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by chunkyfrog
Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:55 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Goggles available for dry-eye CPAP users
Replies: 2
Views: 1400

Re: Goggles available for dry-eye CPAP users

And I believe Oasis might be a brand of products for dry eye relief.
by chunkyfrog
Wed Mar 20, 2024 7:44 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Help interpreting iMatrix resvent Data
Replies: 5
Views: 1744

Re: Help interpreting iMatrix resvent Data

Thank you for sharing details about a flakey machine.
Hopefully others can afford quality machines over cheap ones.
Sorry you are in this rut.
by chunkyfrog
Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:58 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Dreamwear for dry-eyes patients
Replies: 6
Views: 2200

Re: Misleading thread header

That's right. "Dreamwear not [recommended] for dry-eyes patients. Solutions?" Anyhow, tomorrow I expect to get the goggles I ordered to remedy the condition and will report on my experiences Monday morning if the goggles arrive on time. "Corrective lenses?" :-) Instead of replyingy you can simply e...
by chunkyfrog
Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:44 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Any reason Airsense 10 is waking me more than 560p
Replies: 6
Views: 2193

Re: Any reason Airsense 10 is waking me more than 560p

I agree that Resmed are superior machines.
I suspect your problems will vanish once you get used to the Airsense;
and you will wonder how you ever tolerated the Respironics.
by chunkyfrog
Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:38 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: DeVilbiss stops making sleep apnea devices
Replies: 16
Views: 4722

Re: DeVilbiss stops making sleep apnea devices

Old news.
Zombified to make a buck. :twisted:
by chunkyfrog
Sat Mar 16, 2024 4:16 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Dreamwear for dry-eyes patients
Replies: 6
Views: 2200

Re: Dreamwear for dry-eyes patients

Such a mask needs to be invented.
Years ago!
Damn it.

Edit: I mean a cpap mask for sufferers of dry eye. (Heck, I'd buy one!)
by chunkyfrog
Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:31 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Can a CPAP machine truly revolutionize life?
Replies: 12
Views: 4302

Re: Can a CPAP machine truly revolutionize life?

Rubicon wrote:
Tue Mar 12, 2024 1:27 pm
. . .
Epworth Sleepiness Score?
. . .
You can find this quiz online; or your doctor might have hard copies.
It can't hurt to ask.
by chunkyfrog
Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:26 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP machine says I only use it for 2-3 hours when I'm working graveyard shifts?
Replies: 3
Views: 951

Re: CPAP machine says I only use it for 2-3 hours when I'm working graveyard shifts?

Look at your averages over the last month, and you will see your sleep time looking realistic.
That is the usage amount your provider will see.
Each early afternoon and the following morning will count as one "night".
Weird, but it adds up.
by chunkyfrog
Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:22 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Nasal Irrigation
Replies: 10
Views: 2404

Re: Nasal Irrigation

Brain eating amoeba, (or Naegleria fowleri,) is the nasty thing.
Your nasal passages come very close to your brain--so be careful what goes up there.
by chunkyfrog
Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:13 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Nasal Irrigation
Replies: 10
Views: 2404

Re: Nasal Irrigation

If it is too difficult pouring saline into your nose, try a spray, followed by a snort.
Ocean brand is effective, and already sterile.
Way less solution, but a little could be enough.
Home made solution should only be made with sterile water and salts.
by chunkyfrog
Mon Mar 11, 2024 1:57 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: nasal decongestants
Replies: 3
Views: 2016

Re: nasal decongestants

Decongestants are not always the answer.
Try an antihistamine first.
Not as nasty--and might do the trick.
by chunkyfrog
Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:48 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: nasal congestion question
Replies: 8
Views: 2342

Re: nasal congestion question

Are you taking anything for allergies? My congestion improved vastly after being diagnosed with allergic rhinitis, and taking a nightly OTC antihistamine. It first came with a decongestant, but I realized I only need the antihistamine. My doctor recommended it after I complained about frequent cases...
by chunkyfrog
Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:25 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Accidentally erasing stored data on CPAP machine
Replies: 8
Views: 2639

Re: Accidentally erasing stored data on CPAP machine

I can totally change the time on my Airsense 10; But I choose not to. DST is stupid. Once I retired, I no longer have to play that damn game. What game is that? I'm retired too but I still like to know what the correct time is once in a while. I have clocks for that--on the wall, nightstand, microw...
by chunkyfrog
Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:23 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Accidentally erasing stored data on CPAP machine
Replies: 8
Views: 2639

Re: Accidentally erasing stored data on CPAP machine

I can totally change the time on my Airsense 10;
But I choose not to. DST is stupid.
Once I retired, I no longer have to play that damn game.
by chunkyfrog
Sun Mar 10, 2024 12:37 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: When to end CPAP
Replies: 6
Views: 1641

Re: When to end CPAP

The AHI reported by the cpap is TREATED.
The low numbers only mean your cpap is effective.
I can see fine with my glasses--but can't see crap without them.
Same thing.