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by RNeil
Tue Mar 25, 2025 1:01 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Resmed S10 weird difference between machines
Replies: 5
Views: 7988

Re: Resmed S10 weird difference between machines

Are the settings the same? Check the software version. Is that the same? If your AHI is truly better, that's good. But if the newer machine is detecting events that the older machine misses, than that is better.
by RNeil
Sat Mar 15, 2025 10:22 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Does it sound like I have sleep apnea? Apple Watch…
Replies: 8
Views: 8788

Re: Does it sound like I have sleep apnea? Apple Watch…

I assume you are sleeping with someone since you are taking birth control. Ask him if you snore. Ask if the snoring sometimes stops for several second and then you suddenly gasp for air. My father used to shake the whole house, then pause and then gasp loudly. My wife says I did this before CPAP, bu...
by RNeil
Sat Feb 22, 2025 11:09 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: AirSense 10 Makeshift Battery Pack
Replies: 2
Views: 15518

Re: AirSense 10 Makeshift Battery Pack

Your 5 volt Anker battery pack will not work.

You should look up FAA and airline restrictions on lithium batteries.
by RNeil
Sun Jan 19, 2025 4:01 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: i read that the rm 11 water reservoir with white thumb hole filler is dushwasher safe and can use regular bottled water?
Replies: 6
Views: 18398

Re: i read that the rm 11 water reservoir with white thumb hole filler is dushwasher safe and can use regular bottled wa

Many people use distilled water. But bottled (not distilled) water does not have an advantage over tap water. Mineral water is worse than tap water.
by RNeil
Mon Oct 07, 2024 6:00 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: [RESOLVED] AirSense 10 Humidifier Repair
Replies: 5
Views: 3790

Re: AirSense 10 Humidifier Repair

You said you did a continuity test of the fuse. Did you measure the heater resistance?
by RNeil
Thu Sep 05, 2024 10:01 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: boiling cushions
Replies: 7
Views: 4728

Re: boiling cushions

I believe that the silicone looses flexibility as the more volatile components evaporate. Heat would accelerate, not reverse this. But I am not a chemist.
by RNeil
Tue Aug 20, 2024 2:50 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: DIY Battery box question
Replies: 7
Views: 4936

Re: DIY Battery box question

The 12 volt to 24 volt converter can not be 100% efficient. It is probably 80 to 90% efficient. If you wire the batteries in series, you get 24 volts without any loss. On the other hand, the three batteries will have more energy than two.
by RNeil
Fri Jul 19, 2024 8:17 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Getting CPAP Machine Data to SD Card
Replies: 7
Views: 6237

Re: Getting CPAP Machine Data to SD Card

I used a Resmed Airsense 10 Autoset for 5 years without any SD card problems. I got a replacement Resmed Airsense 10 Autoset without a card. It apparently reformatted the card when I transferred it from the old to new machine. I should have gotten a new card. I still have the data on Oscar.
by RNeil
Sat Jul 06, 2024 8:56 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: North Carolina supplies help!
Replies: 3
Views: 5199

Re: North Carolina supplies help!

What policies are you referring to?
by RNeil
Sat Jul 06, 2024 8:53 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: My Bleeping Brevida mask
Replies: 10
Views: 17380

Re: My Bleeping Brevida mask

This is very interesting. But I don't understand it. Are you using it with the Bleep Halo seals? What do the magnets do?
by RNeil
Tue Jun 11, 2024 3:51 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Are there any sources online to download CPAP firmware?
Replies: 13
Views: 11018

Re: Are there any sources online to download CPAP firmware?

The way a microprocessor updates software is a little bit like a neurosurgeon who operates on his own brain. It is much better for a glitch to abort the process than to make the machine, including the bootloader completely inoperable.
by RNeil
Thu May 23, 2024 8:41 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Adventures with boiling
Replies: 3
Views: 2957

Re: Adventures with boiling

I had a similar experience with a F&P Brevida pillow. I didn't try boiling. I just replaced it. I think the problem was a loss of flexibility caused by sublimation of volatile components in the rubber. Boiling could only make it worse.
by RNeil
Tue Apr 09, 2024 10:42 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: 12 volt problems
Replies: 3
Views: 2402

Re: 12 volt problems

Are you saying you are trying to power the CPAP machine with USB? That can't supply enough power. The machine would reset when the motor starts. If you are in an rv, you should be able to get 12 volts.
by RNeil
Wed Feb 28, 2024 12:35 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Clearing nasal passage - Tips please.
Replies: 9
Views: 3984

Re: Clearing nasal passage - Tips please.

People hate me for this... but I can recommend Afrin. I hate that you said that. I too found that Afrin was very effective. I would use more when it wore off. But it took less and less time for it to wear off. My congestion and runny nose got worse. It was the Afrin that was causing the problem. I ...