WHY? Because the AASM says so. Home sleep tests are useful when positive only. "Negative" from a home sleep test is basically the same as "inconclusive" when someone is obviously symptomatic and needs accurate diagnosis of sleep difficulties. That is not a knock against home sleep testing. Many med...

All humans sleep, and no human sleeps perfectly. But in the context of evaluating a likely-OSA-sufferer, the real purpose of most home sleep tests these days is simply to look for some/any indication that PAP therapy may be helpful to the person. If that indication is not found in the home sleep tes...

BiPAP better than APAP? The terms are not mutually exclusive. Bilevel treatment may be auto-titrating just as non-bilevel treatment may be auto-titrating. ResMed machines are often considered particularly comfortable. Even ResMed non-bilevel CPAPs and APAPs have something that feels and acts quite ...

Many thanks for the update!

May all go well.

So when exactly do you add in the cornmeal, the yeast, and the sugar?

Oh, wait, wrong forum.

I agree with Pugsy, as is true 99.999% of the time--although this statement by the OP does give me some pause: . . . noticed some of these black dust-looking particles inside the humidifier tray of her machine . . . I tend to evaluate the conflicting protocols of competing risks (such as risks of di...

I don't know anything about the Chinese company VentMed or its machines, myself. I am a fan of ResMed machines and approach for treating SDB but not really a fan of ResMed's business approach as a company. One comparison seems to indicate that in comparison to the ResMed machine, the VentMed machine...

In the case of OSA: OSA stands for obstructive sleep apnea, which CPAP treats by preventing obstruction and by preventing the narrowing of the airway, thus keeping the airway stable . while I am awake and consciously hold my breath CPAP treats sleep-breathing , not awake-breathing. what triggers me ...

"If you have the coronavirus, you should continue using CPAP while sleeping alone in a separate bedroom. There is no evidence that using CPAP will cause the coronavirus to get worse."--https://aasm.org/coronavirus-covid-19-faqs-cpap-sleep-apnea-patients/ "Coronavirus doesn’t change your sleep apnea...

Which shows/channels show those commercials so I know which channels to boycott?

SleepGeek wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 18, 2024 6:49 pm

Perhaps

Feel free to follow the link to further links I posted if you wish to learn more. I will not comment further here in GoGo6889's thread about anything that does not pertain directly to the original question.

SleepGeek wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 17, 2024 8:09 pm

My Air . . . DME

You may be confusing myAir with AirView.

https://www.resmed.com/en-us/healthcare-professional/

really bad pain is pretty much well managed Good to hear! That's progress, right? weather is a big factor I have friends who have ended up moving permanently or snowbirding for that. Helped some. Not others, long-term. . . . various tricks up my sleeves . . . still looking though and still trying ....

If you don't mind my asking, . . . what have you found to be most helpful so far with sleep-maintenance insomnia arthritis stress and grief? And what seems to make them worse? I know you are a focused problem-solver, so I'm just hoping to learn what you've learned so far about what does and doesn't ...

MyAir provides virtually effortless access to very basic information that is meant to inform a user in a broad way about hours of use and AHI in a way that may motivate continued use of the machine and cheer the patient on, but it doesn't provide the sort of details needed to troubleshoot individual...