Hi, I started therapy not too long ago and I am looking for some advice to lower my AHI. My baseline AHI without treatment was 55. Some nights now, I am down into the 3 - 5 range, which from what I can tell is a great start. However, there are other nights I'm sitting between 5 and 10. I have GERD a...

To be clear they could legally deal with Medicare as long as the doctor isn't involved in prescribing the equipment. Obviously he probably is and that's why it is hidden but the prohibition is just against the prescribing physician or any of his family members having a financial interest in the bus...

Where are you located? In the US it is prohibited for doctors who prescribe cpap to also dispense equipment to Medicare patients. Obviously you aren't Medicare and it is fairly common for sleep labs to also dispense equipment. Nothing illegal about it unless insurance prohibits it. Now the fact tha...

One other thing to note, is depending on your machine, you may have a SD card you can pop into the computer and get much more granular data on OSCAR. This may help you better understand your numbers and associate them with events like mask leakage . I know when I got the Dreamstation CPAP my machine...

WOW! Great story and great writing. I thoroughly enjoyed reading your adventure. I am just so sorry all of this had to happen to you... seem like such a good guy. It's too late now, but with all of your knowledge and through the help of this forum, maybe you could have found a great deal on a machi...

Also I agree it really is sad there is a stereotypical sleep apnea patient. Sure certain things can put you more at risk, but you are correct anyone can have it. Heck they might not even know they do either. I hope that doctors and insurance companies realize that just like any other disorder, every...

Thanks guys. Sorry for the giant block, writing from my mobile so I kick into texting mode quickly.

Hi, I just wanted to post and give a massive thanks to everyone on this forum. The information I have found here has been instrumental in getting myself treated and has helped me make decisions regarding my treatment and how I want to proceed. I was hoping I could give back some by sharing my story ...