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by jwelly
Mon Feb 13, 2017 4:46 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Help me get back in the routine of cpap...
Replies: 31
Views: 8653

Re: Help me get back in the routine of cpap...

thank you! I am going to order the ResMed unit now. I think I will be happy, and 500 bucks is a great price!
by jwelly
Mon Feb 13, 2017 4:22 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Help me get back in the routine of cpap...
Replies: 31
Views: 8653

Re: Help me get back in the routine of cpap...

yep I'm going to buy this unit for the 498. just trying to confirm my flexible spending account provider will reinburse me from this purchase
by jwelly
Mon Feb 13, 2017 4:09 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Help me get back in the routine of cpap...
Replies: 31
Views: 8653

Re: Help me get back in the routine of cpap...

thanks. I just got off the phone with a seller on Amazon who sells both units. Says both are nice units. He was very helpful with some insurance / flexible spending account usage questions. No Rx for this seller at least. I'm leaning towards getting the ResMed unit. There's $125 difference in cost, ...
by jwelly
Mon Feb 13, 2017 3:39 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Help me get back in the routine of cpap...
Replies: 31
Views: 8653

Re: Help me get back in the routine of cpap...

after seeing your amazon link, i found the airsense 10 for $498 on Amazon! Don't know about the Rx..
by jwelly
Mon Feb 13, 2017 3:35 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Help me get back in the routine of cpap...
Replies: 31
Views: 8653

Re: Help me get back in the routine of cpap...

Thank you! helpful and I so appreciate the help and quick responses. I can find the airsense 10 for $600-$625 from dotmed dot com, which may be a sketchy site, I don't know. But then again I may be needing a sketchy site that doesn't require Rx! That dreamstation you listed is quite cheap. I admit I...
by jwelly
Mon Feb 13, 2017 3:12 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Help me get back in the routine of cpap...
Replies: 31
Views: 8653

Re: Help me get back in the routine of cpap...

I called them, and they just require that a detailed receipt be given so they can prove the spending was for medical use. I use the card all the time, and it get's 'rejected'. I then have to get a detailed receipt, and submit it with the claim and all is good. So if I buy one online, most likely it ...
by jwelly
Mon Feb 13, 2017 2:35 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Help me get back in the routine of cpap...
Replies: 31
Views: 8653

Re: Help me get back in the routine of cpap...

so it would cost me $70 to go to the specialist to ask for a prescription. My primary doc already pointed me to see a pulmo doctor for any cpap supplies. So either I roll the dice for 70 bucks to see if I can get a prescription to go out and buy one out of pocket, or I just get one off a private sal...
by jwelly
Mon Feb 13, 2017 1:39 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Help me get back in the routine of cpap...
Replies: 31
Views: 8653

Re: Help me get back in the routine of cpap...

So, now I'm checking out insurance options, and I have a $2500 deductible that must be met first. So I'm thinking I should just buy my own machine out of pocket. Then, I find I have to have a prescription to buy a machine. So what are my options now? Go into a new Pulmo doctor, and hope they will gi...
by jwelly
Sun Feb 12, 2017 6:17 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Help me get back in the routine of cpap...
Replies: 31
Views: 8653

Re: Help me get back in the routine of cpap...

since the machine is whining on exhale, unless I can fix it, which sounds not likely, i'll have to get another unit. so either gonna try to get one through insurance if the pulmo dr will give it to me without a sleep study. if sleep study required i'll probably just buy my machine out of pocket.
by jwelly
Fri Feb 10, 2017 9:23 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Help me get back in the routine of cpap...
Replies: 31
Views: 8653

Re: Help me get back in the routine of cpap...

THANKS!

mine was listing

Therapy Mode = AUTO
confort type=c flex
AutoMax = 10 cm
AutoMin = 6.0cm
C-Flex Setting = 1
Ramp Time = (0:00)
Mask Alert = Off
Auto Off = Off
Split Night Time = Off
Show AHI/Leak = off
Patient Reminder = Off
returns to Therapy Mode
Pressing On/Off exits Setup
by jwelly
Thu Feb 09, 2017 5:47 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Help me get back in the routine of cpap...
Replies: 31
Views: 8653

Re: Help me get back in the routine of cpap...

I guess it depends on how much you want to check things out and are willing to pay to check those things out. I think if it were me and I seemed to be doing well with the old machine until it started acting up then I might opt to just get myself an auto cpap privately and then use the data availabl...
by jwelly
Thu Feb 09, 2017 5:40 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Help me get back in the routine of cpap...
Replies: 31
Views: 8653

Re: Help me get back in the routine of cpap...

Hello everyone. How about some basics? What machine do you have? Settings? Humidifier? Settings? Have you checked for leaks for the high-pitched sound? (hoses, connections, etc.) If you're using C-Flex or EPR, have you tried turning it off? (My first machine started "wheezing" on C-Flex exhale at a...
by jwelly
Thu Feb 09, 2017 5:32 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Help me get back in the routine of cpap...
Replies: 31
Views: 8653

Re: Help me get back in the routine of cpap...

avi123 wrote:Ask them why they wanted to do the UPPP surgery on you, and did not suggest the use of a CPAP?
Been so long, I wouldn't even know who to ask. All those doctors I had back then are no longer mine. From what I recall, I was a good candidate because of my anatomy was obstructive.
by jwelly
Wed Feb 08, 2017 1:37 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Help me get back in the routine of cpap...
Replies: 31
Views: 8653

Help me get back in the routine of cpap...

Hello everyone. Well, about 8 or so years ago, when I first got married, I went to the doctor as a courtesy to my wife to see if I could do anything about my snoring. I quickly learned about sleep apnea, had a sleep study, got a machine/mask and used it for about a year, until they wanted to do the ...