Those are not your motivations. You have been an incredibly cruel person through the negative words you have written Palerider. And once again, you have proved how you only have the ability to be sarcastic disgusting individual. I have been through my entire account attempting to find a way to delet...

I have had a countless number of people on a number of different avenues receive benefit from what I have written. Is it so difficult for you to comprehend that maybe what I write about or the the way the I write are not for you? If you can't stand what I write or how I write then why do you continu...

I am sure that what I am going to write, will likely not even be read. So be it. Nobody will care, and I am actively deleting my membership to this site (which I am sure in some unoriginal manner will be commented on rudely and praised by many). While here, I have encountered a few of the most negat...

I'm from Oklahoma City Palerider. I think you are from Dallas, is that correct? I am sure that we could arrange a time to meet face to face.

http://cpapguy.blogspot.com/2016/09/sleep-study-mask-vs-home-use-mask.html There are many shortcomings in the positive pressure industry. Whether these failings source back to physicians, sleep study centers, or durable medical equipment providers can become a very diverse and opinionated subject. ...

Sorry for the length if it bothered anyone (as it seems it may have). I have a tendency to explain in greater detail than needed it seems. However, it is how I write and instruct patients so it will likely not change - unfortunately! The reason for the title being "A Question of Exhale Pressure Reli...

http://cpapguy.blogspot.com/2016/09/a-question-of-exhale-pressure-relief.html Many newly diagnosed sleep apnea patients receive positive pressure (PAP) devices without understanding the optional features of these units. I do not feel, in my opinion, that this is entirely any particular patients fau...

Just added information for anyone that has read or found the link between using VNS and home auto-CPAP. I have tried to find some establish data in relation to Vagus nerve stimulation and oxygen desaturation and it seems there is a little information out there, but nothing that is linked between pos...

http://cpapguy.blogspot.com/2016/07/vagus-nerve-stimulation-vns-and-home.html I have found a portion of the sleep community that seems to be affected by the association between sleep apnea and the Vagus nerve stimulator. In this portion of the sleep apnea community, there is limited information on ...

Sometimes despite having a small mouth leak micro arousals to a full arousal can happen, which definitely doesn't aid you in a a satisfying night of sleep. It looks like everyone here has talked about the possibility of a chin strap and also seeing if your pressures can be lowered to aid you. You ma...

I can't speak for the surrounding states and their DME communities, but the climate has been changing for the durable medical equipment industry in my home state of Oklahoma far before the first round competitive bidding was "awarded". In Oklahoma I feel there are a few companies that are winning th...

No offense cpapguy but some patients are generally less interested in their own health management than the for profit motivated health system ... and no amount of intervention by a DME or sleep doctor's office will help them become more compliant cpap users. As others have noted, initial education ...

All of that assumes that there is an intelligent trained person on the other end looking at the data. My experience is that the janitor probably knows more then the DME employees. As far as I am concerned the whole DME/insurance argument is a load of crap. Your profit is not my concern. I would agr...

Hi "thecpapguy", My comments below are not directed at you. Obviously you care about your patients and do your best to stay on top of things, however, in general my concerns regarding wireless monitoring include: 1. " without any contact with the patient." Is this the ultimate goal? How can therapy...

I agree with above posts that EPR can help with swallowing air in regards to the feelings you are having. It looks that you found the setting is currently at two. You should likely take it to three for the pressure relief to help as well. You could talk to your provider, get a download done to evalu...