Wow, thanks a lot for some encouraging feedback. I am really amazed at what I'm learning out there from published medical studies and papers.

Even if nothing comes out of this I will have leaned more about this condition I have and the treatment.

[quote="kennethryan"]I went about a year without cleaning my hose, and only occasionally cleaning my humidifier tank. I only use distilled water (even on travel, I stop somewhere and pick up a bottle for the hotel). Until one day I happened to peer closely at my humidifier tank and saw a black spind...

[quote="snoregirl"]Make sure that you are really gaining money from using your insurance and local DME. If you are not, then take the rental back and buy online.

Thanks for the tips to date. I have been researching most of the day and found several interesting medical articles including one where a child got a ruptured colon from chronic aerophagia. Others cautioning about how the colon is susceptible to ruptures from pneumatic distension. And another that s...

As before, I am caught in the middle of a doctor and DME who do not get along. After not getting anywhere I have an appointment with the doc Monday AM to settle it. I read another post that I cannot find where the member wrote a letter to his doc and.or the doc wrote a letter justifying the APAP and...

We like the foamy hand soap dispensers so when one was empty, I put my generic shampoo in it and diluted to the same consistency that the hand soap was. Now when I wash my mask every night I put just a smidgen on a damp wash cloth and wipe the mask seal. Rise the wash cloth and wipe again and it's r...

Wow, that never occurred to me that my 8' hose could affect the setup. I wonder if when I get to tweak it if I can compensate for that.

I think since it has been this long and the first machine is paid for you will probably not get another machine. I purchased my own M series auto with a/flex through cpap.com so now I have the original as a backup but my insurance would not have paid for it even if I got my Dr. to write me a script...

Thanks for your quick replies. Tomorrow I need to call Respironics and get their answer directly and the name that gives it. Then when I talk with the DME, let her tell me what she discovered as a test. Frankly I hope she passes as I like her and want an honest long-term (professional!!) relationshi...

I've had the air swallow thing all my life and pretty much had to tolerate it. I knew others did not have the problem but did workarounds. However, now that I'm on CPAP it is unbearable. I just got a script for an auto machine and truely hope it works. The chin straps simply do not keep my mouth shu...

I finally convinced my doc to write a Respironics REMstar Auto M with A-Flex and a Fisher & Paykel HC150 humidifier. After some explanation, the DME appears to be working with me and raised a good point. Is the one compatable with the other? I see on the F&P site that they list a few units not compa...

I have the Elite and keep it on the floor (not a traffic area). It has always been quiet but when my re-supply time cam I got an 8 foot hose to replace the 6 foot. I was surprised that it made quite a difference in the level of sound.

I'm new here, so my vote shouldn't count for much, but... I visit several interest forums and I like multiple master threads. For here, you might see: .. Equipment .. Medical .. DME/Insurance/Medicare .. NewUserQuestions .. Library? Just my thoughts, but as a relatively new user coming into this for...

This has convinced me to rush my new sleep study and get new equipment prior to turning 65 May 2nd. I thought I was doing a good thing and let my insurance company off the hook but they are so accommodating that I'm sure I'd get whatever the doc said. By the way, when I pushed the point of getting a...

Good information, thanks. Resperionics: The DME told me their water tanks can be leaky. I'd think they would have fixed this by now - how hard can that be? Lets say the tank doesn't leak. Does the Respironics last a long time? How about noise levels? BiPAP: There's a lot I do not understand about th...