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by 2crystalship
Mon Sep 30, 2019 10:27 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Settings
Replies: 4
Views: 364

Settings

When I went to pick up my CPAP the respiratory therapist who was explaining everything was showing us how to use the machines said that my prescription was for it to be set at 8 but that that would be too much for me to begin with so I should set it at 4 and it would work its way up to 8 after I was...
by 2crystalship
Mon Sep 30, 2019 6:18 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Several Questions
Replies: 72
Views: 6772

Re: Several Questions

I'm a newbie only had my machine for a couple of weeks and I really loved it. I have the pillows nose mask and I think what's happening is that when I move around at night the headgear is pulling and causing the pillows to come a little bit away from my nostrils. when my husband pokes me and says it...
by 2crystalship
Mon Sep 30, 2019 9:18 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Horrible smell traced to empty humidifier
Replies: 17
Views: 2314

Re: Horrible smell traced to empty humidifier

Thanks everyone! Actually I just went ahead and turned down the humidifier setting from 5 to 3 and there's water left in the morning. I also read that you're supposed to empty any left over water and air dry the tank every morning so I'm doing that. Another issue is the head gear (I THINK that's wha...
by 2crystalship
Sat Sep 28, 2019 9:58 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Horrible smell traced to empty humidifier
Replies: 17
Views: 2314

Horrible smell traced to empty humidifier

I started having a dream last night that I was in one of my classrooms talking to a teacher and there was this terrible chemical smell in the room. In my dream I kept putting my hand over my nose trying not to smell it and saying that I had to get out of there it was horrible. I woke up I'm trying t...