I understand that since I was going to set my min to 8, then I set the EPR to 3 and then raise the min to 11. Got it. As far as sending me home with factory settings, they didn't send me home with anything. They wanted to send me to the local DME with my insurance card of free money to rent a machin...

That alien analogy is spot on. My mask is nice enough. Doesn't leak much at all. It hurts the bridge of my nose a little, but I'm developing something similar to a callous. After a while, it will be fine. I think after a month or so, the alien in my subconscious will go away, or perhaps it will erup...

To answer directly the question in the thread title . . . How accurate are the home sleep studies and are they really necessary? . . . Home sleep studies are a money-saving method used for docs to prove to payers that someone should be allowed to try PAP therapy. They are very good in that they are...

I really don't know why I wake so often. I think I just need to get used to the mask. When the pressure gets too high, it wakes me up or I get wrapped up and it wakes me. When I wake up, the air is on high, blowing my exhale back in, almost. I haven't tried the EPR setting. I read online that EPR do...

I think I got it this time. Should I start a new thread to keep things clean?

Alright, I changed the bio equipment. I have the sleepyhead program up and running, although I don't know what I'm looking for. Does anyone want to lend a hand to decipher it? Do I take screenshots or is there an upload protocol to post it? When I say I sleep better, I mean, depending on how you loo...

I was sent home with a box on my chest, a strap around the chest and another 1 lower. I also had a pulsox for my finger. I don't know what model it was, but I know it was $400. I got a unbelievable AH score of 121 with my O2 level dropping to 68% at some point in the night. How is that even possible...

I am 43 and work about 55-60 hours a week. Unfortunately a lot of my expenses for my treatment came out of pocket because of my obscenely high deductible even though I pay into my BCBS... Nice to meet you. I am also 43 and work about 55-60 hours a week. Unfortunately ALL of my expenses for my treat...

Thanks for the explanation. This is the first time I've heard that "they know better now" in reference to taking them out. Maybe they should have taken out the impacted wisdom teeth instead. Some of my once straightened teeth are a bit jammed up again and I've often wondered if the impacted wisdom t...

For many people with obstructive sleep apnea, we have a defective anatomical setup. For example. I have a small mouth, small chin, and very narrow airway. Typical scalloped tongue. Typical crowded teeth with removal of 4 teeth as a teenager (they know better now, but didn't then). So, I have a smal...

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