Hi Zokaluse , The NHS is doing you proud. :D OK, now you're ready for the 'what kind of water?' bit. Since you live in Surrey, you have 'hard to very hard' water (source: the Pure Water People website.) And if you use the water out of the tap on a regular basis, the humidifier tank will 'fur up' wi...

you can still use it. bottled water(are you taking about distilled water?) is merely a convenience though it's what you want to use long term. one night without it won't cause any harm. good luck! My nurse told me bottled or filtered only. We live in a very hard water area. My Softners gets fitted ...

There are a few things that might explain this: 1. mouth breathing causing you to have a really dry mouth. Even a humidifier won't help much with this, trying to learn to keep your mouth closed during sleep will help (practice all day when you are not eating or talking to keep your tongue on the ro...

I did call res med who asked me a few questions relating to which hospital & if I pay for my treatment privately & then told me to call my hospital as they will provide me with the humidifier. I didn’t get around to calling the unit until today & I was called back within ten minutes of leaving my me...

I had a septoplasmy & turbinite reduction in 2017 & I hadn’t been diagnosed with sleep apnea (I noticed my nose was wonky & went to the drs & they saw one side was fully blocked so sent me to a consultant who operated). I was diagnosed with sleep apnea a few months ago so I’d say it’s made no differ...

I haven’t no but I shall do so today! Today I woke and felt my tongue pushed really hard up against the roof of my mouth & over the inside of my top front teeth..I had an indentation mark that was a replica of the area it was pushed to so I’m wondering if that’s my bottom jaw closing more with the m...

Me again sorry! The last few days I’ve woken with really really sensitive teeth, & what feels like a swollen tongue that feels tender all over. I have top & bottom metal braces (have had them on for 6 months though & above symptoms are only since using CPAP) I see my orthodontist every 5 weeks & my ...

I’m on many forums from fun to serious & all of them have rules & also close threads that get out of hand for one reason or another. I’m all for it- I trust the moderators & thank them for all they do (I’ve been one myself so know how time consuming it can be)

CA events in SleepyHead are Clear Airway events....if you were using ResScan software those CAs would be called central apneas. SleepyHead was first developed for Respironics reporting (other brands made compatible later) and Respironics uses the term clear airway apnea instead of central apnea. Te...

Hi zokaluse , I've never quite worked out how to do that quote thing either. I use my version. :) zokaluse said: "I go back in 6/8 weeks, I’ll receive a letter." OK. Thanks for the info. zokaluse said: "I don’t seem to be able to do anything other than a mask fit test." Yes, that's because key chan...

Clinicians in the UK rather frown on patients changing their pressures. Some even forbid it outright. And they do so because of 'duty of care'. And also nowadays, they increasingly worry about being sued. pardon the interruption. could you explain further about "duty of care"? thank you. Probably b...

Last message I thought my comments would quote within yours under each paragraph .. sorry they didn’t & I know to reply after the quote from now on (or use html to quote ..I’ll try that to see)

Hello again, When the auto machine comes from the factory, it is set at 'wide open' – ie, minimum pressure 4 cm, maximum pressure 20 cm. But since you mentioned the machine having been set with 'ramp' enabled, I auumed that someone – the nurse? – had set the minimum higher than that 4. Thanks so mu...

My first two nights on CPAP. Would appreciate a knowledgable eye to say if all is as expected...CA is a little concerning as only OA was noted on my sleep study report but after a little search on here I see it depends on other graphs but I couldnt fathom it out. Yesterday I felt more alert than mos...

Thank you both. She was a Respiratory nurse & so lovely! I looked on res med website & the humidifier isn’t as expensive as I thought so can get that soon along with the clear air hose & extra head gear. Thanks for that last tip I was wondering how I’d dry it in time through winter. I did go to bed ...