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Tom Cannon replied to Tom Cannon's discussion ResMed software update
"Thanks Mary."
10 hours ago
Mary Z replied to Tom Cannon's discussion ResMed software update
"I am only guessing that they are constantly updating, but the changes might just be with each new version of the machine.  There was a long discussion on this on apneaboard and I believe the consensus was you can't update your machine as…"
yesterday
Mary Z replied to Corey Stricker's discussion MRCA & infectious diseases
"I think this is a question for your infectious disease doctor.  I think I would want to change masks and get a new hose.  Many of us carry MRSA in our nostrils."
yesterday
Tom Cannon posted a discussion

ResMed software update

Does ResMed ever update the software that runs their XPAP machines? And if yes how often and how do you getthe new version?See More
yesterday
ZolliStar replied to Corey Stricker's discussion MRCA & infectious diseases
yesterday
Corey Stricker posted a discussion

MRCA & infectious diseases

I am looking for advice regarding CPAP and infectious disease.  A couple weeks ago I came down with a Staph infection, or MRCA, in my nostril.  I have not used my CPAP machine since then as I have been waiting for the infection to clear up.  I am concerned that the CPAP may have been the source of infection.  If this is the case, I am concerned about going back to using the CPAP in fear of being re-infected.  Is anyone knowledgable about MRCA and whether it can be transmitted through the tubing…See More
yesterday
ZolliStar commented on Peter Esposito's status
"    I'm sure you've tried this, but if you haven't: Maybe you should change to a different mask?     FWIW, I recently tried a full face mask and can't say I really like it. I tried to get used to it,…"
yesterday
ZolliStar posted a discussion

SoClean CPAP Sanitizing Machine

Has anyone tried this machine?  If it does what it say -- fully sanitize the mask, headgear and tank -- it sounds like a real benefit and likely worth the cost.https://betterrestsolutions.com/SC1100-SoClean-CPAP-Sanitizing-Unit_p_17.htmlSee More
yesterday
joe replied to joe's discussion operation
"I have recently had a small operation for the above. It involves a small camera going up the nose and then you are sent to sleep. When you have an Apnea the camera picks up what is causing it. I returned this week as an out patient and was told that…"
Friday
Lee Dryden posted a discussion

New Sleeping with CPAP blog entries

Hello,My recent entries include a review of a CPAP-related product and the results of a contest for the nastiest CPAP mask. Thanks for reading. http://www.sleepingwithcpap.blogspot.com/See More
Thursday
Ellen updated their profile
Thursday
Henning replied to Henning's discussion Blood pressure medication and breathing.
"Lisinopril is also an ACE inhibitors, with the same side effects. Henning"
Thursday
RockRpsgt replied to Henning's discussion Blood pressure medication and breathing.
"We have seen a little of this in the lab. Mainly with lisinopril."
Thursday
angela kyzer posted a status
"Has everyone gotten to sign up for Free CEC as well as Free issues of the magazine???"
Wednesday
RockRpsgt replied to mollete's discussion Search Function on SleepGuide
"Hello Ms. Renee. I hope things ahve improved for you.   FYI-I get a huge kick out of 99's post. I am friends with Thomas on just about every social site I am on."
Wednesday
RockRpsgt replied to Clueless in Redwood Shores's discussion Apnea and Cancer
"I just read this lastnight."
Wednesday
Clueless in Redwood Shores posted a discussion
Wednesday
Mary Z left a comment for Renee
"Renee, you really give me too much credit.  Thanks for your kindness. Mary Z."
Wednesday
Steven Y. Park, MD posted a discussion

Expert Interview: Dr. Ted Belfor on “Developing the Face and The Airway with a Removable Dental Appliance: The Homeoblock”

Please join me on Tuesday, May 29th, at 8PM Eastern for my next Expert Interview. This month, Dr. Ted Belfor will give a presentation on “Developing the Face and The Airway with a Removable Dental Appliance: The Homeoblock”.Click here to register: http://doctorstevenpark.com/?p=7221See More
Tuesday
Henning replied to Henning's discussion Blood pressure medication and breathing.
"Yes, you can find links to OSA. I think the biggest problem is that many of the side effects that can follow Enalapril, are also symptoms of OSA. Therefore, it may be difficult to separate symptoms. Here is a link linking OSA and Enalapril…"
Tuesday

