I wake up feeling just as you described every morning and need more sleep than most people. I have trouble either getting to sleep or staying asleep so getting that sleep is problematic. I gain some energy as the (late) morning progresses but I've only got about 50% of the energy level I once had an...

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My DME just called and they have the 'script for the auto I want!!! I'll get it tomorrow. You just gotta do your research, know what you want and demand it. Thanks y'all!!!

I called my DME to cancel my appointment with them on Tuesday since I planned to get a second opinion and she was very nice and understanding about why I wanted this machine. She said I had a right to get the machine since I was paying for it (through insurance) and maybe if the doctor was informed ...

Sheriff Buford wrote:I told my doctor I wanted the comfort (of the lower pressures) that the autopap offers. That worked for me. Sheriff

Yeah that's what I told the nurse the other day but she must not know much about these machines.

Is there anything I can do to get my doctor to agree to an auto machine? My DME says right now my two choices are the Phillips Resperonics Dreamstation Pro CPAP or the Resmed Airsense 10 CPAP. I really want the Resmed Airsense 10 AutoSet for Her but just got word he won't change my prescription. Ar...

"Are you in Canada? They're resistant to dispensing APAPs/Autos there." It may sometimes be harder in some places here, but I wouldn't blanket-statement quite so quickly. I didn't know one end of a machine, let alone auto from cpap, when I first started out, but was given a new auto and good explan...

BTW, the C in CPAP means "continuous", not "constant". What most folks and some vendors colloquially call APAP might be called Auto CPAP by others... same thing, don't get confused by the loose labels. And at least one common machine includes the word AUTO in the name, but isn't what folks who want...

Thanks y'all! I just called my doc's office and let the nurse know I want a copy of my records for a second opinion because I see no reason in all the research I've done that I can't use an auto. We'll see if that has any results. I'll contact my other two doctors and see if they can help as well as...

Are you dealing with insurance to get it? Because my prescription says CPAP and I got an Auto. Contact your insurance co. And see what they require. Also, where are you getting your machine from? They can help, tell them exactly what you want and ask how to get it. Yes, I talked to my DME about it....

Change doctors! Tell yours that Cpap can be run on an auto, but not the other way around and you'd like the option for future if nothing else. But, failing that, almost any med. pro can write you a script... your dentist, a nurse practitioner, etc. etc. Thanks! I'll ask my other doctor. This doc is...

Thanks everyone! I've just hit a wall though. My doc won't prescribe an auto for me!!! I don't understand why he won't. Is there anything I can do? Thanks Rose! I already knew I would be getting a nasal pillow mask. I'm looking at the Resmed Airfit P10 for her right now. It looks the most comfortabl...

Is there anything I can do to get my doctor to agree to an auto machine?

My DME says right now my two choices are the Phillips Resperonics Dreamstation Pro CPAP or the Resmed Airsense 10 CPAP. I really want the Resmed Airsense 10 AutoSet for Her but just got word he won't change my prescription.

Congrats! I'm a newbie too but I've never snored. My husband did though before he got his cpap. Your wife is going to thank you in the morning!

Hi all, newbie here. I never expected to be diagnosed with sleep apnea since I've never had any indication that I might have it, but here I am. (I've had Lyme's Disease for many years now with some nerve damage so that could be the cause, I guess.) My sleep apnea is mild with a pressure setting of 5...