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jabman wrote:While I find all this polictal bickering real exciting and would love to join in , I must return this back (some what) to the OP topic with a question.
I am not sure that I fully understand this post since I am in a constant fog. I am wondering how all this will affect me getting a CPAP machine through my ins. I was looking real close at a S8 Elite. (I'm not 100% sure that I will even need to get one yet but am doing research just in case.)

Questions to ask about your PSG and Titration Study
by CPAPtalk member rooster

1. Did I have any central apneas? How many?

2. Were there any comorbidities? What were they?

3. Did I breathe or leak through my mouth? How often? What do you recommend to prevent it?

3. Did I exhibit Positional Sleep Apnea (PSA)? Was my apnea more severe in one sleeping position as compared to others? Is my pressure requirement higher in one position as compared to others? (Often sleep apnea is more severe when sleeping on the back.)

4. Is there anything else unusual about the results?

5. How will I know my therapy is preventing apneas?

6. I am determined to own a data-capable machine and software to monitor apneas, hypopneas and mask leak. This will allow me to call your office with specific questions if I have problems with the therapy. Will you help me with the appropriate prescription?

In addition to the questions:

1. Get a copy of your PSG. It is your legal right to have one.

2. Get a copy of your CPAP prescription.

3. Make sure the prescription calls for a humidifier with the machine.

wiki/index.php/Sleep_study

IMO, make sure you get a machine that is "fully data-capable" and that you can get the software for the machine. Beyond that, shop and negotiate for the lowest total cost to you

jabman wrote:

IMO, make sure you get a machine that is "fully data-capable" and that you can get the software for the machine. Beyond that, shop and negotiate for the lowest total cost to you

Thanks for the advice roster, I have read other places to get the "fully data-capable" machine's that is why i was looking at S8 Elite. Can you point me to where I can read more about the "fully data-capable" machine's and there software?
On another note my funds are limited right now so i have to rely on my ins. for my machine but I fight for one that is"fully data-capable". From all that I have read thaht is the was to go.

I would like to know more about the Software pare of these machines, how and where to get them, dose ins. usally cover it, that type of stuff.

Roman Hokie wrote:

Rooster wrote:The great gains of the Victorian era were the move toward a government that protected individual rights and that included the right to own a business, run it as you see fit, and compete in a free market.

BlackSpinner wrote:Um well that existed under the Romans you know,( I think even Jesus had something to say about it happening in the temple), and during medieval times - even women could run businesses under the "sole femme" rulings.

The reason that Jesus turned the tables in the Jewish Temple had nothing to do with the government. The Israelite government at the time permitted the money-changers. After all, they stood to gain by the practice. They were the religious elite, which, at that time, were the government. In ancient Israel (if memory serves - from reading, not from being there, LOL), the Kings could not be Priests and vice versa. But in Jesus's time (500 years into the Exile), there was no King on the throne. So the people were ruled by the religious class (Pharisees, mostly). Jesus's temper flared because of what the "religious" were doing to his Father's house, even quoting Scripture to say so.

As for women running businesses in medieval times, I can't speak to that.

jabman wrote:Thank you all for your help.

How do I tell if the machine I am looking at on cpap.com is fully data capable?