Hi all - just found this board. I've been on CPAP for 6 years or so using a Respironics Tranquility CPAP. I started with a standard mask, tried the Adams Circuit, Nasal Aire I and have been using the Nasal Aire II for the last 2 years.
I just got my new PB GK420S yesterday and am looking forward to using the software interface to hopefully manage my useage myself. My insurance provider ridered all conditions relating to OSA, so sleep studies are on my nickle when needed.
Good sleep!
Greg
Intro - new user; old CPAPer
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snoozie_suzy
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Welcome!
Welcome to the Forum Greg!
People here are awesome. I have been on CPAP a short time, since only December of 2005, but thanks to everybody's advice I avoided a lot of problems with DME's and sleep doctors, I ended up getting an Auto CPAP so that I could track my progress with the software. Its been stated on this board that a huge percentage (perhaps 40%) of patients fail at CPaP and give up, due to uncomfortable masks, or mouth breathing, or not having the correct pressure set. And its a huge risk to their heath.
Post any questions you have. Although you are not new to CPAP itself, guaranteed you will learn new things about sleep apnea you never knew before, this forum rocks!
Suzy
People here are awesome. I have been on CPAP a short time, since only December of 2005, but thanks to everybody's advice I avoided a lot of problems with DME's and sleep doctors, I ended up getting an Auto CPAP so that I could track my progress with the software. Its been stated on this board that a huge percentage (perhaps 40%) of patients fail at CPaP and give up, due to uncomfortable masks, or mouth breathing, or not having the correct pressure set. And its a huge risk to their heath.
Post any questions you have. Although you are not new to CPAP itself, guaranteed you will learn new things about sleep apnea you never knew before, this forum rocks!
Suzy
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| Mask: Ultra Mirage™ Full Face CPAP Mask with Headgear |
| Additional Comments: after 1.5 years of feeling crummy on regular auto cpap, bileval therapy has changed my life |
Diagnosed Oct '05 AHI 58/hr
Compliant since Jan '06
Auto Bipap, Biflex 3, Humidifier 2, PS 7, IPAP 14/EPAP 7
Avg AHI 0.5- 1.0
Compliant since Jan '06
Auto Bipap, Biflex 3, Humidifier 2, PS 7, IPAP 14/EPAP 7
Avg AHI 0.5- 1.0
Thanks!
A few tidbits to toss out there - a few years before I was diagnosed with OSA my ENT recommended turbinate reduction and septoplasty as part of a surgical routine to remove sinus polyps. I had a history of sinus infections and chronic sinus pressure and blocks for quite a few years. After these surgeries I was able to breathe much better and have had no recurring sinus infections. However, the surgery was initiated because of the above history and not related to OSA, which is a bit reversed from what a lot of OSA folks have experienced.
About a year or so later during an annual physical, my physician asked me "on a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your health?"
I told him "about a 3". He expressed real surprise and said "Really? Based on my exam, I would rate you about a 7 or 8." After some further questions and answers, I summed it up with "In the mornings when I get up, I feel like I've run a marathon all night long and just as I reach the finish line, I get run over by an 18 wheeler. My brain is mush and I can't concentrate on anything." He suspected sleep apnea, recommended a sleep study and the rest, they say, is history... hose-head history, that is!
Greg
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A few tidbits to toss out there - a few years before I was diagnosed with OSA my ENT recommended turbinate reduction and septoplasty as part of a surgical routine to remove sinus polyps. I had a history of sinus infections and chronic sinus pressure and blocks for quite a few years. After these surgeries I was able to breathe much better and have had no recurring sinus infections. However, the surgery was initiated because of the above history and not related to OSA, which is a bit reversed from what a lot of OSA folks have experienced.
About a year or so later during an annual physical, my physician asked me "on a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your health?"
I told him "about a 3". He expressed real surprise and said "Really? Based on my exam, I would rate you about a 7 or 8." After some further questions and answers, I summed it up with "In the mornings when I get up, I feel like I've run a marathon all night long and just as I reach the finish line, I get run over by an 18 wheeler. My brain is mush and I can't concentrate on anything." He suspected sleep apnea, recommended a sleep study and the rest, they say, is history... hose-head history, that is!
Greg
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CPAPopedia Keywords Contained In This Post (Click For Definition): hose
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