"Ginny, I so agree with your DME frustration. I still haven't gotten billing for my original Wisp. I've since gotten one cushion & am calling this next week about another new one & frame. I too don't like not having extra…"

"I also have the petite and large that someone can have!!!"

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"Zollistar, the more I learn about sleep apnea the more I find I do not know.  At least research is ongoing- there's a lot of money in the field. You're right- there are  differences in how each machine senses and treats an…"

"Not a problem, Z. It's important to know and can take a minute to wrap your head around. I know it did for me. Very few sleep disorders fall into a "breathing disorder" catagory.   "

"Dear Mary, Thanks for the clarification that good sleep and apnea are probably two different things. I'm still grateful to Terry Vella for pointing out that sleep apnea is a breathing disorder, not a sleep disorder. That opened my eyes and now…"

"Thanks for the clarification, Rock. "

"Zollistar, if you haven't seem this video by Dr. Krakow take a look.  It's about ASV. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fMki3KFRgg"

"Dx is diagnosis and CSA is central apnea. As to whether people sleep better with an ASV, well if you slept well before  ASV I'd imagine you would continue to sleep well.  I slept well on all modes, but found none that worked for me…"

"Apnea is not a breathing disorder. It actually has very little to do with pulmonary function short of causing O2 desaturations. Sleep apnea is a neuromuscular sleep disorder. Central sleep a[nea is a breathing disorder."

"I've confirmed that our next meeting is Thursday, June 27 at 7 pm."

"Thanks for this, Mary. Worse comes to worse, I'll buy a used machine from Second Wind. First I'm going to see if I can get my doctor to prescribe one. Maybe this is the final answer. Meanwhile, I'm surely happy to have…"

"Zollistar, I think  the ASV is hands down the best machine.  It took me four years to get hooked up.  Because of lingering depression and continued day time sleepiness with a high AHI my doctor suggested a night in the lab with an…"

"May I ask two dumb-dumb questions?  What do "Dx" and "CSA" mean? And here is a not-so-dumb-dumb question (I hope!): From your experience, do people sleep better using an ASV machine?  I look forward to your answer. "

"You will most likely not be able to get insurance approval for an ASV without a Dx of CSA. I think that saying that an ASV breathes with you is false. ASV does however provide a better breath support and algorithm for auto use. The newer ASV units…"

"Zollistar, what a good idea!  The music is nice and relaxing on some of them."