No. Your DME can give you one, according to your insurance guidlines. They should be able to give you a sheet telling you how often you get new supplies - masks, mask cushions, etcPhotomatt wrote: Does this need a separate prescription?
You can find the baseline leak rate for each mask at each pressure at the ResMed site. The Encore software can report either total leak - 40ml, etc. - or you can have it report only leaks above the "baseline", with the baseline reported as 0.
You may be headed for a more sophisticated machine - like an ASV - to help treat the periodic breathing. If so, get one ASAP (once you have figured out leaks, etc.). After just over 11 days on the right machine, I am feeling better than I have in 12+ years! That was after 4 months of limited progress on a CPAP.
Poor sleep is a stressor on all systems. Improving your health through correct sleep apnea treatment may help your whole system to respond better to other treatments. We can only hope ....
If you want to pursue that line if thought further, there is an older book by Hans Seyle call "The Stress of Life" where he talks about how all stressors - poor diet, air pollution, etc. - are cumulative on the general level in our bodies. He us the one who " invented" the concept of stress. His definition of it and discussion is broader than what most people think of when they hear the work "stress.". He also talks about the importance of rest - meditation, yoga, and of course sleep.
Good luck!
Best,
Michael
