Check your PMs. I sent you a link for a safe place to get InfoSmart. You are on your own in terms of installing and using it though. Too many years have passed since I tried it and found it to be a huge PITA. All I remember is how much I hated it and that was before SleepyHead was even available. T...

I managed to get an APAP with my CPAP prescription. For others in Ontario, Canada it is good to know that the ResMed AirSense 10 Autoset for Her and the F&P SleepStyle Auto are "coded" as CPAP machines for OHIP and insurance purposes. I just had to pay a $110 upgrade fee to get one of these. :) I am...

In the meantime, turn up your pressure since that is the direction you need to go.

Yes. I'll go ahead and bump it up from 9 to 10. It hasn't fully sunk in yet that I'll be doing this without a doctor. Thanks for the reminder.

I will call my doctor's office and explain why I left, after I find a new doctor. Last night I slept 4.9 hours with an AHI of 16.6 and woke up with a splitting headache. I'm meeting with my CPAP supplier in the morning to hopefully navigate how to get an APAP that is covered by insurance. Thank you ...

I would send a couple articles to your doctor to help update his education. One that explains that sleep apnea is not always weight related. Many skinny people have sleep apnea, and often, the sleep apnea is what causes the weight gain. So, to lose weight, you need to treat the sleep apnea. Not the...

I recently read quite a scathing article on fasting as a diet to lose weight - not for the first time either. While the concept of fasting e.g. once a week (without some of the complex issues you mention) can be a good idea on a routine basis for some, it's not meant to be used as a 'diet' per se, ...

I really do wonder about the sleep specialists here in Ontario. The sleep specialist I saw didn't think I needed XPAP with moderate OSA (AHI 16) and the only reason she considered prescribing XPAP was because I'd had an arrhythmia that landed me in ER. Had it not been for that she told me she would...

The good thing about buying an APAP (Resmed Airsense 10 for her or Philips Respironics Dreamstation Auto) is the price is well regulated as compared with other provinces. Currently, There is an ad on Kijiji GTA selling new Dreamstation Auto for $500... he had 4 units to sell. Doesn't OHIP cover 75%...

Sounds like your doctor is a jerk. Having an AHI that high is not fine. It's untreated sleep apnea. I have an auto machine but had an excellent titration at the sleep clinic, so my machine is using fixed pressures. My AHI average is now below a 1, from an untreated 71. So as stated in posts above, ...

I'd get a new Dr, any Dr that thinks obesity is a simple matter of eating less is not currently in that field, it's way more complicated than that, although it is a simple truism that eating less is a solution, just much of a doable solution. Your shown data is not good, not only does it show a lac...

Fire your doctor. Get a new doctor or start treating yourself. New machine must be full data; auto is preferred but not necessary. You need more pressure to address your obstructive sleep apnea - you are undertreated. Based on the data you show and your previous sleep studies, you probably don't ha...

Hate to ask, but have you been gaining weight? That often causes AHI to go up and should be considered if it already hasn't been. Taking any new (relatively) meds? Changed your mattress or pillow? No new meds or mattress. New pillow but the problems were also occurring with my old pillow. Weight ga...

Hi, This is my first post. I'm in Ontario, Canada. I've been on CPAP for 11 years. I was on a pressure of 8 for years and my AHI usually stayed below 5. An earlier sleep study had determined that higher pressures induced central apneas. I usually didn't feel fully rested and would often wake up with...