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Permalink Reply by Banyon on November 7, 2011 at 9:40pm

Here is my suggestion for a future blog topic.

Write about how you discovered that some models of CPAP machines have optional software that shows you the details about your breathing while asleep.

Write about how you upgraded to a machine with software and found out that your mask was leaking too much or you were still having too many apneas most nights or that you were mouthbreathing.

Write about how you then  measured and tracked your therapy with the software and made adjustments to your mask and machine.

Write about how you optimized your CPAP therapy and were able to do this because you had the software to measure the performance of your CPAP therapy.

Write about how your optimized therapy gave you more energy throughout the day than you ever believed was possible.

Write about how you came to realize that the medical profession is silly to congratulate patients on compliance (using the machine 4 hours every night) when they did not prescribe a machine that has the tools to tell if the therapy is effective.

Write about how you will not ever again be without your efficacy software to ensure that your therapy is effective.

Write about how you hope that every CPAPer who is serious about their therapy has efficacy software and knows how to interpret the reports and use the data to keep their therapy optimized.

Write about how most DMEs stick their patients with a "brick" (CPAP machine which only records hours of usage and no efficacy data) and keep the good machines with software "secret".

Write about how some doctors are intimidated by good CPAPers who track their data and know more about CPAP machines and their own therapy than the doctors do.

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Permalink Reply by Chris H on November 8, 2011 at 3:48pm

Helpfull tips also:

                     Suspend your hose to keep it from tugging and making mask leaks.

                     Keep your filter clean

                     keep your mask, hose and humidifier clean

                     Keep current their may be improvments that the dme may not have offered

                     Sleep well,Chris

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Permalink Reply by RockRpsgt on November 8, 2011 at 10:44pm

Well said Banyon. Just write a bout it!

Banyon said:

Here is my suggestion for a future blog topic.

Write about how you discovered that some models of CPAP machines have optional software that shows you the details about your breathing while asleep.

Write about how you upgraded to a machine with software and found out that your mask was leaking too much or you were still having too many apneas most nights or that you were mouthbreathing.

Write about how you then  measured and tracked your therapy with the software and made adjustments to your mask and machine.

Write about how you optimized your CPAP therapy and were able to do this because you had the software to measure the performance of your CPAP therapy.

Write about how your optimized therapy gave you more energy throughout the day than you ever believed was possible.

Write about how you came to realize that the medical profession is silly to congratulate patients on compliance (using the machine 4 hours every night) when they did not prescribe a machine that has the tools to tell if the therapy is effective.

Write about how you will not ever again be without your efficacy software to ensure that your therapy is effective.

Write about how you hope that every CPAPer who is serious about their therapy has efficacy software and knows how to interpret the reports and use the data to keep their therapy optimized.

Write about how most DMEs stick their patients with a "brick" (CPAP machine which only records hours of usage and no efficacy data) and keep the good machines with software "secret".

Write about how some doctors are intimidated by good CPAPers who track their data and know more about CPAP machines and their own therapy than the doctors do.

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Permalink Reply by Clare on November 10, 2011 at 2:21am

Why is it that medicare will pay for  machines that do not track more complete sleep reports?

If medicare changed their policy, then other insurance companies would follow suit.

But that would drive the health care cost up. 

Banyon said:

Here is my suggestion for a future blog topic.

Write about how you discovered that some models of CPAP machines have optional software that shows you the details about your breathing while asleep.

Write about how you upgraded to a machine with software and found out that your mask was leaking too much or you were still having too many apneas most nights or that you were mouthbreathing.

Write about how you then  measured and tracked your therapy with the software and made adjustments to your mask and machine.

Write about how you optimized your CPAP therapy and were able to do this because you had the software to measure the performance of your CPAP therapy.

Write about how your optimized therapy gave you more energy throughout the day than you ever believed was possible.

Write about how you came to realize that the medical profession is silly to congratulate patients on compliance (using the machine 4 hours every night) when they did not prescribe a machine that has the tools to tell if the therapy is effective.

Write about how you will not ever again be without your efficacy software to ensure that your therapy is effective.

Write about how you hope that every CPAPer who is serious about their therapy has efficacy software and knows how to interpret the reports and use the data to keep their therapy optimized.

Write about how most DMEs stick their patients with a "brick" (CPAP machine which only records hours of usage and no efficacy data) and keep the good machines with software "secret".

Write about how some doctors are intimidated by good CPAPers who track their data and know more about CPAP machines and their own therapy than the doctors do.

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