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by BamaGramma
Sun Aug 18, 2019 8:02 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: BamaGramma's Therapy Thread (Was Can someone explain all this and make suggestions?)
Replies: 53
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Re: BamaGramma's Therapy Thread (Was Can someone explain all this and make suggestions?)

6.5 pressure and A Flex. It was a better night and I didn't wake up but once in the night. Fingers crossed this continues. I'll bump to 7 tonight.
by BamaGramma
Sat Aug 17, 2019 5:05 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: BamaGramma's Therapy Thread (Was Can someone explain all this and make suggestions?)
Replies: 53
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Re: BamaGramma's Therapy Thread (Was Can someone explain all this and make suggestions?)

I'll give 6.5 a try tonight and see how it goes.

And I have no idea if there's a positional or REM component. They only told me my AHI, blood oxygen and that I fell asleep pretty quickly that night.
by BamaGramma
Sat Aug 17, 2019 3:30 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: BamaGramma's Therapy Thread (Was Can someone explain all this and make suggestions?)
Replies: 53
Views: 4916

Re: BamaGramma's Therapy Thread (Was Can someone explain all this and make suggestions?)

Checking in today after a night with pressure at 6 and Flex set to A. It was more comfortable and by golly I almost made it to 6 hours on the machine. Six more minutes and I've have been there but I had to get up and shower and primp and get to an event in the next town at 9:30. So here's the Oscar ...
by BamaGramma
Fri Aug 16, 2019 5:54 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: BamaGramma's Therapy Thread (Was Can someone explain all this and make suggestions?)
Replies: 53
Views: 4916

Re: BamaGramma's Therapy Thread (Was Can someone explain all this and make suggestions?)

Can you explain the problem you feel you have with the settings? I had written in an earlier post that I just don't feel as if I can breathe normally with the mask on. And if this is supposed to be continuous positive air pressure, where's the pressure? I guess that's why y'all have been telling me...
by BamaGramma
Fri Aug 16, 2019 4:32 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: BamaGramma's Therapy Thread (Was Can someone explain all this and make suggestions?)
Replies: 53
Views: 4916

Re: BamaGramma's Therapy Thread (Was Can someone explain all this and make suggestions?)

one does what one can do. i am a side sleeper and have no trouble with my p10 pillows. but then i have had to train myself to use the edge of the pillow, with my beak (and mask) hanging over the side.
I've done that edge hanging too.
by BamaGramma
Fri Aug 16, 2019 4:31 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: BamaGramma's Therapy Thread (Was Can someone explain all this and make suggestions?)
Replies: 53
Views: 4916

Re: BamaGramma's Therapy Thread (Was Can someone explain all this and make suggestions?)

Everything I knew about CPAP and masks up until about 24 hours ago I learned from the DME and now I have to forget all that. :lol: {quote}Which one of the 2 masks that you have now do you hate the least?{/quote} The second one - the Dreamwisp. I tried to find a photo but (1) they are all photos of m...
by BamaGramma
Fri Aug 16, 2019 3:35 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: BamaGramma's Therapy Thread (Was Can someone explain all this and make suggestions?)
Replies: 53
Views: 4916

Re: BamaGramma's Therapy Thread (Was Can someone explain all this and make suggestions?)

My understanding was those nasal masks don't work well for side sleepers. And side is my preferred position. That's why they put me on the DreamWear. I worked and worked with the Wisp, adjusting the straps every which way and I simply could not get it to stay in place even sleeping on my back. If I ...
by BamaGramma
Fri Aug 16, 2019 10:51 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: BamaGramma's Therapy Thread (Was Can someone explain all this and make suggestions?)
Replies: 53
Views: 4916

Re: BamaGramma's Therapy Thread (Was Can someone explain all this and make suggestions?)

