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by QueSera
Fri Mar 30, 2018 8:33 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Just a Bit of ER Humor
Replies: 22
Views: 4615

Re: Just a Bit of ER Humor

Loved this. Had my second baby (34 years ago) by natural childbirth. Doc gave me novocain for the episiotomy but it started to wear off while he was stitching it up. I said "Wait, stop!" He looked up for an explanation and I said "I feel a little prick down there." Everyone in the delivery room, inc...
by QueSera
Wed Mar 21, 2018 11:05 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Respironics DreamWear Full Face Mask Review
Replies: 102
Views: 53060

Re: Respironics DreamWear Full Face Mask Review

I was able to get this mask from Second wind; I got the fit pack because it looked like the only way to get the headgear. I've had it for a couple of weeks, I think, and it's finally adjusted to me (and I to it) and I can keep it on all night, and my results are good. I'm really happy with it; here'...
by QueSera
Sun Mar 18, 2018 11:55 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Airport security and CPAP unit
Replies: 11
Views: 1548

Re: Airport security and CPAP unit

Putting your machine in a ziplock is a great idea. Once when they wanted to swab my machine (for bomb residue?) They just reached in through the open end of the bag and touched the machine with the swab, no hands, gloved or otherwise, ever touched it. TSA agents are very used to seeing CPAP bags and...
by QueSera
Sun Mar 18, 2018 9:14 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Airport security and CPAP unit
Replies: 11
Views: 1548

Re: Airport security and CPAP unit

It varies, both by airport and by TSA agent. At Newark (my nearest airport) they NEVER want to look at it. At Bangor (in Maine, where I visit each summer) they ALWAYS look at it, and at everything else I’m traveling with. Best advice is to be prepared to show it and be glad if you don’t have to.
by QueSera
Wed Feb 21, 2018 10:39 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ASV Success, But ...
Replies: 5
Views: 545

Re: ASV Success, But ...

Thanks, Pugsy. You’re the best.
by QueSera
Wed Feb 21, 2018 9:59 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ASV Success, But ...
Replies: 5
Views: 545

Re: ASV Success, But ...

I glance at the machine screen sometimes, but otherwise all my data is from SleepyHead. My doctor based her decision to get me tested for Complex Sleep Apnea on the Sleepyhead printouts I showed her. The data I put in the post above is not from the graphs, but from the box of different color stripes...
by QueSera
Wed Feb 21, 2018 9:07 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ASV Success, But ...
Replies: 5
Views: 545

ASV Success, But ...

I’ve been on ASV for about two weeks. In that time, my SH results show ZERO Obstructive and Central Apnea’s, and ZERO Cheynne-Stokes. This is incredible, and very, very different from my first two years on CPAP. My AHI has not been over 5.00 even once. Again, incredible. I see the occasional Unclass...
by QueSera
Sun Feb 11, 2018 10:51 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: SleepWeaver Cloth Mask - a few questions
Replies: 3
Views: 3594

SleepWeaver Cloth Mask - a few questions

I’m still in search of a great mask with minimal leaks, and I’m thinking of trying the SleepWeaver 3D nasal mask. If anyone out there has experience with this, or maybe a different cloth mask, I’m wondering 1. How do you clean these? If I hand wash in laundry detergent (as suggested), how long does ...
by QueSera
Sun Feb 11, 2018 10:31 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Hallucinations from sleep deprivation
Replies: 13
Views: 3745

Re: Hallucinations from sleep deprivation

No visual hallucinations, fortunately, but I’ve experienced most of the other things described in the article.
by QueSera
Sun Feb 11, 2018 7:14 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: DreamStation Go - My Review
Replies: 6
Views: 6638

Re: DreamStation Go - My Review

Hi Christian! I can answer some of your questionss. Yes, it is carried in another bag, but its easy to remove so it can be inspected, if asked. It fits easily in my carry on bag, the one I keep with me at my seat (not the one I put in the overhead compartment.) It is a little noisy, but that's not a...
by QueSera
Thu Feb 08, 2018 8:15 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Dreamwear not working with chin strap
Replies: 21
Views: 13466

Re: Dreamwear not working with chin strap

This is the best chinstrap EVER:

https://www.cpap.com/productpage/breath ... strap.html

which I wear with my Dreamwear every night. I put the chinstrap on first.

Actually it's the only chinstrap I can wear, and I've tried many. The others all pop off my head or shift or just don't work.
by QueSera
Mon Jan 22, 2018 11:46 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Air sense 10 has lost its mind
Replies: 3
Views: 3378

Re: Air sense 10 has lost its mind

That really should have worked. It didn’t. This morning I restored the default settings, then put my pressure settings back in, and auto start and EPR, but left everything else at default. Still didn’t help. I did manage to find the power cord for my travel machine (still packed from last week’s tri...
by QueSera
Sun Jan 21, 2018 7:34 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Air sense 10 has lost its mind
Replies: 3
Views: 3378

Air sense 10 has lost its mind

It's always something. I had my ASV titration study three nights ago; the technician tried me on 2 FF makes before settling on good old Dreamwear. The first 2 masks leaked a lot, and I was aware of every breath, in and out, and that they were not in sync with my own breathing rythym. Next night at h...
by QueSera
Wed Jan 17, 2018 5:38 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ASV Titration tomorrow: Machine Advice?
Replies: 6
Views: 552

Re: ASV Titration tomorrow: Machine Advice?

Thanks, Okie BiPAP. The list is hard to navigate, since none of them show ASV machines in their list of what they carry, but I guess I will get to know Medicare in time. I would love an online DME, but I didn’t see one on the list. I did see DME’s in numerous states, since northern New Jersey, where...
by QueSera
Wed Jan 17, 2018 10:55 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ASV Titration tomorrow: Machine Advice?
Replies: 6
Views: 552

Re: ASV Titration tomorrow: Machine Advice?

Exactly what I needed to know, thanks to both of you. You even answered questions I forgot to ask, like data retrieval options. The ResMed it is.