...I am going to see an ophthalomologist. I saw my optometrist, but I don't think he was quite the right person... ENT with knowledge of apnea would be a good choice. Years pre-CPAP my ENT asked how my using the Grossan device was working out and chuckled when I commented I found it somewhat alarmi...

Regarding internal passage of air from CPAP through tear duct: Problem is, there is no research on this side effect. I agree with dels, there is no ruling it out. Who said the DME is qualified to judge on this particular health issue? My sleep doc said the same thing, but there is no qualified, res...

Your doctor will send a prescript to the DME telling them at what pressure to set the machine. If you are new DME stands for Those Crooks that rent the machine to your insurance company or Durable Medical Equipment. My machine is also set on 17 and I use a full face quattro. I also used to be a pow...

Thank you all for all the info! I use zomig too and it is wonderful! I am also buying the large sam size bottles of ibuprophin and excedrine migraine I talked to my doctor about this after I went to the sleep study. I have blood work every three months because I do have thyroid issues so I know tha...

SleepyT wrote:Oh, Honey! Farting on command...anytime of day or night...is not a problem! It's a skill!!!

For those like you, the aerophagia is but a fuel source.

Why don't you post your settings? The reason we ask is because on occasion someone will have been prescribed a setting possibly a little higher than is strictly necessary, and by lowering it just a couple of degrees, gets rid of their aerophagia. But if you're only on a setting of e.g. 7-8, then th...

To reiterate what was previously said......PLEASE list all of your equipment and machine settings. Den Hes/she hasn't got it yet and is making themselves very anxious worrying about problems they might not have. CPAP is a breeze compared to practicing pain control. Me and my 2 herniated cervical di...

Yesterday I was feeling really good about getting started on cpap. Now I have discovered aerophagia. No one said anything about aerophagia. I really don't know how this could get much worse. Gas and ky jelly up my nose, I've got my hand on the phone now. One question... what kind of equipment do yo...

I realize that I haven't been back here to read/reply like I'd like. No, no one scared me off. Things been really busy here. I don't know what to say really. Maybe it is just a "attitude" thing, as someone put it. Was I looking for help? I don't know, maybe just some understanding that other people...

Here's hint... http://cdn.nhl.com/stars/images/upload/2009/07/nieuwendyk205.jpg [/quote Go Stars! I have an autographed photo of Joey on the shelf behind me. uh, Amarillo, TX, here I got to drive him around when he was here for the Allstars game. I volunteered for the motor pool. The funniest part ...

Oh, and one thing you'll find by digging around is that APAPs are billed THE EXACT same as CPAPs to the insurance. The only difference is the profit that the DME makes off the machine. They ALWAYS make profit on the eqp, so don't feel bad about hardlining them. If it's the doc that says they only pr...

Here's hint...

What is an APAP? That, is an excellent question that any sleep doc should be able/willing to answer. So can/am I. So far the xPAPs fall into three categories: CPAP - Constant Positive Air Pressure - basically just does the wind-tunnel effect blowing air down your throat in hopes of keeping the airw...

carbonman wrote:

raggedykat wrote: I got told to shut up (in a nice way) by my ENT the last time I was there because I always want to know WHY, so now I hesitate to argue with them.

Get a copy of your sleep study.
Get a copy of your Rx.
Get an Apap.
Get educated here.
Become your own best therapist.

Yeah! Stick it to da man!!!!

I have my titration study Aug. 7th so I thought I would call to see what kind of equipment they have to test with. They only have 3 masks. One full face and two nasal pillow somethings. I told them I wanted to try the nasal pillows because I am sort of claustrophobic but when I told them I had a de...