"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…"
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Lee Dryden posted a discussionSleeping with CPAP blog post
Hi,Here is a new blog post on the debate over veterans receiving sleep apnea coverage.http://sleepingwithcpap.blogspot.com/See More
Ginny Edmundson replied to ZolliStar's discussion Wisp nasal mask part for free: Size petite"I also have the petite and large that someone can have!!!"
ZolliStar posted a discussionWisp nasal mask part for free: Size petite
This isn't the headgear, only the nasal part. I won't be using it and hate to let it go to waste.Anyone want it? If so, contact me privately.See More
Mary Z replied to ZolliStar's discussion What's the Right Machine?"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…"
RockRpsgt replied to ZolliStar's discussion Beating Sleep Maintenance Insomnia"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.
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ZolliStar replied to ZolliStar's discussion What's the Right Machine?"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…"
ZolliStar replied to ZolliStar's discussion Beating Sleep Maintenance Insomnia"Thanks for the clarification, Rock.
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Mary Z replied to ZolliStar's discussion What's the Right Machine?"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"
Mary Z replied to ZolliStar's discussion What's the Right Machine?"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…"
RockRpsgt replied to ZolliStar's discussion Beating Sleep Maintenance Insomnia"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."
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Lee Dryden posted a discussionSleeping with CPAP blog post
Hi,This post is about sleep apnea and blood sugars. Thanks for reading.http://sleepingwithcpap.blogspot.com/See More
ZolliStar replied to ZolliStar's discussion What's the Right Machine?"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…"
Mary Z replied to ZolliStar's discussion What's the Right Machine?"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…"
ZolliStar replied to ZolliStar's discussion What's the Right Machine?"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.
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RockRpsgt replied to ZolliStar's discussion What's the Right Machine?"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…"
Mary Z replied to ZolliStar's discussion Beating Sleep Maintenance Insomnia"Zollistar, what a good idea! The music is nice and relaxing on some of them."
room humidifers
last night i tried a room humidifier
and although i had a bad night i dreamed dreams, it was nice to do that
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Permalink Reply by Mary Z on -
Are you not getting enough humidity from your CPAP, 99? Yes, it's nice to dream. Sorry it was a bad ight, what happened?
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i do not have a CPAP humidifier, very difficult for it to be prescribed
i have had several sleepless nights
purchased a room humidifier arrived monday
first use of humidifier Monday night although again sleepless i somehow dreamed beautiful dreams
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Permalink Reply by Kath Hope www.hope2Sleep.co.uk on -
Why can't you get a CPAP humidifier prescribed 99?
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Permalink Reply by Kath Hope www.hope2Sleep.co.uk on
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Bet the therapist doesn't suffer OSA themselves. That's disgusting as you should have got one free on the NHS :(
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Permalink Reply by Terry Vella on -
99, you may need to look at a new therapist, I have never used a CPAP without a humidifer and heated hose and from what I've heard don't really want to.
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i live in the UK and the NHS (National Health Service) do not work that way
Terry Vella said:99, you may need to look at a new therapist, I have never used a CPAP without a humidifer and heated hose and from what I've heard don't really want to.
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Permalink Reply by Kath Hope www.hope2Sleep.co.uk on
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Who are you with 99? People over on our UK forum haven't said of problems getting a humidifier from their NHS clinics, although they do often have to ask as they're not always offered them without requesting them.
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Permalink Reply by Kath Hope www.hope2Sleep.co.uk on
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I don't have particular experience with this hospital 99, but I've not heard of any who have refused to give out a humidifier when needed. Might be worth asking again, as you are entitled to one.
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