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by elwoodpdowd
Mon Feb 18, 2019 2:28 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Just got diagnosed for "mild sleep apnea" (13 ahi), looking for general advice. 28M, not overweight.
Replies: 34
Views: 4531

Re: Just got diagnosed for "mild sleep apnea" (13 ahi), looking for general advice. 28M, not overweight.

Now that ohip will cover the for her model, what about private insurance. I have manulife. They told me they would cover 80%, they didn't have any list of models to show me. I feel like the vendor will try to say that manulife won't cover any of the autoset models. The list of eligible devices is a...
by elwoodpdowd
Mon Feb 18, 2019 4:10 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Turbinate Reduction Surgery and Septal Deviation
Replies: 9
Views: 854

Re: Turbinate Reduction Surgery and Septal Deviation

I had the exact same type of surgery. I was just recently diagnosed with OSA and can tell you what I experienced on post surgery. As stated it all depends on how your ENT performs the surgery such as packing, not packing and what type of packing they use and their post care direction. I had my surge...
by elwoodpdowd
Sat Feb 16, 2019 10:22 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Extended warranty and wireless activation worth it for a new APAP?
Replies: 22
Views: 2246

Re: Extended warranty and wireless activation worth it for a new APAP?

The issue at this point is using it in Canada where the WiFi is concerned being that it transmits to Resmed. I have a Resmed from Canada and went to Las Vegas last week and the WiFi was no issue. Bringing a purchased CPAP machine in the U.S. as we did last week is not that difficult for personal us...
by elwoodpdowd
Sat Feb 16, 2019 8:38 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Extended warranty and wireless activation worth it for a new APAP?
Replies: 22
Views: 2246

Re: Extended warranty and wireless activation worth it for a new APAP?

Just a reminder that Resmed anything can't be ordered from a dealer in the US as Resmed doesn't allow it, though whether or not that applies to secondwindcpap or other private sales is another story. It maybe true that Resmed and Respironics from what I've read restricts the export of machines to C...
by elwoodpdowd
Wed Feb 13, 2019 12:51 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Wife and I just got secondary CPAP/APAP for traveling
Replies: 1
Views: 322

Wife and I just got secondary CPAP/APAP for traveling

Brief intro, we're from Canada, wife on the CPAP for almost 5 yrs and 6 months for me. My wife's machine is a bit bulky (Respironics System One), mine is the Resmed Airsense 10 CPAP. We were in Las Vegas last week and dropped into a CPAP store and was amazed at the difference in pricing (even with t...