Yes, I used the wraps with a small frame and small mask (they gave me a medium frame initially and it was all over the place) and still had trouble keeping it in place. The thing I like about the Wisp is the magnetic snaps that keep it more stable. I did like the top-of-the-head hose attachment on t...
by BamaGramma
Fri Aug 16, 2019 10:10 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: BamaGramma's Therapy Thread (Was Can someone explain all this and make suggestions?)
Replies: 53
Views: 4916

Re: BamaGramma's Therapy Thread (Was Can someone explain all this and make suggestions?)

The DreamWear you tried....the gel pillow version or the under the nose cushion version?
Do you still have it? If you do did you get the little wraps with it?
I tried the under the nose cushion version. And yes I still have it and it came with wraps for the sides.
by BamaGramma
Fri Aug 16, 2019 9:12 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: BamaGramma's Therapy Thread (Was Can someone explain all this and make suggestions?)
Replies: 53
Views: 4916

Re: BamaGramma's Therapy Thread (Was Can someone explain all this and make suggestions?)

What other mask did you try besides the one showing in your profile? What did you not like about it? I had the Phillips DreamWear and at first the frame was too big. I got a smaller frame and the fit was better but I couldn't get it to stay in place. So I switched to the Wisp. I was still having so...
by BamaGramma
Fri Aug 16, 2019 8:19 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: BamaGramma's Therapy Thread (Was Can someone explain all this and make suggestions?)
Replies: 53
Views: 4916

Re: BamaGramma's Therapy Thread (Was Can someone explain all this and make suggestions?)

Was there anything special that seemed to cause you to not be able to sleep last night? Yeah. The CPAP. :lol: I know so many folks, my son included, who say they've never slept better than with a CPAP. I have yet to experience that. I want it to work. It has to work for the sake of my health, which...
by BamaGramma
Fri Aug 16, 2019 7:37 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: BamaGramma's Therapy Thread (Was Can someone explain all this and make suggestions?)
Replies: 53
Views: 4916

Re: BamaGramma's Therapy Thread (Was Can someone explain all this and make suggestions?)

Before the CPAP (hereinafter referred to as BC) I had no problems with Mirapex causing daytime sleepiness because I'd get 7-8 hours of sleep at night. Now I'm averaging 4-5 hours and am fatigued during the day. Yes I pee a lot during the day but it's because I'm drinking a lot of water (1) because o...
by BamaGramma
Fri Aug 16, 2019 7:07 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: BamaGramma's Therapy Thread (Was Can someone explain all this and make suggestions?)
Replies: 53
Views: 4916

Re: BamaGramma's Therapy Thread (Was Can someone explain all this and make suggestions?)

Okay....flex at 3...is it C Flex or A Flex? It's C Flex. BammaGramma....grandmother in Alabama by chance? Yep, grandmother in Alabama. But WAR EAGLE! :D How tall and general weight??? Don't need to get real specific. I'm 5'3" and when I started CPAP therapy I was 159, but I've been on the Weight Wa...
by BamaGramma
Thu Aug 15, 2019 7:42 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: BamaGramma's Therapy Thread (Was Can someone explain all this and make suggestions?)
Replies: 53
Views: 4916

Re: BamaGramma's Therapy Thread (Was Can someone explain all this and make suggestions?)

Flex is a setting you should be seeing when in the clinical setup menu area where you change the pressure.
On the older Respironics machines it was down just a little bit from the pressure selections.
The Flex is set at 3.
by BamaGramma
Thu Aug 15, 2019 7:24 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: BamaGramma's Therapy Thread (Was Can someone explain all this and make suggestions?)
Replies: 53
Views: 4916

Re: BamaGramma's Therapy Thread (Was Can someone explain all this and make suggestions?)

What is your Flex setting? EDITED: I found it. It's set at 3. Uhm... no clue. Where would I find that? I was going to bump it to 6 tonight. Also, the hygienist at my dentist's office was let go without warning and has moved to another office where the dentist is certified in dental sleep medicine. ...