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- Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:38 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: My provider
- Replies: 8
- Views: 800
Re: My provider
People that do not use PAP machines do not understand how much leaks can disrupt a person's sleep.
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:35 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Blowing my own trumpet...AHI -low events achievement
- Replies: 2
- Views: 455
Re: Blowing my own trumpet...AHI -low events achievement
Congratulations on your low numbers. Yes, the medical community considers anything under 5 as being properly treater. However, many of us here on the forum consider anything higher than 2 as being unacceptable. My AHI is usually less than 1.
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 7:33 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Help my poor nose!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 935
Re: Help my poor nose!
When I had that problem, I used a small piece of moleskin on my nose every night. You can find it in the foot care section of Walmart or drug store. If you decide you need to use it for an extended period of time, you can buy rolls of it from Amazon.
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 8:54 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: New ResMed full face mask....the F40
- Replies: 24
- Views: 9814
Re: New ResMed full face mask....the F40
I'm always looking for a "better" full face mask. I have used the Evora since shortly after it came out. I will check with my local DME on Monday to see if they have it in stock, yet. Doesn't look good. They don't have it in stock, and the person I talked to said she didn't know if they would stock ...
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 4:59 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: CPAP recommendation (DS1 alternative)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 8546
Re: CPAP recommendation (DS1 alternative)
The most recommended machine here is the ResMed Air Sense 11 automatic. A close second is the Air Sense 10 automatic or automatic for her.I'm slightly biased as I have only used ResMed machines. The sleep lab my wife and I use only prescribes ResMed machines.
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 3:00 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Cleaning CPAP Equipment
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7034
Re: Cleaning CPAP Equipment
As often stated here on this forum, we all clean to the leave we are comfortable with. If someone wants to clean things every day, that's fine. If they only monthly, that's fine, too. What ever level of cleanliness you are comfortable with is up to you.
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 4:54 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Inclined bed: a solution for apnea's and snoring...?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4472
Re: Inclined bed: a solution for apnea's and snoring...?
I have used an adjustable (inclined) bed for several years because of severe arthritis of the spine. When I did my sleep study, I used their hospital bed so I could raise my head when I slept. My AHI was 49 when sleeping with my head raised. I don't think the inclined bed helped me very much with my...
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 5:39 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: New to taking ownership of CPAP and need some guidance.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1080
Re: New to taking ownership of CPAP and need some guidance.
It takes some of us quite a while to get used to sleeping with that alien thing on our face. When you only use the machine for a short period, the AHI tends to show a higher number than if you would have used it longer. Some people have found it helpful to wear the mask and machine while watching a ...
- Sat Dec 30, 2023 5:27 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Can climate affect sleep apnea?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4979
Re: Can climate affect sleep apnea?
Climate does not have a direct effect on sleep apnea. However, environmental changes can often affect how well you sleep. Any thing that affects how well you sleep will impact your sleep apnea. Being in that transition period from being awake to sleeping and sleeping to being awake makes us more sus...
- Fri Dec 29, 2023 3:52 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: skin irritation
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2013
Re: skin irritation
When I first started I had the same problem. I actually wore some of the skin off my nose. I used a band aid on my nose until it healed. After that, I used a small piece of moleskin on my nose at night. You can find moleskin at Walmart or your local drug store in the foot care area.
- Sun Dec 24, 2023 9:31 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Choosing a mask
- Replies: 69
- Views: 34712
Re: Choosing a mask
We see the nurse practitioner once a year. We both got new machines last January, and picked up masks at that time. We use the DME recommended by the sleep clinic. The sleep clinic, DME, our PCP and my cardiologist all come under the same medical system so everyone has access to all of our medical r...
- Mon Dec 18, 2023 11:43 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Anyone else use the Airtouch F20 foam mask? How often do you actually replace it?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7090
Re: Anyone else use the Airtouch F20 foam mask? How often do you actually replace it?
There was a user here on the forum that said he could get several months use out of one cushion by using a mask liner. I think he said he got it from Padacheek.
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 7:13 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Medicare and Masks
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6210
Re: Medicare and Masks
Sounds like big jerk to me. Mask prescriptions should simply state "Mask of patient's choice."
- Sun Dec 10, 2023 5:18 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Let's play a game and maybe learn something while playing
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8295
Re: Let's play a game and maybe learn something while playing
The first two minutes you appear to be awake as indicated by the irregular breathing pattern. The next two minutes, the breathing shows a very steady rhythm which would be consistent with sleeping. If you can fall asleep within two minutes of putting the mask on, you are doing much better than I do....
- Sun Dec 03, 2023 4:58 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Made A Cleaning Mistake
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6613
Re: Made A Cleaning Mistake
As long as yo rinsed it after the alcohol, you removed any residual alcohol. Alcohol has a great affinity for water, and will easily mix with it. If there were any alcohol left in the water reservoir after you rinsed it out, it would be greatly diluted and present no danger to you.