The biggest negative for me with the new Resmed machines is the inability to separate the humidity tank from the main unit.

Quite often, I leave my H5i at home while traveling.

Sleepyhead is free for downloading. I highly recommend folks consider donating to Jedimark's efforts to improve the software and keep up with the new machines that have come out. here is the link to the main page.... follow the link at the top of the page to donate to the effort http://sourceforge.n...

BCBS requires that I see a doctor every 6 months as part of their requirements to continue coverage of CPAP supplies, machines, etc..

So for a $25 co-pay & 30 minutes of my time, my sleep doctor takes care of documenting my usage with BCBS.

I have no issue with that...

E-bay....

I recently bought 3 mirage Quattro cushions sealed in original bags for $30 with free shipping.

if purchased from usual on-line sellers, they run $50 each

as I indicated, my back up S9 machine is essentially a zero hour machine .. it probably has about 100-200 hours of run time on it. Most of which came from use when I took it on travel. Thanks for the suggestions, but it's just fine. I have essentially a zero hour S-9 machine standing in the wings if...

I lost 30 pounds after being on therapy for 1 year.....

The biggest thing that changed was that I was no longer napping my life away. I was back to doing all the normal things in life... yard work, being awake for an entire movie at the theater, etc..

I believe that needing glasses is related to a major medical symptom that is unrelated to sleep apnea or CPAP.

I think WebMD calls it; GETTING OLD

been there done that...

I lost 30 pounds after being on therapy for a year.... The new sleep study showed almost the exact same results as the initial one did.

I have severe apnea.

FWIW - The only thing that changed was my PLM levels decreased.

I've seen way too many apps & operating systems go through simple upgrades and the machines get "bricked" / inoperable as a result of that simple upgrade.

There's no way I'd allow random firmware upgrades onto my machine without being able to verify that it will continue to work once it is installed.

My S9 works fine for me.... I haven't seen anything in the S-10 machines or the software programs that would inspire me to want to modify my machine.

I have essentially a zero hour S-9 machine standing in the wings if my primary machine acts up.

my ramp time is set at 5 minutes....

it gives me time to get settled into bed before the 19 IPAP / 14.5 EPAP pressure fully kicks in.

look into the pad-a-cheek headgear liners... I've been using them for 3 years now... it solved all headache and neck pain issues for me

check for changes in your diet that are causing the change
check for stress and anxiety in your life

FWIW-- After 6 months of therapy, I need 6 1/2 - 7 hours of sleep each night.

Ditto

taping the straps worked for me... I needed the tape for about a month to stop me from removing the mask

Julie wrote:Try taping the straps to your face so that when you go to pull it off, you'll wake up long enough to stop yourself and go back to sleep.

Mirage Quattro works awesome for me

Tried the Air and a few others and couldn't stop the leaks