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by cpap'er
Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:00 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Is it really necessary to clean tubing?
Replies: 19
Views: 5264

Re: Is it really necessary to clean tubing?

My hose an my Nasal pillow i do clean quite a bit...i just use antibacterial hand soap and hot water....I like it cause the soap i use is citrus scented and it makes everything smell nice when i put my mask on. I wash the hose less frequently than the nasal pillow but having said that i do wash the ...
by cpap'er
Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:47 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: More-Sterile/Easier-Cleaning Process?
Replies: 21
Views: 11469

Re: More-Sterile/Easier-Cleaning Process?

I always keep checking my humidifier tank to see if its clean and if there are any odd smells or anything but for the most part i just refill what i used each night before i go to sleep...I use about 1/4 to 1/2 a tank per night with my setting on the highest setting (5). Using distilled water reduce...
by cpap'er
Wed Jul 28, 2010 12:45 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Homemade FX hose tamer
Replies: 7
Views: 2410

Re: Homemade FX hose tamer

Nice job on the hose hanger....I wondered about them but i seem to not mind my hose being on the bed beside me...I sleep alone so i usually just through the hose up on the pillows beside me and i rarely move through the night so i never get tangled up in it...I can see how a hose hanger would have g...
by cpap'er
Wed Jul 28, 2010 12:39 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Wheres the beef? (Energy)
Replies: 11
Views: 2245

Re: Wheres the beef? (Energy)

I actually had that checked before i was diagnosed with OSA they thought i may have had a thyroid condition making me tired and drained all the time...it all came back fine and i just had another blood test done about a month ago and everything was perfect all accross the board on everything tested ...
by cpap'er
Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:33 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Canadians Being Gouged
Replies: 44
Views: 6243

Re: Canadians Being Gouged

What drives me crazy about our Canadian system is the fact that they will pay for people abusing doctors visits because every time they get the sniffles they are going to the doctor for the docter to tell them to go home drink plenty of fluids and get some rest....and the old people who go every tim...
by cpap'er
Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:14 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Wheres the beef? (Energy)
Replies: 11
Views: 2245

Wheres the beef? (Energy)

I keep hearing from everyone i talk to about how even after the very first night of using their CPAP they woke up with tons of energy and the feeling of extreme rest and how they slept for hours longer than they normally do..... Im not exatly a newbie with this treatment i have been on it for a bit....
by cpap'er
Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:26 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Canadians Being Gouged
Replies: 44
Views: 6243

Re: Canadians Being Gouged

No Sir, you do not have "FREE HEALTH CARE". You and every citizen of Canada pays for it. It's called taxes! Nothing is FREE. Very true....we do take it up the backside pretty hard with taxes in this country....then they give it to us one more time when you need to buy a CPAP machine....lol
by cpap'er
Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:17 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Taping mouth shut?
Replies: 2
Views: 965

Re: Taping mouth shut?

There are many people who would gladly help me to tape my mouth shut....lol I dont know how using tape would affect your skin over time its not very skin friendly...you could use medical tape that seems to work on skinn but you would have to deal with sticky residue alot of the time when you take it...
by cpap'er
Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:11 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Canadians Being Gouged
Replies: 44
Views: 6243

Re: Canadians Being Gouged

Hey, I thought all Canadians had "FREE HEALTH CARE". That's what the politicians in Washington D.C. having been saying and the USA was the only country that didn't have it. Another lie. Who would have thunk it. (sarc. off). We do have free healthcare meaning we dont pay to visit the doctor or the h...
by cpap'er
Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:04 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Should my mask be blowing air away from me all the time?
Replies: 28
Views: 21582

Re: Should my mask be blowing air away from me all the time?

I wish they would design the air vent to blow back on my face to keep me cool thru the night...lol Like Janknitz mentioned i only notice a noise when i have something blocking the vent like a pillow or my arm....im using the ResMed Swift FX..a nasal mask is the only thing i could find to hold in my ...
by cpap'er
Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:55 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: In the family?
Replies: 21
Views: 3907

Re: In the family?

My brother has been using CPAP since like 1990 i actually seen his original machine about a month ago...it was quite the piece of equipment...lol I've been on CPAP now for about 1.5 months.....my sister is showing signs of it now too.... I put it off for a long time before i agreed it was time to ta...
by cpap'er
Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:48 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Canadians Being Gouged
Replies: 44
Views: 6243

Re: Canadians Being Gouged

The price of a Repironics PR System one in Canada is approx. $2300.00 as apposed to the US price of approx $700-800 Those are not isolated items...all things CPAP are inflated hundreds of dollars more than the US prices here in Canada. Things need to change In Manitoba we receive CPAP machines free...
by cpap'er
Sun Jul 25, 2010 5:38 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: EncoreViewer 2.0 Software for Respironics PR System One
Replies: 19
Views: 44360

Re: EncoreViewer 2.0 Software for Respironics PR System One

To answer Jules...I have the Resironics PR System One the auto machine with the c-flex how do ya know if its a PR1 or not? So which version of the viewer or pro works with my pr system one and a generic card reader...thats the one i need... I dont have Windows Vista or 7 to worry about i stick with ...
by cpap'er
Sun Jul 25, 2010 4:31 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: EncoreViewer 2.0 Software for Respironics PR System One
Replies: 19
Views: 44360

Re: EncoreViewer 2.0 Software for Respironics PR System One

Im using Repironics Encore Pro 1.8 not the Encore viewer.....not that im claiming to know it all but I'm a computer tech and i have been all over this software and cant make a generic reader work...there is a setting that allows you to set if your reading the card from a Serial Card Reader, USB Card...
by cpap'er
Sun Jul 25, 2010 4:02 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Canadians Being Gouged
Replies: 44
Views: 6243

Re: Canadians Being Gouged

I guess theres many reasons this whole price gouge is happening...Julie mentioned too it is a fairly small market of us that is increasing daily but for the most part any market that is dependant on only certain places to get products will be at the mercy of what ever the sellers wish to charge. Kin...