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I'm 54 and was diagnosed at 53 with moderate apnea.
Thank you Eric for your comments. I have been working with the CPAP for 13 months and have yet to have a night's sleep. In the beginning I felt as though I was doing something because the technician kept telling people would drop to their knees than…
Rock, I am using the smallest mask gel mask. I was playing around with the mask yesterday and this is a small almost rubber like tab that was pushed up against the inside of the tubing. Once I adjusted this, the sound dropped considerably so thank y…
Did you take you a while to acclimate to this process? I realize it was a number of years ago but I'm still working to get some relief. I figured out yesterday my mask problem too much air pressure was coming through. Thank you for your input.
Thanks Rock for your comment here. I have had my CPAP Resmed for a year and have yet to have a restful sleep. I use it religiously for several weeks and then take a few days off. Nice to know that I may be getting some benefits. Right now the mask i…
Are there side effects that you know of? I've been using my machine intermittenly for a year and have yet to get a WOW what a sleep night....
Hi Michael,
So glad you were able to get a larger space. What time does the meeting begin? I live on S.I. and just couldn't handle the two up trip uptown, this location makes the meeting accessible to me so, thank you. Christine.
I'm surprised no one has suggested that perhaps the reason your humidifier is almost dry in the morning is because of massive Leaks, either thru your mouth or from your mask.
There are SEVERAL models of the Respironics REMStar M Series xPAP devices…
Hi Rich, the machine should be no more than 31 inches lower than my bed correct? The tech originally told me it should be level or slightly higher than the bed and just recently I did some research that said lower and it has been now for about 2 wee…
Good morning Susan, thanks for the tip. What I've been told is that I need to purchase a humidifier. There's no more humid place than NYC in the summer. However I haven't had my AC on for a while and I still wake up congested. My setting is at 1. I…
Thank you so much Lin, I'm grateful to know I'm not alone. Doctor told me 10% of the folks give up and I know of two such cases but I am determined to beat this thing especially having read an entry on this site from a woman sharing that she actuall…
Good morning,
It is a Respironics RemStar M Series CPAP machine and the pressure is 11 which I thought was high given a friend of mine is at 6 and he is an adult male.... perhaps this doesn't make a difference. I think it has an exhale relief mode.…
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- At 2:52pm on August 28, 2009,
sleepycarol said… - Welcome to the forum!!
We are glad you joined and hope that you participate in the discussions.
We are a group of sleep apnea patients and professionals that advocate education for the awareness of sleep apnea and the hidden dangers that are often overlooked that are related to sleep apnea such as weight gain, high blood pressure, etc.
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Same stuff. 3 yr standard warranty on machines.. i think its 2 in US???
Hi Michelle , the 406 is a very small mask, your nose is small but where on the bridge of your nose does it rest?? A slightly larger mask like the fisher paykel zest or a medium softgel mask from resmed may work.. i work in canada at a sleep company…
For me, this has been the most frustrating physical problem I've ever had, mainly because I can't seem to find a mask that will work for me, without leaving sore marks on my forehead and the bridge of my nose. And then there was the gel one that jus…
The Stanford surgeries do dramatically reduce the AHI of some number of patients. They are not "cures" and they are not universally effective; I would also like to see how many are still effective after five years. I have also had an MMA with a few…
I wonder if you have TMJ or if you're grinding your teeth while uding your CPAP. I know that they say if you have TMJ, you're more llikely to suffer from sleep Apnea. You should go to your dentist and have it checked out. Maybe you've been grinding…
I turn my as high as it will go every night, which is still not nearly high enough in the winter, with gas heat running. I wake up with sandpaper tongue and all, even on max settting. Very frustrating. I think I was overcharged for a really crappy m…
I am 65 - as of two days ago! Was diagnosed with sleep apnea last August, but also definely had longer.
PS: Thanks, Mike for all you do for this site - ANd many thanks to all who contribute!!
This site has been such a BLESSING>
My doctor and provider are the unmotivated ones, and uneducated to the extent that I made myself in an afternoon and a half. Personally, I agree with Brad; OSA is a simple, physics problem, and why there isn't more being done to find a surgical solu…
amen, this a very painful surgery to recover from as an adult. I had mine removed 2 years ago. It was absolutely no help. My new doctor said I should have not had it done. It only made treating my apnea harder.
I used to work for the phone company and one night we had a driving rain that had filled some radio waveguides (rectangular copper pipe that connects the radios to the antennas on top of the tower) with water, and the waveguides needed to be dried o…
i put my cpap inside a shoe box with an open jar of vick near the rear filter and turn on my machine and put the lid on the shoe box
Good Luck! Enjoy Ann Arbor! UoM hosiptal is amazing
No. Never. The results of the sleep test were sent to a capital city 300 km away. The technition did say that I was a very disturbed sleeper.
When I first started using Pur-sleep Aromatherapy I wanted a clean pad. The ones supplied at the time were reusable and I am too lazy to wash them daily. Others suggested to keep reusing them. Bret has since came up with a "disposable" pad that can…
Carol, that was entirely Too Much Information about pantiliners. :) I cannot unread and I cannot unsee the mental picture of pantiliners .
a a , I've woken up with swollen eyes and a somehat sore jaw. The soreness in my jaw resolved quickly.
But, this was when I was wearing a FFM.
A few months late, but welcome to SleepGuide.
Mary Z.
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