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by Dorhero
Tue Oct 24, 2017 9:38 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: teeth are sensitive
Replies: 12
Views: 1649

Re: teeth are sensitive

I have the same problem with teeth pain. I did not have the problem with my original FFM but, when I got the Swift nasal pillow, the tooth pain (top front) started. I also notice while flossing my teeth that those teeth are spaced out more than they had been. I also have the problem of my nose hurti...
by Dorhero
Tue Oct 24, 2017 9:05 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: When you don't always feel those "good" numbers
Replies: 47
Views: 4758

Re: When you don't always feel those "good" numbers

Awesome post!

I really appreciate all that you do on the forum.

I pray you get total relief and get all the sleep stuff out of the way so you can enjoy the rest of your life.
by Dorhero
Tue Oct 24, 2017 8:45 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: AHI creeping up
Replies: 15
Views: 1989

Re: AHI creeping up

Ok, I have new information. Sorry I haven't posted for a while but I've been trying to figure this out. When I posted this, it was shortly after Hurricane Harvey came into my area. I take quite a few prescription drugs and I was about out of them and I way overdid it on helping with recovery efforts...
by Dorhero
Sun Sep 17, 2017 1:22 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: noise when breathing in cpap
Replies: 7
Views: 3784

Re: noise when breathing in cpap

I have an Intellipap and it is VERY quiet. Sometimes I wake up at night and think it has turned off. The only loud noises I have heard is when I had a mask that farted. It made all kinds of strange sounds, including squeaks. I also had my vocal chords make sound as the air passed over them (1 time, ...
by Dorhero
Sun Sep 17, 2017 12:22 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleeping better but waking up too early
Replies: 13
Views: 11350

Re: Sleeping better but waking up too early

I've been doing therapy for 2 1/2 months. Although I've had many problems, the first day and every day since, I wake up when it gets light outside. This is extremely unusual for me. Before therapy, I had been sleeping for 10 - 18 hours almost every night. Since therapy, I haven't slept past 8 hours ...
by Dorhero
Sun Sep 17, 2017 12:10 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Feel better but weight gain for newbie
Replies: 14
Views: 2026

Re: Feel better but weight gain for newbie

Sleeping Ugly, I ran across reports like that when I was doing my research on weight gain. Some people who gained overnight, like you describe, would experiment with going off cpap and the weight would just drop off. It seems as if it is water weight, though why cpap would cause water weight nobody...
by Dorhero
Sat Sep 16, 2017 7:24 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: AHI creeping up
Replies: 15
Views: 1989

Re: AHI creeping up

Thanks, I'll try it tonight.

Now I think I have a pretty good baseline measurement for comparison.

Again, thank you for all your help.
by Dorhero
Fri Sep 15, 2017 7:49 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: AHI creeping up
Replies: 15
Views: 1989

Re: AHI creeping up

https://imgur.com/a/YFpWO

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My data from last night. I had a slightly rough day today but better than earlier in the week.
by Dorhero
Thu Sep 14, 2017 8:38 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: AHI creeping up
Replies: 15
Views: 1989

Re: AHI creeping up

How come you have this bilevel machine? Do you know what your original diagnosis without any machine was? How long have you been using this machine? That was my prescription and this was the only bi-level machine I could afford (self-pay), though if I had to do it over again, I'd probably come up w...
by Dorhero
Thu Sep 14, 2017 7:43 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: AHI creeping up
Replies: 15
Views: 1989

Re: AHI creeping up

How come such a small tight range on your settings? Is it fixed or auto adjusting? That is the prescription. Fixed. Have you ever tried more EPAP and more IPAP? If so...what were the results? No. I'm kind of hit or miss on getting the stats each day so I've been reluctant to make changes. That, and...
by Dorhero
Thu Sep 14, 2017 7:06 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: AHI creeping up
Replies: 15
Views: 1989

Re: AHI creeping up

What are your pressure settings? IPAP 14 EPAP 12 Do you get a breakdown of your AHI into separate categories? It looks like no. 9/11 AHI 19.0 Non-Obstructive Index >-15.75 Exhale Puff Index 1 9/8 AHI 10.0 Non-Obstructive Index 3 Exhale Puff Index 1 Did you get the DeVilbiss software? I downloaded t...
by Dorhero
Thu Sep 14, 2017 6:56 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Starting Journey Before Sleep Study
Replies: 38
Views: 2720

Re: Starting Journey Before Sleep Study

My main problem is that I have no health insurance, I will be getting it in about 2 months. I know having no health insurance in the US is horrible, but I was in a tough situation and could not buy it at the first half of the year. Finally a question on this forum that I can give advice on: Under t...
by Dorhero
Thu Sep 14, 2017 6:42 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: AHI creeping up
Replies: 15
Views: 1989

AHI creeping up

I got a new mask about a month ago and at first, things were going very well. This mask never leaks (the machine reported high leak flow on the old one every night). I've noticed that, since performing some pretty demanding tasks in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, I started retaining water and pu...
by Dorhero
Fri Sep 08, 2017 7:16 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Snoring with CPAP
Replies: 11
Views: 1329

Re: Snoring with CPAP

I just put my Smart Code into cpap.com and got a report that din't tell much. Same code over the last four days but all it shows is 97% adherence. 7.5 hours last night. I put all of my codes in at this link: http://www.devilbisshealthcare.com/products/sleep-therapy/therapy-management/smartcode You ...
by Dorhero
Thu Sep 07, 2017 7:37 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Weight Gain directly after starting using CPAP
Replies: 25
Views: 13038

Re: Weight Gain directly after starting using CPAP

I have a similar problem. I'm a little over two months in (I feel great, by the way). I have put on about 15 pounds. In my case, it seems to be water retention, which I think is probably dangerous. The doctor prescribed "water pills" which I will start tomorrow morning. My daughter noticed that my a...