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by angryquaker
Wed Jan 17, 2018 1:58 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Help - first time was horrible
Replies: 30
Views: 7843

Re: Help - first time was horrible

Welcome, Berks. I've only been using CPAP myself for several months, still learning and adjusting, so I'm not qualified to be making technical suggestions. I'll leave that to the veterans here. What I can do is offer my empathy and moral support, strictly from a perspective of commiseration. My firs...
by angryquaker
Fri Jan 05, 2018 3:13 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Me again, new rig and major leakage
Replies: 18
Views: 1643

Re: Me again, new rig and major leakage

Thanks. My DME is Lincare, which I chose because A.) they're all evil; and 2.) Lincare happens to be the only one with an office local to me. I'm in a fairly rural area, about 30 minutes outside of Dayton, and my commute is to the other side of Dayton, so it's a challenge for me to get in anywhere w...
by angryquaker
Fri Jan 05, 2018 11:28 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Me again, new rig and major leakage
Replies: 18
Views: 1643

Re: Me again, new rig and major leakage

So...stopped by the DME again yesterday, fully expecting to try a different mask, since they said we could try different masks for up to 30 days without any extra cost. I got the "Sorry, only one mask change allowed, but you're welcome to pay out of pocket" line. I didn't have the time or energy at ...
by angryquaker
Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:21 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Me again, new rig and major leakage
Replies: 18
Views: 1643

Re: Me again, new rig and major leakage

I may try the cervical collar thing, although my natural inclination is to have less paraphernalia on me at bedtime. I wonder why I seemed to do so much better with the Dreamstation. I typically fall asleep on my back and sleep that way a lot, to my knowledge. When I wake up thru the night (less fre...
by angryquaker
Wed Jan 03, 2018 1:20 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Me again, new rig and major leakage
Replies: 18
Views: 1643

Me again, new rig and major leakage

Greetings. I've probably not posted enough to be easily remembered amongst you all, but I started my PAP adventure back in August-ish with a second-hand Dreamstation and a collection of masks. Just me, the gear, and this board. I struggled at first, and eventually chugged along til I was doing more ...
by angryquaker
Sat Sep 09, 2017 7:25 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Newbie- hard to fall asleep
Replies: 5
Views: 848

Re: Newbie- hard to fall asleep

Here's a view from Sleepyhead I don't usually see posted here: https://i.imgur.com/hROEPOct.png https://i.imgur.com/hROEPOc.png I'm coming up on one month of CPAP, and absolutely still getting used to it. Sometimes trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, wake up with a headache or my mouth open, mas...
by angryquaker
Thu Sep 07, 2017 9:58 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Victory!
Replies: 6
Views: 1256

Victory!

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I am registered. That is all.

-Russ