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Sleep Apnea Book Club

a place to post members' (and non-members) books (titles, author, maybe publisher, etc.) in one place on the site so people can refer to it for reading material

Members: 44
Latest Activity: Feb 15

Discussions

Reason for Sleep Apnea Book Club 5 Replies

Inspired by Susan McCord's vision:"I've just been thinking.....there are several professionals on here who have written books. I always think I want to read them whenever I hear about another one,…Continue

Started by The SleepGuide Crew. Last reply by Mary Z Jun 30, 2011.

Best of Sleep Medicine 2011

 Selected from…Continue

Tags: best-sleep-medicine-book

Started by Mike May 27, 2011.

THE PROMISE OF SLEEP by William C. Dement, M.D., Ph.D. 7 Replies

Published by Dell Publishing -- a division of Random House, Inc. --- granddaddy of all sleep books, in my opinion.

Tags: sleep, promise, dement

Started by Mike. Last reply by Steven Y. Park, MD Feb 22, 2011.

Cook Books, Diet & Nutrition Books Reviews by SG members

As an offshoot of the SG Group: Loosing Pounds Sensibly and Sleep Apnea Support Group, it was suggested to add info on recommended books related to diet, ways of eating, cook books, nutrition.  So if…Continue

Tags: cooking, healthy eating, Nutrition, Diet, Cook Book

Started by RL Feb 27, 2010.

SLEEP TO SAVE YOUR LIFE: The Complete Guide to Living Longer and Healthier Through Restorative Sleep by Dr. Gerard Lombardo & Henry Ehrlich

Product DetailsPaperback: 320 pagesPublisher: Harper Paperbacks (September 19, 2006)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0060742542ISBN-13: 978-0060742546This book was suggested by SG member Gerard Enright who…Continue

Tags: Henry, Ehrlich, Lombardo, Gerard, apnea

Started by RL Feb 15, 2010.

SLEEP, INTERRUPTED by Steven Y. Park, MD 5 Replies

Our own Dr. Park wrote this book in which he articulates his novel sleep-breathing paradigm.Continue

Tags: steven-y-park, interrupted, sleep

Started by The SleepGuide Crew. Last reply by Mike Feb 11, 2010.

No More Sleepless Nights

My pulmonary/Sleep disorders doctor recommened this book when I was having insomnia issues that started this spring. It has allot of good information in it.No More Sleepless Nights by Peter Hauri,…Continue

Started by KAL Dec 1, 2009.

DEADLY SLEEP by Mack D Jones, MD, SAAN 4 Replies

Our own Mack D. Jones is the author of this new release.

Tags: mack-jones, sleep, deadly

Started by The SleepGuide Crew. Last reply by 99 Nov 6, 2009.

PHANTOM OF THE NIGHT by T. Scott Johnson MD & Jerry Halberstat 2 Replies

New Technology Publishing ISBN 1-882431-00-6recommended by Ken GodishContinue

Started by Mike. Last reply by susan mccord Oct 6, 2009.

RESTLESS NIGHTS: UNDERSTANDING SNORING AND SLEEP APNEA 1 Reply

By Peretz Lavie, Yale University Press... a fascinating history of snoring and sleep apnea.Considering order this book or any other text on sleep apnea from Amazon going the ASAA portal -…Continue

Started by Edward Grandi. Last reply by susan mccord Oct 5, 2009.

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Comment by 99 on November 22, 2009 at 6:17pm
it is exactly what it said it is and i was expecting more, but it was very reasonably priced which is a positive
Comment by susan mccord on October 19, 2009 at 12:39am
Our small but mighty library is growing!!

