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by greatunclebill
Thu Jan 13, 2022 11:04 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Any use for old machine?
Replies: 23
Views: 32580

Re: Any use for old machine?

no argument from me, send it to pugsy. just to explain a little more about what i said about donating to a dme, at the time i was with american homepatient or whatever it was. my stepson had had a sleeptest and told the doc he couldn't afford a machine and didn't really want one anyways. so the doc ...
by greatunclebill
Tue Jan 11, 2022 9:52 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Any use for old machine?
Replies: 23
Views: 32580

Re: Any use for old machine?

Ask your DME or other local DME's. My DME doesn't call itself a recycler but does accept old machines and gives them to customers that might need a machine but can't afford to pay for it.
by greatunclebill
Tue Jan 11, 2022 7:19 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Full Face Mask + Chinstrap?
Replies: 21
Views: 24411

Re: Full Face Mask + Chinstrap?

A chin strap may help to keep your bottom jaw from moving/opening, but nothing short of taping will keep your lips closed if they want to open and leak.
by greatunclebill
Mon Jan 10, 2022 11:51 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: When urinate SPO2 level drops
Replies: 14
Views: 5875

Re: When urinate SPO2 level drops

Colchicine is only used to primarily treat gout and familial Mediterranean fever. In the past i took colchicine for gout, what were you taking it for?
by greatunclebill
Thu Jan 06, 2022 2:35 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Will Medicare pay for a change to a BIPAP machine?
Replies: 12
Views: 4226

Re: Will Medicare pay for a change to a BIPAP machine?

If the doctor justifies it with a sleep study, medicare will pay for it.
by greatunclebill
Fri Nov 26, 2021 10:57 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Quick Senior Design Survey for UNI
Replies: 8
Views: 1383

Re: Quick Senior Design Survey for UNI

the very first thing it wants is your google account which is an e-mail. maybe the person can see it, maybe not. google can surely add it all to their profile of you for targeted ads. i guess it depends on their definition of not shared. just my opinion, everyone has one.
by greatunclebill
Thu Nov 25, 2021 10:48 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Quick Senior Design Survey for UNI
Replies: 8
Views: 1383

Re: Quick Senior Design Survey for UNI

no good ever comes of giving your e-mail address to a stranger on things like google forms.
by greatunclebill
Thu Nov 25, 2021 5:15 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP Friendly Hotels
Replies: 84
Views: 70475

Re: CPAP Friendly Hotels

Since travel is picking up again, I though it would be useful to revive this topic and explain why I posted it. If you're staying in a major city - even in the third world country - the hotels will be just fine. However, when you go to more remote places, you're likely to find things like electric ...
by greatunclebill
Fri Nov 12, 2021 11:47 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Brand new resmed 10, can't connect to wireless in Canada
Replies: 22
Views: 2013

Re: Brand new resmed 10, can't connect to wireless in Canada

machines get to the end user with a provider name. if the dme can't change or add it, then it must be coming from the factory with a provider name. i guess it's possible that some machines meant for markets without my air capabilities come without a provider or even no modem. maybe call and discuss ...
by greatunclebill
Thu Nov 11, 2021 10:30 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Brand new resmed 10, can't connect to wireless in Canada
Replies: 22
Views: 2013

Re: Brand new resmed 10, can't connect to wireless in Canada

your machine doesn't list a provider. it will never connect without a provider listed. see if you can get a dme to list a provider and then see what happens,
by greatunclebill
Mon Oct 25, 2021 7:53 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Question re:Bi-level machine RX requirements and other things
Replies: 18
Views: 1196

Re: Question re:Bi-level machine RX requirements and other things

your insurance may or may not require a new sleep study to justify the higher cost machine. your doctor may or may not know what the insurance requires, do not trust what the dme tells you that you need. machines are sold on this forum with low hours on them. you just have to watch for their posts. ...
by greatunclebill
Mon Oct 25, 2021 5:47 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Question re:Bi-level machine RX requirements and other things
Replies: 18
Views: 1196

Re: Question re:Bi-level machine RX requirements and other things

You can buy from a private seller without a prescription. If your doc requires a sleep test first, you're not likely to change his mind no matter what you come up with.
by greatunclebill
Wed Oct 13, 2021 1:59 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Closed MRI
Replies: 13
Views: 1556

Re: Closed MRI

The closed MRI system allows for finer resolution than the open MRI system. Due to the technology used, a closed MRI is able to capture the insides of the human organism with the finest precision. Specialists can have a clearer picture of the object and the resulting diagnosis is therefore more prec...
by greatunclebill
Tue Oct 12, 2021 10:39 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Closed MRI
Replies: 13
Views: 1556

Re: Closed MRI

i'm a big guy and have a valium every time i go in the tube because it feels so closed in. the valium simply relaxes you, the original mothers little helper. when the mri concert begins i just imagine that hendrix comes back to life and i get a preview of the new cutting edge techniques in music he ...
by greatunclebill
Fri Oct 08, 2021 6:55 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Did you get your flu vaccine?
Replies: 86
Views: 7196

Re: Did you get your flu vaccine?

i got the original shingles shot and then a couple years later got a little shingles. then i got the newer shot and haven't had shingles again. i'm sure i had chicken pox as a child. whether you've had chicken pox or shingles get the new shingles shot. you don't want full blown shingles.