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needzzzzs wrote:BUT...I slept over 6 hours without waking up. That's a *first*! And I feel good today. Not sleepy at 5 p.m., as I sometimes am.

Leak looks really small and straight. I still can't get the image to enlarge. I tried with your other one also. I just get a black screen and no amount of hitting the plus does anything. Might be my computer internet connection which isn't the fastest though I did allow maybe 2 minutes an nothing happened.

6 hours is good and a start. Glad you had a good day. If it weren't for the CA events, you would have a really good AHI. Not sure what it means either. Something to for sure talk to the doctor about.

jbenenson wrote:I went to the dentist today to have my teeth cleaned and the subject turned to CPAP (because of the red mark on the bridge of my nose?) The technician said that there are dental problems associated with using a chin strap: it can cause increased sensitivity over time because the surface enamel wears faster than normal due to the constant pressure. Just thought I'd pass this along to this thread as it seems relevant.

Perhaps a "bite and boil" sports guard... costs $2.00 (US) from Wal-Mart would protect the surface enamel of your teeth. It's worth a try.
Back on topic... I use a chin strap, mouth guard mentioned above, and tape also. Results? Last five consecutive nights zero leak rate

good luck,
Cindy

Thanks for this bit of info. Didn't know this. I have TMJ, so probably would have discomfort from that first.

Debbie

jbenenson wrote:I went to the dentist today to have my teeth cleaned and the subject turned to CPAP (because of the red mark on the bridge of my nose?) The technician said that there are dental problems associated with using a chin strap: it can cause increased sensitivity over time because the surface enamel wears faster than normal due to the constant pressure. Just thought I'd pass this along to this thread as it seems relevant.

What browser are you using, Pugsy? I use Google Chrome. I haven't tried it in anything else, but since Picasa (host site) is a Google product too, that might explain why it works for me if you're using IE or Firefox.

Debbie

Pugsy wrote:

needzzzzs wrote:BUT...I slept over 6 hours without waking up. That's a *first*! And I feel good today. Not sleepy at 5 p.m., as I sometimes am.

Leak looks really small and straight. I still can't get the image to enlarge. I tried with your other one also. I just get a black screen and no amount of hitting the plus does anything. Might be my computer internet connection which isn't the fastest though I did allow maybe 2 minutes an nothing happened.

6 hours is good and a start. Glad you had a good day. If it weren't for the CA events, you would have a really good AHI. Not sure what it means either. Something to for sure talk to the doctor about.

needzzzzs wrote:What browser are you using, Pugsy? I use Google Chrome. I haven't tried it in anything else, but since Picasa (host site) is a Google product too, that might explain why it works for me if you're using IE or Firefox.

I use FireFox. It might be the browser and it could just be my computer internet connection speed. Sometimes I get a good connection and sometimes I have something along the lines of plain old dial up.. I get a lot of time out responses... Sometimes websites with lots of images or large images just won't load or take forever. I can't watch a video without frequent pauses to load. I live out in the country and don't have a land line phone for dsl so I use a connection sort of like wifi through cell phone carrier. It isn't the greatest but it is all I have.