Susan McCord :-)
Comment by Mike on October 19, 2009 at 12:16am
Dr. Jones adds photo of his book cover:

Comment by Janey Clark on October 5, 2009 at 9:53pm
I just finished reading through the Phantom of the night. Well really I skimmed through it. I went cross eyed for a while, but I am sure it was my sleepless daze that I get into. I was really able to connect to this book, and did learn quite a bit. I would definately recommend this book to any newbie just starting out. I am going to see if I can check any of the other books out at the library before I start my personal collection for my home library.
Comment by susan mccord on October 4, 2009 at 8:23pm
Mack, I doubt that anyone struggling with sleep apnea gives a red-rat's a.. about "literary"--we're all just trying to survive, as you well know! That's one of the things I personally value so much about SleepGuide, as a patient. The conversation is just that--like sitting across the kitchen table with friends and exchanging ideas and info about a mutual problem.

I WILL be buying your book! Where is it available?

Susan McCord :-)
Comment by Mack D Jones, MD, SAAN on October 4, 2009 at 7:59pm
I would like to hear your thoughts after you have had a chance to read it. It is not a literary work, but just plain talking like I am doing now. I did stray a bit on some medical topics, but I couldn't help myself, it just came out.
Comment by susan mccord on October 4, 2009 at 7:14pm
Thanks for your comment, Mack. This is EXACTLY the kind of endorsement info we, as patients, need to decide the best place to put our time and $$ into educating ourselves and the long-resistant medical community, to say nothing of our families and the public at large.

Having read your description of your book, it's definitely one I will have for my personal study of apnea. I was just diagnosed in June 2009 and still fall into the brain-fog category you've so aptly described! So I'm interested in simple and straightforward at the moment. Many people on SG are far more educated than I, and they may prefer something more technical. That's what makes this Book Club so promising. None of us has the energy to plow through a bunch of books (assuming there ARE a bunch of books on apnea!!) to figure out what works for us as reading material.
So again, thank you for your contribution, both as an MD/author and for your compassionate and forward-thinking ideas about education and treatment.

Susan McCord :-)
Comment by Mack D Jones, MD, SAAN on October 4, 2009 at 6:57pm
The father of sleep medicine, Dr. William C. Dement impressed me years ago. I remember his comment on the sleep apneic: He said something to the effect, "A man can appear perfectly healthy during the day and be deadly ill at night." Early on in my sleep education I noted that there were some OSA patients who were in such dire straights that they were in what could only be interpreted as an emergency situation, that they literally going to die if something was not done to treat them immediately. I ran across something Dr. Dement had written 20+ years ago commenting on that very point, that there were sleep apneics who were in an emergency status and implied, as I recall, that the seriousness of the disorder was not fully appreciated by his care givers. It seems at times that little has changed. The seriousness of the disorder is still not fully appreciated by most of society including parts of the medical community.
When I read Phantom of the Night several years ago, I thought this book has everything you could possibly need to know about SA. I was very impressed.
In my book, I wanted to tell it to the sleep apneic, but make it short and sweet, i.e., make it as straight forward and to the point as possible. Based on my own experience I knew that the sleep apneic's attention span was very short and memory not all that good. I also wanted to get their attention by stressing the dire consequences so they would take action and get treatment asap. I can't tell you how rewarding it is to hear of someone who did exactly that after reading what I had put down on paper.
Comment by susan mccord on October 4, 2009 at 6:55pm
(8) new members already!

SG's Sleep Apnea Book Club is rockin'!!!!!
Comment by susan mccord on October 4, 2009 at 6:22pm
Valerie--I absolutely agree with you about Dr. Park. His commitment to sleep disorder issues (of ALL kinds) and patient care is remarkable.
I also wonder why no one ever suggested a sleep study for me since (as I now know) I've had active symptoms since the early 70's...there must be thousands (or more) just like us, walking around totally unaware of why they feel so bad when "nothing is wrong". Education and outreach is the key, and this SG Book Club has the potential to be yet one more layer of easily-accessed information for the public at large, to say nothing of everyone who's learning the power of being in a supportive, knowledgeable environment while dealing with a life-threatening illness.

Thanks for you comments!

Susan McCord :-)
 

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