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by LauraElizabeth
Thu Feb 18, 2021 8:17 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Frustrated. Considering Lofta sleep study
Replies: 23
Views: 8002

Re: Frustrated. Considering Lofta sleep study

I wore it 12 hours with minimal problems. I need to get the SD card and Oscar - the ‘MyAir’ app kind of sucks - but according to the machine, I went from 20 to 2! A bit of rainout, because our bedroom was chilly. Need to raise hose temperature. I was aware of the mask and aware of the pressure rampi...
by LauraElizabeth
Wed Feb 17, 2021 7:47 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Frustrated. Considering Lofta sleep study
Replies: 23
Views: 8002

Re: Frustrated. Considering Lofta sleep study

YOU GUYS! My ResMed AirSense AutoSet for her arrived from Lofta afternoon! I’m using it now, in fact. I figured I might as well get used to it! So far it isn’t bad, reminds me a bit of scuba. I’ve set my minimum pressure to 5 and the max to 20. I’m thinking I’ll gradually ramp up the pressure as I g...
by LauraElizabeth
Tue Feb 16, 2021 5:20 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Frustrated. Considering Lofta sleep study
Replies: 23
Views: 8002

Re: Frustrated. Considering Lofta sleep study

So far I’m pretty pleased; the WatchPAT test is a couple hundred bucks and Lofta turned it around in 3 working days.

The downside is that the HSAT won’t catch other sleep issues (narcolepsy, for example).
by LauraElizabeth
Tue Feb 16, 2021 4:44 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Frustrated. Considering Lofta sleep study
Replies: 23
Views: 8002

Re: Frustrated. Considering Lofta sleep study

I’m actually really interested in the Bleep, myself. I’ve been lurking on the boards and the reviews seem very positive.

I am motivated. I’m so tired of feeling terrible.
by LauraElizabeth
Tue Feb 16, 2021 2:26 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: I read this article online about a small study.
Replies: 12
Views: 1501

Re: I read this article online about a small study.

I am a cognitive scientist, not a neurologist, and my only interest in sleep is because I have apnea. I'm reading this as someone who's got a background in basic experimental design, not a neurologist or sleep researcher. A neurologist might have a completely different interpretation. The research i...
by LauraElizabeth
Tue Feb 16, 2021 1:29 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Frustrated. Considering Lofta sleep study
Replies: 23
Views: 8002

Re: Frustrated. Considering Lofta sleep study

Update: Got my Lofta results this morning, 3 days turnaround. AHI of 20, though that was one of my very good SpO2 nights, and I bet that AHI is actually higher on my bad nights. I immediately ordered a ResMed AutoSense for Her and an N20 memory foam nasal mask. The Lofta ‘sleep coach’ uses that mask...
by LauraElizabeth
Sun Feb 14, 2021 6:32 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: I read this article online about a small study.
Replies: 12
Views: 1501

Re: I read this article online about a small study.

Hello, social scientist here. I’d need to read the study, but after glancing at abstract, a few thoughts: How often were they gathering EEG data over the course of the study? How completely did they characterize REM amounts in their participant population? Adequately baselining an individual’s typic...
by LauraElizabeth
Sat Feb 13, 2021 9:57 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Frustrated. Considering Lofta sleep study
Replies: 23
Views: 8002

Re: Frustrated. Considering Lofta sleep study

I will indeed. Thanks for the encouragement.
by LauraElizabeth
Fri Feb 12, 2021 12:46 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Frustrated. Considering Lofta sleep study
Replies: 23
Views: 8002

Re: Frustrated. Considering Lofta sleep study

Yeah, I've sent everything to our local sleep center, messaged my providers, etc., etc. Crickets. New Mexico suffers from a lack of medical personnel and everyone's overwhelmed right now. Yesterday I took the plunge and called Lofta. I talked to a sleep coach, explained what was going on, and purcha...
by LauraElizabeth
Thu Feb 11, 2021 12:15 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Frustrated. Considering Lofta sleep study
Replies: 23
Views: 8002

Re: Frustrated. Considering Lofta sleep study

Miss Emerita, Thank you for getting back to me. Normally I'm a very patient person but I'm sleep deprived, depressed, and generally miserable. I'm sure you understand. The CNP is my provider at the sleep clinic. She's really nice but I think she's overloaded, and apparently the sleep center requires...
by LauraElizabeth
Thu Feb 11, 2021 8:27 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Frustrated. Considering Lofta sleep study
Replies: 23
Views: 8002

Frustrated. Considering Lofta sleep study

Hi all, I’m a 53 year old woman with probable sleep apnea. Two weeks ago, I turned in my sleep study kit to a local hospital-affiliated sleep center in NM, as instructed. They said I should call in 2 weeks. So I called yesterday... and was told it would be another *month* before I’d have my study re...
by LauraElizabeth
Thu Feb 04, 2021 8:43 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ResMed Airsense Autoset "For Her" (or Him)......SOLD
Replies: 10
Views: 1935

Re: ResMed Airsense Autoset "For Her" (or Him)......FOR SALE

Thanks Pugsy, done. I’ve been a lurker for weeks. Y’all are so knowledgeable - reading the threads makes me feel confident I can get used to PAP therapy. sure, that's what we WANT you to think! :wink: I feel like I’ve found my place... Packers fans selling xPAP machines and Doonesbury references. Y...
by LauraElizabeth
Thu Feb 04, 2021 8:16 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ResMed Airsense Autoset "For Her" (or Him)......SOLD
Replies: 10
Views: 1935

Re: ResMed Airsense Autoset "For Her" (or Him)......FOR SALE

Thanks Pugsy, done.

I’ve been a lurker for weeks. Y’all are so knowledgeable - reading the threads makes me feel confident I can get used to PAP therapy.
by LauraElizabeth
Thu Feb 04, 2021 7:46 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ResMed Airsense Autoset "For Her" (or Him)......SOLD
Replies: 10
Views: 1935

Re: ResMed Airsense Autoset "For Her" (or Him)......FOR SALE

Newly diagnosed, very interested!! If no one’s grabbed it, let me know!