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General Discussion on any topic relating to CPAP and/or Sleep Apnea.
painter 11

painter 11

Post by painter 11 » Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:29 am

so amazing!!! this is exactly the kind of stuff i am looking for thanks for this

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Re: painter 11

Post by robysue » Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:45 am

Welcome to the forum.

When you get around to wanting feedback for particular issues (and we all have issues), you'll get better help if you take the time to go to the user control panel in the upper left corner of the screen when you're logged in and click it. It will take you to an area where you can add information about the exact equipment you are using. Text makes a better choice than icons since all machines in a particular line look the same, but their features are not the same. Likewise, it's very difficult to tell what mask you are using from the picture.

If you don't yet have equipment, start by reading, reading, and reading. The wiki at the top of the screen has info that newbies need. There are also several threads that are pretty current about what to look for in those initial meetings with the durable medial equipment provider, also known as the DME around here. Whatever else, you will want a FULL DATA machine---one that provides efficacy data as well as compliance data---so that you will be able to determine how well the CPAP is treating your sleep apnea.

Again, welcome to the forum

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