DME gave me a large Direct Interface to try as well. Very quickly the excitement turned to frustration. My nares are pretty ovalized and elongated, and the bottom of my nose is quite flat...

Knightfall, I'm with you. I really like the Activa. Specially with the mod I just did that quiets it down (see the posting at http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic.php?t=12357 for that info). Instead of ordering a 2nd Activa, I decided to try out a ComfortLite 2 as a 2nd mask. I figure having two differ...

Good idea. Here is a test to see if I can link to an image in my Snapfish account: http://www2.snapfish.com/slideshow/AlbumID=49232502/PictureID=1509903365/a=23522228_23522228/t_=23522228 OK, that does not look like it worked (I'm editing the post after looking at it). Anyone got any suggestions on ...

The F&P HC405 mask I had on loan from the DME was surprisingly quiet. It was not the most comfortable or best fit for me, so they got me an Activa at my request. I love the Activa's fit, but it's a good bit louder, and the exhaust airflow through the 4 small holes is so strong it occasionally wakes ...