Hi Folks,

Here is an interesting little titbit that I found while surfing. Enjoy!

http://www.ftrain.com/lungvacuuming.html

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Greetings, A standard cpap prescription with a fixed pressure number listed will qualify to purchase an AutoPAP. The AutoPAP that, is in my opinion, the best on the market is the Respironics M Series Auto with A-Flex. As many cpaptalkers will attest, this machine is the cat's meow. Here is the link ...

Why wait for an answer from Innomed. You are in Miami. just go on down to their office and ask them in person.

Hi All, If your pilow type cushion is labeled "M" it would be a Nasal Pillow replacement you are looking for. https://www.cpap.com/productpage/comfortlite-2-replacement-nasal-pillows.html If the piece you need is a cup over the nose type attachment then you would need the "Simple Cushion" replacemen...

Hi Folks, Encore Viewer is indeed a real product. I spoke with John Goodman (Big John) today and he told me that he has worked closely with Respironics to get this to market. An official release date at this moment is unknown, and exact details are currently not available for me to post. The good ne...

Hi OSAGirl, O2 saturation of 90% or higher is considered normal. If you are at 91% you are doing just fine. There is no need to try and raise your O2 level to more than 95%. Some people will have a resting saturation of higher than 95%, but other will be a little lower. As long as you are above 90% ...

Using a full face mask I occasionally get puffy cheeks. The easy way to handle it is to side sleep. It only happens to me on my back, so I stay off my back. I got a big body pillow and I hang on to it all night. I guess you can tell I don't have a girl friend these days... lol....

Believe me.. I was Shocked when the shrink to me that since I drank coffee everyday and loved it... that I would need to seek counseling before I could pass his criteria...

The reason that the doc's are so stingent is that they are rated on their numbers. Stats are everything to a bariatric doc. They want to know that you will be able to handle the surgery. It is a huge deal to get this done. People even die due to the surgery. My primary care doctor's 32 year old nurs...

Hi Couger, Going through the process takes quite a bit of time.. It takes on average 6 months to get though insurance approval and all the testing involved. I had to do a transesophageal echocardiagram and another sleep study. They also did a lung function test and a blood gas before I even got to t...

Howdy Folks, CPAP.com is having a sale on the Resmed Ultra Mirage Full Face mask, and the original Resmed Mirage Swift mask. These prices are really good, but the sale expires at 11:59PM CST on Tuesday August 28th. The Resmed Ultra Mirage Full Face mask. Was $175.95..... Now $149.99. The Ultra Mirag...

Hi Christy, I had a gastric bypass on Oct 24th 2005. I have lost roughly 120lbs and feel much better. Weightloss surgery is life changing, and has worked out well for me. I feel better, move around better, have a lower pressure for my cpap and I have overall better health. The easy part is having th...

Hi Vader,

Plumbers thread tape or Teflon tape as it is called will fix that elbow in a flash. Just pull the elbow out of the mask frame and wrap about 3 wraps of the tape around the end of the elbow and pop it back in. Leaks are gone. Easy fix and cheap.

Here is one that works for me and mask leaks. I use plumbers Teflon tape when any swivel or mask part starts to leak. This is especially effective with my Swift II. My face is pretty wide so I end up spreading the headgear out and both ends of the mask frame leaks. I wrapped both the cap and the sho...

This is such an interesting thread that I have moved it back into the saddle.

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