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49er wrote: However, it seems if you're doing to use this strategy to meet the compliance requirements, using the machine during the day might attract suspicion due to the hours it was used. I know this seems quite far fetched but since it seems insurance companies are doing everything possible to not pay for stuff, i wouldn't be shocked if they started questioning this.

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49er wrote:However, it seems if you're doing to use this strategy to meet the compliance requirements, using the machine during the day might attract suspicion due to the hours it was used. I know this seems quite far fetched but since it seems insurance companies are doing everything possible to not pay for stuff, i wouldn't be shocked if they started questioning this.

Musica wrote:Thanks, these are good questions but running to the ER a lot with my mother and dealing with her health problems has been the #1 issue in my life. I think I've been falling asleep without realizing it (TV and everything on) because I've been so exhausted. Things are a bit more settled now but despite all the mayhem I was able to get 67% of the 70% required. The rest won't be very difficult at all.

I think, because I've always been a mouth breather, the pillows aren't a good idea anymore. My hunch is that mouth-breathers shouldn't have to retrain themselves. Look what happens to kids who are left-handed who were taught to use their right hands. It was an unwise choice parents made decades ago only to find it was the wrong choice.

My compliance rate was 67% so despite the impossible situation, the score was pretty good. The rest of your message I believe was answered in another post. Thanks!

zoocrewphoto wrote:Glad you were given an extra 30 days.

Now, to the compliance issue. You mentioned trouble with your headgear, but nothing specific. You need to be compliant for this next 30 days, so tell us what troubles you are having so that we can get this problem fixed quickly and keep you compliant.

You mentioned that you have been using cpap for 5 years. Were you having trouble then? If not, has something changed? Did you have a different mask before that you liked better?

If you are not sure that you can get 4 hours of use per night, then definitely wear it during the day while watching tv or reading a book. ANything to make sure get that 4 hours per day.

What hours do you normally sleep? Do you average the same amount of hours per night? Are you only getting a few hours of sleep per night, so you have fewer hours to be successful in? Do you have struggle a lot to keep it on while sleeping?

Hopefully, the problems you have been having can be solved or at least reduced enough so that you can meet compliance on this try.

Musica wrote:I got a new Resmed S9 and the provider read the data. Despite trying very hard to comply, my numbers fell short (but not too short) of compliance numbers (they downloaded the data from my machine) and I got no warning. I've been struggling with the headgear, too, which the company knew about.Thanks

zoocrewphoto wrote:Your reply to my questions was blank. Were you trying to answer them? DO you want help making this work better for you?

chunkyfrog wrote:NEVER buy from the local DME if you are forced to go out of pocket.
Prices are much better online:

zoocrewphoto wrote:It was directed to you. Are sure it is resolved. Earlier, you said you were given another 30 days, which means that you STILL need to prove compliance. Which means you still need to master this and quickly, or you will lose the machine next month.

Thanks for your concern. My compliance rate was 67% which is 3% less than the cut off point. I got 67% despite my constant trips to the E.R. for my mother, exhaustion to the point of falling asleep without my gear on, and essentially under very bad conditions. I have no doubt I'll be able to get the allotted hours HOWEVER, my mask fit has been showing a frowny face.

If the authorities think a bad mask fit indicates non-compliance I'll let them know that last september is when I requested to be switched from a nasal to one that allows me to breath by mouth. I used the nasal for 5 years. I can't force them to switch it and I haven't seen my new doc (I only saw my current doc once) in around 6 months but I do have an appointment coming up soon. It took forever to get someone to drive me that far.

chunkyfrog wrote:Every rant is an opportunity to educate the bashful lurker.

lilly747 wrote:I don't know what is going on with the OP, but I had a very nasty experience over compliance with my DME.

I was 75 days into my 90 day compliance period when the DME told me I was not in compliance. I had used my Escape cpap every night except for 5 nights for 6 to 8 hours each night of the 75 days. I came unglued at them. I told them I could prove my usage because the machine had the data stored on it. They told me that "blower time" and "treatment time" was not the same. I ask what was treatment and how did they determined treatment. I got NO answer. i called ResMed and ask them. They told me the only thing that the Escape showed was run time or usage time and nothing else. I still do not know how they came up with treatment time vs blower time on an Escape which has no detail data. I did used my machine as I said, and I still use my machine every night, all night. I told them I would get an lawyer if I had to, and I told them what I found out when i called ResMed. Next thing i know, I'm in compliance.....and I still don't know how they came up with "treatment time" that they were talking about. Now i have a S9 VPAP Auto and am going through compliance again....this time will be different...I down load everything every day....thanks to this site I have learned how to protect myself.

Also I ask for my compliance report and it showed I was in compliance the first 30 days of my usage...when i saw that I wanted to call them... but I just let it go because by then they had agreed to sent me the S9 Autoset and take back the EScape. These DME's are crazy.