RichM

72, Male

Abingdon, VA

United States

Profile Information:

My Interest in Sleep Apnea: I have Sleep Apnea, Someone I care about has Sleep Apnea
Treatment Being Used, if any: ASV
If Machine Being Used, What Type? (e.g., Respironics M Series with A-Flex Auto-Adjusting CPAP): ResMed VPAP Adapt SV. I have Complex SA
If Mask Being Used, What Type? (e.g., ResMed Activa Nasal Mask): ResMed Quattro FX

Comment Wall:

sleepycarol

Welcome to the forum!!!

Glad you are getting treatment for this silent killer!!

Dec 31, 2008
The SleepGuide Crew

Rich M,

Glad you are here! You might post your question about the Agent Orange to our public Discussion forum, so that everyone (including Sleepy Carol) will have an opportunity to chime in. About the home test, they're actually becoming more common, and can be pretty reliable when used properly. Be sure to tell your friend to get a copy of his FULL sleep study and his prescription, if he gets one. That way we'll be able to help him out better.

Dec 31, 2008
sleepycarol

I have been told the reason that the VA is utilizing home testing is that for many of the hospitals have a backlog of patients and it may take months for one to actually be able to have the sleep study done. By doing home tests they are speeding up the process. I am unsure about the connection to Agent Orange and am interested if others have any data on this.

Dec 31, 2008
RichM

Thanks for the info, I will get back to my friend Gene with the info. I did not know you can get a copy of your full sleep study, I am going to see about getting my last one. They did a extended one on me this last time that included about 10-15 more leads

Jan 1, 2009
sleepycarol

Rich I read the info on Cheryl and you offering her a machine. Which machine is it? I am able to provide how to change the settings of some of the machines if I know which one.

Jan 9, 2009
sleepycarol

I will get with you tomorrow to give you the info -- I am getting ready for bed now and I won't forget to do it tomorrow.

Jan 9, 2009
sleepycarol

Here should be link to the providers guide to the machine.

http://kd1ca.net:82/cpap/manuals/Respironics/ProviderGuideRemstarProMSeries.pdf

This site has most of the provider manuals.
http://kd1ca.net:82/cpap/manuals/

Hope this helps!!

Jan 10, 2009
sleepycarol

If those links I sent do not work please let me know and I will try to post the info.

Jan 10, 2009
sleepycarol

Probably to keep us coming to the DMEs so they can charge insurance for services.

I know if you order from cpap.com they leave all the info in the box and you are given the set up manuals.

Of course I guess there is a strong probability that people that don't have a clue would mess with their pressure and may end up causing centrals. Or turn it down so low that they are still having the majority of their apneas and not have a clue as to why.

Jan 10, 2009
sleepycarol

How are things going Rich?

Was you able to get Cheryl fixed up?

How is your treatment going?

I hope you are doing great and getting a good nights sleep!!

Jan 22, 2009
Daniel

41 liters/minute can be good or bad. It all depends on the pressure. Do you know your IPAP and EPAP pressures? Do you know your diagnostic AHI? 61.9 is a very high AHI while on PAP therapy. You need to have a qualified person look into what's going on.

Jan 30, 2009
Daniel

It's not the mask. Something's wrong.You've mentioned Central Sleep Apnea and a brain injury. A BiPAP may not be the right type of device for you. You may need one of the newest devices out there - an Auto-Servo Ventilator. Read up on the BiPAP ASV or the VPAP AdaptSV and then talk to your doctor. If he doesn't know about these products, find another doctor.

Jan 30, 2009
Sleepguy

Rich, sorry about the email situation--trying to get that resolved. Please send me a mailing address to sleepguy@comcast.net and I would be happy to get you a sample set out in the mail.

Bret

Feb 3, 2009
sleepycarol

Hi Rich,

I don't have any experience with these types of machines. You might try Judy as I think she is on one.

Carol

Feb 7, 2009