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by miner49er
Tue Dec 17, 2019 3:07 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: UARS & CPAP
Replies: 94
Views: 63329

Re: UARS & CPAP

How important is it to wash the machine?
by miner49er
Sun Dec 15, 2019 6:45 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Success with Dr. Dakota Collar Device
Replies: 51
Views: 73193

Re: Success with Dr. Dakota Collar Device

CPAP Users using Dr. Dakota Snoring & CPAP Accessory Thank you for your patience. I will include a Magnetic Strap in the next order from the Manufacturer. This will help those of you with arthritis, having difficulty fastening it. My sincere apologies. I'll get this done as soon as possible. I hope...
by miner49er
Sun Dec 15, 2019 11:53 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Is this bad? Is it UARS? Flow rate questions
Replies: 47
Views: 42721

Re: Is this bad?

inhale looks about the same.. exhale looks smoother with bilevel. did this effect your amount of centrals or overall sleep quality though? For a period of time, I did experience increased centrals with the higher PS. But at a certain point they just went away. I now regularly have an AHI below 0.5,...
by miner49er
Fri Dec 13, 2019 11:09 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Is this bad? Is it UARS? Flow rate questions
Replies: 47
Views: 42721

Re: Is this bad?

Yes. Effectively, EPR (and PS) allows you to tolerate higher inspiratory pressure. I did want to add a bit to my response to geert's question. When they do the bilevel titration, they first raise the EPAP until they eliminate obstructions. They then raise the IPAP until they eliminate hyponeas and ...
by miner49er
Fri Dec 13, 2019 3:05 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Upper Airway Anatomy and Sleep Apena
Replies: 20
Views: 21653

Re: Upper Airway Anatomy and Sleep Apena

Yes, of course I’d be interested to learn all that I can and find out other’s experiences. When did I ask for a drug recommendation? :lol: i've done a lot of research on congestion given that iv had it for a long time. have you had your sinuses checked? is there pressure around your nose in the mor...
by miner49er
Fri Dec 13, 2019 3:00 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: FAQ thread..work in progress...need some input
Replies: 75
Views: 58607

Re: FAQ thread..work in progress...need some input

I think this might be really helpful, but I also worry that it will allow the forum to grow Nazis who will be nasty to any newbie who doesn't check the FAQ's first. I think one of the strengths of this group is we let newbies come and ask the same questions over and over again, so that they get ind...
by miner49er
Fri Dec 13, 2019 2:35 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Buying used CPAP Dreamstation auto worth the risk?
Replies: 30
Views: 27611

Re: Buying used CPAP Dreamstation auto worth the risk?

Thanks again everyone for your help. I greatly appreciate it. my personal experience is that the flex function on the dream station SUCKS. it feels like it tries to lead your breaths and ended up screwing up my breathing cycle. many people have said that EPR from ResMed is smoother. You can see, in...
by miner49er
Fri Dec 13, 2019 11:41 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Upper Airway Anatomy and Sleep Apena
Replies: 20
Views: 21653

Re: Upper Airway Anatomy and Sleep Apena

Conducive was definitely the word I was looking for haha. Thank you all for the replies. I’m going to look into the nasal spray Dymista to see if that will help me. Yesterday was the appointment with the ENT who said I have the above mentioned issues. There’s another thread on here with my cpap jou...
by miner49er
Fri Dec 13, 2019 10:39 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Buying used CPAP Dreamstation auto worth the risk?
Replies: 30
Views: 27611

Re: Buying used CPAP Dreamstation auto worth the risk?

cpapnoobz wrote:
Wed Dec 11, 2019 9:21 pm
Thanks again everyone for your help. I greatly appreciate it.
my personal experience is that the flex function on the dream station SUCKS. it feels like it tries to lead your breaths and ended up screwing up my breathing cycle. many people have said that EPR from ResMed is smoother.
by miner49er
Fri Dec 13, 2019 10:21 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: UARS & CPAP
Replies: 94
Views: 63329

Re: UARS & CPAP

No one really knows what to make of VS2 snores. See what RobySue says here...first post in this thread http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=155478&p=1182872#p1182872 Sometimes more pressure helps and sometimes it doesn't. Interesting. there a quite a few but there's really not much i can do ...
by miner49er
Fri Dec 13, 2019 8:17 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: UARS & CPAP
Replies: 94
Views: 63329

Re: UARS & CPAP

alright, got to sleep 5 hours last night, best result yet. I used a nose strip to open my nose, and i think this really helped me fall asleep. congestion was also good. ahi i still around 3 but il leave that for now. flow graph looks much better imo, which makes me think nasal congestion is what was...
by miner49er
Thu Dec 12, 2019 12:44 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: UARS & CPAP
Replies: 94
Views: 63329

Re: UARS & CPAP

Mogy wrote:
Wed Dec 11, 2019 5:28 pm
Hi miner49er,
I just noticed that I have a fan now! Thanks!
I was very honoured to be put on Palerider's list, but this is going to make my head swell. And we all know that a swollen head is not good for sleep apnea.
Cheers!
#teammogy
by miner49er
Tue Dec 10, 2019 3:27 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New (UARS) -- lots of questions
Replies: 171
Views: 80256

Re: New (UARS) -- lots of questions

did you sleep study give an rdi? I have yet to go back to the sleep center and get a copy of my report -- I don't have much mobility since I'm busy with school and don't have a car. So, no. I'm working off of subjective symptoms for now. i remember school with sleep problems. stay up all night stud...
by miner49er
Tue Dec 10, 2019 3:25 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Bleep/DreamPort nasal mask review thread
Replies: 641
Views: 1200789

Re: Bleep/DreamPort nasal mask review thread

iyo how much of an upgrade is the bleep over the p10 airfit
by miner49er
Tue Dec 10, 2019 3:21 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New (UARS) -- lots of questions
Replies: 171
Views: 80256

Re: New (UARS) -- lots of questions

did you sleep study give an rdi?