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by Brentcom003
Wed Mar 22, 2017 1:14 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Question from a Newbie
Replies: 12
Views: 1269

Re: Question from a Newbie

BTW, I knew that you were not in the U.S. since one does not get a CPAP machine at a pharmacy here. That's correct, I'm in Ontario Canada. It's a home health care built into a pharmacy. By the sounds of it we are very lucky here in Ontario Canada as our government pays 75% for the machine and equip...
by Brentcom003
Tue Mar 21, 2017 2:29 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Question from a Newbie
Replies: 12
Views: 1269

Re: Question from a Newbie

I get the impression that you're in a country other than the U.S. Is that correct? You did not say what you're pressure settings are or even if they're the same as on the previous machine. If you were doing better with a different mask, you may want to go back to it. Also, how was your SDB diagnose...
by Brentcom003
Tue Mar 21, 2017 9:04 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Question from a Newbie
Replies: 12
Views: 1269

Re: Question from a Newbie

All I know to do is work with whatever you have now and go from there with whatever results you are having. Even with the software details from the first machine there's no guarantee that we could have spotted anything when comparing it to the new software details that are available. Without the so...
by Brentcom003
Tue Mar 21, 2017 8:47 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Question from a Newbie
Replies: 12
Views: 1269

Re: Question from a Newbie

I get the impression that you're in a country other than the U.S. Is that correct? You did not say what you're pressure settings are or even if they're the same as on the previous machine. If you were doing better with a different mask, you may want to go back to it. Also, how was your SDB diagnose...
by Brentcom003
Tue Mar 21, 2017 8:42 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Question from a Newbie
Replies: 12
Views: 1269

Re: Question from a Newbie

The one variable you can't see in the AHI when just going by the AHI on the LCD screen is the event category make up of that AHI. 3 categories make up the AHI. Clear Airway/Central Apnea Obstructive Apnea Hyponea Those are all variables that can happen even if you don't change a thing in your setup...
by Brentcom003
Tue Mar 21, 2017 8:02 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Question from a Newbie
Replies: 12
Views: 1269

Question from a Newbie

Hello All, Two weeks ago I got a Dreamstation APAP machine (loaner) through a pharmacy with a F&P Simplus (Size Small) Mask, and a 22 non-heated hose. I used it for 6 nights before I decided to switch pharmacy's . The reason for the switch is a much longer story... Anyway, My AHI's were averaging 4....