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- Sat Mar 02, 2024 6:44 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: CPAP making things worse
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4249
Re: CPAP making things worse
If you can manage not to sleep on your back, your hypopneas should lessen by a lot. Try it for a few nights and you might just be surprised.
- Tue Nov 28, 2023 8:58 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: I think I don´t sleep well, Oximeter readings comparisong while sleeping
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2831
Re: I think I don´t sleep well, Oximeter readings comparisong while sleeping
Can you please go to your Profile and add which model of what machine you use? And what mask? Then download (free) Oscar from the Stickies at the top of the page and post results in this thread... if it won't work (things are full here) then use e.g. Imgur.com and put a link here to those results.
- Sun Nov 26, 2023 1:10 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Humidifier heating element heats up when water runs out
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5063
Re: Humidifier heating element heats up when water runs out
Not sure what you're asking about being 'normal', but of course since the heat applies to the water in the tub, the tub will overheat (and stink) if water's used up - so don't let it go dry, or make sure to refill if it does.
- Sat Nov 25, 2023 4:35 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: (New member) Aerophagia and Fragmented Sleep
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10385
Re: (New member) Aerophagia and Fragmented Sleep
And I was thinking to raise your max pressure because it looks like it's 'capping' the min. that might want to go higher to deal with obstructives... aerophagia aside for the moment. I don't understand why your min. and max are overlapping on Oscar. I suppose you could try both ideas because leaving...
- Fri Nov 24, 2023 5:47 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Deviated Septum but no Sleep Apnea
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5192
Re: Deviated Septum but no Sleep Apnea
Cpap keeps your throat open, not your nose.
- Thu Nov 23, 2023 9:55 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Epr and flow limitations
- Replies: 19
- Views: 14369
Re: Epr and flow limitations
Does it matter why it happens?
I would just set the min. pressure a bit higher and maybe it will help.
I would just set the min. pressure a bit higher and maybe it will help.
- Sun Nov 19, 2023 9:01 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Cleaning (AGAIN???)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 14624
Re: Cleaning (AGAIN???)
99% of us never (or soo rarely) clean the hoses - nothing but air ever goes thru them at any time.
- Thu Nov 16, 2023 6:15 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: First-time CPAP Machine Help (Newly Diagnosed OSA)!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10927
Re: First-time CPAP Machine Help (Newly Diagnosed OSA)!
Even if the DME's had some way to see your data, tho' nothing at all as comprehensive as Oscar, they are NOT MDs and cannot prescribe anything, whatever they tell you, plus while they know the machines, they don't know medicine, tho' always want to advise. Please don't take your info from them.
- Wed Nov 15, 2023 4:56 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Dream Station 2
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6772
Re: Dream Station 2
Have you installed Oscar (see info Stickie top of messages)? Post results here and the experts will help you interpret and suggest any adjustments that might need making.
- Wed Nov 15, 2023 1:58 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: For those running APAP with a narrow range.....
- Replies: 19
- Views: 23660
Re: For those running APAP with a narrow range.....
But do you understand by having the max setting at 12 it could keep the min. pressure from rising any higher if needed?
- Mon Nov 13, 2023 11:50 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Just diagnosed / Luna G3
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5783
Re: Just diagnosed / Luna G3
Reactive is good in this place, and Apap is proactive if used correctly. Most people find that 4 is hard to breathe at tho' so generally move it 6-7 (and leave the max setting at 20, which is more usual than 15 here). Luna is not usual here tho', only overseas, so most also are unfamiliar with it ex...
- Mon Nov 13, 2023 11:46 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: OHIP coverage for CPAP machine?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5477
Re: OHIP coverage for CPAP machine?
Why don't you just call OHIP?
- Mon Nov 13, 2023 9:03 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Choppy waveforms
- Replies: 25
- Views: 8462
Re: Choppy waveforms
Use Imgur.com and put a link in this thread.
- Sun Nov 12, 2023 6:09 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Help, swallowing air, air leaks, etc
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2463
Re: Help, swallowing air, air leaks, etc
Have you looked at fitting videos on YouTube? There are a bunch that should be helpful.
- Fri Nov 10, 2023 9:11 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Questions about new equipment and using a medical supply place
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2090
Re: Questions about new equipment and using a medical supply place
I would ask if they can send it back to you... or else ask your MD if they can write a new one. But you also need to ask your insce co. which dealers (we call them DME's) they support.