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by bluper@cableone.net
Wed Feb 03, 2021 12:07 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Knightsbridge CPAP chinstra
Replies: 11
Views: 2965

Re: Knightsbridge CPAP chinstra

I have trouble keeping it from sliding over my eyes. The tabs that partially cover my ears hurt too. Maybe I need a smaller one but I ordered by measuring my head. It works well until it slides forward, than my mouth opens. I am using the supreme chin strap now. I got it on Amazon for $8.99. I had t...
by bluper@cableone.net
Wed Dec 23, 2020 4:42 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: I need a travel cpap
Replies: 11
Views: 1051

Re: I need a travel cpap

I never even saw my prescription let alone received a copy. I never saw my sleep lab report either. My Dr. Kept it all very hush, hush.
by bluper@cableone.net
Wed Dec 23, 2020 1:47 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: I need a travel cpap
Replies: 11
Views: 1051

Re: I need a travel cpap

Thanks all. I've asked my primary care Dr. To write me a prescription. She has no idea how to write one for a cpap. She is trying to get my script out of the sleep Dr. That dropped me because I didn't appreciate what he did for me.
by bluper@cableone.net
Tue Dec 22, 2020 1:44 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: I need a travel cpap
Replies: 11
Views: 1051

I need a travel cpap

Does anyone have a travel size cpap for sale? I no longer have a prescription so I can't buy a new one. My husband and I sometimes camp without power. I haven't found a battery for my Dream station that will last a whole night so I'm looking at smaller machines.
by bluper@cableone.net
Sat May 30, 2020 4:35 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Stomach issues with cpap
Replies: 52
Views: 6848

Re: Stomach issues with cpap

I change the pressure on my Dreamstation by holding down the ramp button and pushing ing the dial on the front at the same time. Hold them down for about 60 seconds and it will change to therapy screen. There are other adjustments you can make in there also.
by bluper@cableone.net
Sat May 02, 2020 2:01 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Cpap with oxygen
Replies: 4
Views: 1266

Re: Clap with oxygen

AMEN!
by bluper@cableone.net
Sat May 02, 2020 1:56 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: My sleep Dr. Dropped me
Replies: 33
Views: 32561

Re: My sleep Dr. Dropped me

Hi DH,
Yes there are other sleep clinics in NM! I live in Roswell and it is a 6 hour round trip drive to any of them. It isn't practical for me to do that. Thanks though.
by bluper@cableone.net
Sat May 02, 2020 1:45 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Cpap with oxygen
Replies: 4
Views: 1266

Cpap with oxygen

Hi all, I have an oxygen concentrator feeding into my cpap. When I get up at night for potty time, I leave everything on and just unhook the hose from my mask. I was told not to turn off the cpap until after turning off my O2. If I wake up enough, to turn off both machines, I am awake for the night ...
by bluper@cableone.net
Mon Apr 20, 2020 1:34 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New Member - Struggling With CPAP
Replies: 31
Views: 28478

Re: New Member - Struggling With CPAP

I didn't know I had sleep apnea until I was forced to go to a cardiologist. My tricuspid valve is leaking. He told me only 3 things can damage this heart valve, birth defect, Phen Phen diet drug and SLEEP APNEA. I tested at 72 AHI and o2 say of 70. I still fight with my mask, but I want to live. It ...
by bluper@cableone.net
Fri Mar 13, 2020 3:48 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Newbie from The Netherlands needs advice
Replies: 11
Views: 733

Re: Newbie from The Netherlands needs advice

The Dreamwear with arms made a big difference for me.
by bluper@cableone.net
Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:40 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: My sleep Dr. Dropped me
Replies: 33
Views: 32561

Re: My sleep Dr. Dropped me

Clinic won't give me a prescription. Today's visit was to get a new one.
by bluper@cableone.net
Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:02 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: My sleep Dr. Dropped me
Replies: 33
Views: 32561

My sleep Dr. Dropped me

Hi all. I just need to vent. I just went to my appt. at my sleep clinic and was told the Dr. won't see me anymore because I don't appreciate him. They didn't even call me to save me the trip. Last visit my husband and I asked if the Dr. should be monitoring my treatment. Every time I go in, he just ...
by bluper@cableone.net
Mon Nov 18, 2019 12:55 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Pros and cons of supplemental O2?
Replies: 13
Views: 1066

Re: Pros and cons of supplemental O2?

I am using oxygen with my cpap. I have a large and cumbersome concentrator. My apneas were 70 and my O2 was 70. After cpap and oxygen for a year, I am apnea free. Oxygen has cleared my brain fog and content tiredness. I too travel and I haul my cpap and concentrator everywhere I go. I can't function...
by bluper@cableone.net
Thu Nov 07, 2019 12:59 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Adjusting my machine
Replies: 8
Views: 966

Adjusting my machine

Hi all, I hear everyone talking about turning their machine up or down, adjust inhale and exhale. How? My sleep Dr. Controls eveything. He has never shown me a graph of discussed what he is doing. I go in and he says uh ha, uh ha. I am turning your pressure up or down. That's it. It is all done thro...
by bluper@cableone.net
Thu Oct 24, 2019 3:51 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: F20 nor Amara View working - what to choose?
Replies: 11
Views: 1538

Re: F20 nor Amara View working - what to choose?

I used the Amara View for over a year. I toss and turn all night and am a side sleeper. I switched to a Dreamwear nasal mask a few months ago. I love it! No hard plastic to dig in and leaks are minimal. I have to use a C collar too, I am a mouth breather. I ordered the Dreamwear kit from Amazon. The...