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by JDS74
Mon Feb 21, 2011 10:37 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Mouth breather
Replies: 20
Views: 5890

Re: Mouth breather

Do you get dry mouth with the oral mask? Yep, I do get dry mouth. I set my humidity to 5 on the Respironics heated humidifier and have a room humidifier going in a closed room. Dry mouth is pretty well under control. The distance between the two layers of the mask is critical and needs to be carefu...
by JDS74
Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:00 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Caffeine. CSA and Cheyne-Stokes
Replies: 3
Views: 2305

Re: Caffeine and Apneas

Robysue: Thanks so much for the thoughtful comments. I've been diagnosed with OSA, CSA, and Cheyne-Stokes ( I have them while awake sometimes.) Multiple cardiac exams and no indication of any cardiac problems. My mask is an oral mask - not a nasal one which I can't use. The range of 4-20 is less tha...
by JDS74
Mon Feb 21, 2011 7:31 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Mouth breather
Replies: 20
Views: 5890

Re: Mouth breather

Hi All: I have gone through three sleep studies and tried a cpap machine at two different times for several nights each time. My delema is that I am a mouth breather and can't breath through my nose easily. I have had three surgeries on my nose also. Sooooo here is my question before I start all ov...
by JDS74
Sun Feb 20, 2011 2:53 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP Machine Data
Replies: 19
Views: 3276

Re: CPAP Machine Data

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by JDS74
Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:36 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Bad hair day!!
Replies: 7
Views: 5652

Re: Bad hair day!!

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by JDS74
Fri Feb 18, 2011 9:19 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Claustrophobia and CPAP use
Replies: 25
Views: 11194

Re: Claustrophobia and CPAP use

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