Hello everyone, I go to the Doc this wedensday & will have my machine that night, Lord willing.Did anyone suffer from numbness of the arms or legs before going on their machine or should I be looking for something else ,thanks , Tony Numbness can be caused by anxiety. At least that's how anxiety so...

Hi Uncle, I suggest you do the following: 1) Get a copy of your sleep study. 2) After getting it, tell your doctor that you're going to go to another sleep doctor/clinic if they won't let you buy where you want to. 3) If they won't play ball, go to another doctor - ensuring first that they will allo...

Congratulations...Another smart shopper via the internet. Feels good to save a few bucks. looks like enough to buy a few extra masks..Don't forget the surge suppressor. Cheers, Chris Hey Chris! I'm going to prepare a shopping list of parts from your post on "poor man's UPS" and build one myself! Rob

Hi,

So last night I used my new Spirit for the first time and had a very restful sleep. Interestingly, although my titration study suggested that my pressure be set at 7, the Spirit reported that my pressure last night was 8.2.

Rob

Ok, here is what I've found out: Both the US and Australia are members of a group of countries on Canada Customs "Best Favoured" list. Medical equipment is duty free. I haven't yet been charged GST or PST, but I won't be surprised if I get charged it later. Brokerage is included in Fedex Internation...

Hi Rob: ... So tell me, what duties/taxes, whatever, did you end up paying? GST only? What did the FedEx shipping cost. I'm thinking I will use cpap.com and am very interested to hear the details of your experience. I hope you don't mind sharing this with me. Thanks Paul Paul, I'll get back to you ...

I'll report back in the morning!

Rob

Hi, I just got my new AutoSet Spirit from the fine folks at cpap.com, and I hope someone can give me a pointer on its use. In my sleep study (where I only slept 4 hours) the clinician determined that my pressure should be set at 7. At the moment, my machine's range is set at 6-8. Should I raise the ...

omg. Well, I've read a few posts on other boards that what you described has happened to a few people. The idea of an air leak coming *out* of the eye socket (tear duct? wherever) makes me cringe. Glad you found a "work-around" to make it stop for you. How about this for a theory: there is air pres...

Rob: You did not mention what happened at the border regarding import of the machine from the States. Did you have to pay any duties? Taxes? etc.? Or, was it a simple American dollar to Canadian doller exchange rate on your credit card? How was the machine shipped? Cost of shipping? Enquiring minds...

First, thanks to all posters- have been following this forum about 1 month and it has really helped me learn the jargon ie hosehead, rainout etc as well as the issues involving OSA. Special thanks to Rested Gal, W T the Muck and Spiritus among others who have been particularly insightful! ... Secon...

Howdy cpaptalk'ers, In the next few weeks we are going to be taking a look at what we can do to make this board a better place and I want everyone to have some time to give their input. ... Thanks and bring on the suggestions! Johnny Hi Johnny, From an ab initio perspective, I think a CPAP for Dumm...

Hi Rob, I am sorry you had a bad time at the doctor. I have had experiences like your. You almost have to make a list so you can ask everything you want. If you have a regular cpap prescription, you can use it to order an Auto. I would call the doctor back and and say you were not happy with a 5 mi...

WillSucceed wrote: Get tough with him, Rob. You deserve better than what you got.

I'm very curious to know which Dr. you went to; I'd like to avoid his clinic.

It was Doctor Hawke, and the clinic is Silent Partners in Toronto.

Rob

I may be completely wrong, but I think the ResMed Mirage Activa comes in only three sizes - Shallow, Standard, Large. I believe the other sizes mentioned are for other masks by ResMed. ResMed's habit of keeping the word "Mirage" in the name of so many different styles sure can get confusing! They m...