I am also in Vegas and have had good experiences with Bennett, Apria and Vital Care (Rotech). I find the key to avoiding bricks is to make sure the doctor writes a specific rx so the dme has no choice. @HST - What doctors do you recommend? I have been going to Zebba, but the 1 to 2 hour wait time a...

then when you mouth the 'weight loss help apnea' old mindset, you should be sure and add the caveats, that it can *CHANGE* needs, might make apnea better, MIGHT MAKE IT WORSE, might not change it at all. I was warned that being a tech I would need some thick skin and expect to get slammed. I'm not ...

If surgery were statistically helpful, THAT would be the gold standard. In fact, weight loss/surgery is so seldom a genuine "cure", it is IMO, MALPRACTICE to even mention it. I've had patients return after losing 100+ lbs and seen a dramatic change in the data compared to their previous diagnostic....

8). This is cool. Geeking out on one's job. Yessss. You sound young and naive. I hope the idealism lasts; and spreads. We welcome the attitude. I am young (31) started doing sleep studies at 23. One thing that frustrates me about my job is when people don't even give CPAP a chance because they had ...

If surgery were statistically helpful, THAT would be the gold standard. In fact, weight loss/surgery is so seldom a genuine "cure", it is IMO, MALPRACTICE to even mention it. I've had patients return after losing 100+ lbs and seen a dramatic change in the data compared to their previous diagnostic....

. IMO its dumb because apnea doesn't usually go away without surgery of weight loss . So your opinion as a sleep tech is that with surgery and weight loss, sleep apnea will go away???? No, but it could alleviate the severity of the apnea or possibly cure it. Unlikely but possible or make it worse. ...

Thanks, I want my company to be different, My philosophy is pretty simple, a well educated CPAP user with less problems using their equipment is not only going to feel better but will most likely want to only deal with the person that helped them in the first place! I want that to be me. you're a r...

IMO its dumb because apnea doesn't usually go away without surgery of weight loss. A baseless statement for most. The AirSense 10 actually uploads data on it's own to ResMed's online application called MyAir and its included free. SD cards are becoming a thing of the past. MyAir is nothing compared...

AHI of 5.0 or greater is considered positive. I get patients all the time that have been on CPAP for 10 years or more but the doctor orders a diagnostic followed by titration if positive. IMO its dumb because apnea doesn't usually go away without surgery of weight loss . But in order for insurance ...

I like that idea a lot but this machine is an older style and it uses a card that can't be read on a normal computer . Is it correct that the newer machines use SD cards? Yes, the new machines have plain old SD cards in them. Another new thing: The new machines actually record the flow rate data. W...

Julie wrote:My Air apparently does not give half the data that SleepyHead does.

I would suggest going with sleepy head then. See if you can get what you need out of that then report back here with any problems or questions. I'm all for self treating and saving money being a paycheck to paycheck type person.

Thanks for your reply HST. I agree a study would be more effective but I'm questioning it because of the high costs involved. I also would need to sleep a night without the machine, which for me would probably mean very little sleep. From reading other posts, its seems like the most common adjustme...

I like that idea a lot but this machine is an older style and it uses a card that can't be read on a normal computer . Is it correct that the newer machines use SD cards? Yes, the new machines have plain old SD cards in them. Another new thing: The new machines actually record the flow rate data. W...

HST, Welcome to the forum! You write: As a tech I've heard a lot of horror stories of people dealing with DME companies. Stick around here and you'll hear a lot more horror stories. But more seriously: It's nice to see a DME person who understands that there are a lot of horror stories out there. B...

SleepyVegas wrote:I hail from the City of Sin.

Nice to meet you