Another newbie from Canadia

[hopper]

We may be from different countries......
...but, it appears we speak the same language.
Fat or skinney??

Both,
actually I just got back from a ride, -10 C and mostly ice and snow on the trails ( I use homemade studded tires). Most peole thainkt hat this is totally crazy but i LOVE it. I basicaly road ride when the trails are too wet (spring) or too hot.
Ride on!

[hopper]

You say that you don't meet ADP's criteria for an APAP, but your first post indicated that your Doctor was willing to write you a script for APAP. It's the Doctor who has to fill out the ADP forms; has he changed his mind on APAP for you? Have you asked him?

Yes the doc has to fill out the forms, but they are based on data taken from the sleep study. And apparently according to these data, i don't qualify. I consider myself lucky that i even got the script, at the very least I was able to try a loaner APAP to compare with the CPAP. Now i know its worth the extra cost/hassle.

[roster]

........First off, Moderate apnea means you stopped breathing between 10-29 times a hour. I know thats a wide margin, but by the pressure of 10 cm, I would say you probably were somewhere between 10-15 events per hour. ......

To rehash what Slinky said,

1. You have the accepted definition of moderate apnea wrong.
2. If you believe there is a correlation between number of AHIs and therapeutic pressure, then either you have some information that I have never seen or you are just wrong.

As a new member, your credibility will be under close scrutiny. You are doing poorly so far in my corner.

[SharkBait]

........First off, Moderate apnea means you stopped breathing between 10-29 times a hour. I know thats a wide margin, but by the pressure of 10 cm, I would say you probably were somewhere between 10-15 events per hour. ......

To rehash what Slinky said,

1. You have the accepted definition of moderate apnea wrong.
2. If you believe there is a correlation between number of AHIs and therapeutic pressure, then either you have some information that I have never seen or you are just wrong.

As a new member, your credibility will be under close scrutiny. You are doing poorly so far in my corner.

Word. 10 cm is my pressure, I was having about 75 events per hour...

[MoneyGal]

Believe it or not, my pressure is 6 and I was having 91 events per hour

[SharkBait]

Believe it or not, my pressure is 6 and I was having 91 events per hour

One of the first quotes I recall seeing on this board that brought a grin to my face was when someone said, "This is not a contest where the highest pressure is the winner".