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by greatunclebill
Mon Jun 14, 2021 12:51 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Wireless Rental Charges for ResMed S10
Replies: 7
Views: 541

Re: Wireless Rental Charges for ResMed S10

you can go to myair.resmed.com and set up my air yourself. you are the only one that will see it. it is a service provided free from resmed. if you want to make it so your doctor can see it, good luck. it is free from resmed so the dme can't charge you for it. the one i deal with will not set it up ...
by greatunclebill
Fri Jun 11, 2021 7:20 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: opioids to relieve untreatable osa symptoms
Replies: 18
Views: 2349

Re: opioids to relieve untreatable osa symptoms

Two words to learn: anxiety and depression. Don't treat the symptoms with opiods that i promise will be harder to justify and get. Treat the head problems causing the symptoms with the proper anti-depressant / anxiety meds.
by greatunclebill
Sat Jun 05, 2021 6:42 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Question for people being monitored by insurance
Replies: 37
Views: 3229

Re: Question for people being monitored by insurance

After the patient starts CPAP treatment at home there has to be documentation of patient compliance. This is done after 31 days but before 90 days of usage. They must have a download of the CPAP usage and a face to face re-evaluation with their physician. Their physician must document that the patie...
by greatunclebill
Sun May 16, 2021 8:15 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: CPAP Problems... or my imagination???
Replies: 8
Views: 741

Re: CPAP Problems... or my imagination???

Try again.

The AirSense 10 series includes four different models: CPAP, Elite, AutoSet and AutoSet for Her
by greatunclebill
Sat May 08, 2021 12:28 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Resmed airsense 10 change cdma/2g to 4G?
Replies: 13
Views: 13642

Re: Resmed airsense 10 change cdma/2g to 4G?

Two popular terms — 3G and CDMA — are often used in tandem when referring to wireless Internet and data access. When used together, the phrase simply reads — and is voiced as — “3G CDMA.” The term 3G signifies a specific group of standards the third generation (thus, “3G”) of cellular phones must me...
by greatunclebill
Fri May 07, 2021 10:00 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How Long Are Mask Cushions Expected To Last?
Replies: 14
Views: 1100

Re: How Long Are Mask Cushions Expected To Last?

most insurance will give you a mask cushion a month. some people make them last much longer. it just depends how well you, your face and the cushion get along and how clean you keep them.
by greatunclebill
Thu May 06, 2021 9:06 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Noise from air Spence 10
Replies: 5
Views: 455

Re: Noise from air Spence 10

Take it back to the seller and have them listen.
by greatunclebill
Wed May 05, 2021 3:20 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleep meds
Replies: 5
Views: 472

Re: Sleep meds

I take an ambien before every sleep study. It makes it easier to go to sleep and stay asleep. I take all of my day and night pills before the test. My doctor knows what i am taking and he's good with it. the subject hasn't come up with the tech.
by greatunclebill
Fri Apr 30, 2021 10:01 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Returning A DME’s CPAP Machine: Proper Way To Do This?
Replies: 8
Views: 706

Re: Returning A DME’s CPAP Machine: Proper Way To Do This?

WE ran into something similar with an o2 generator. I do not believe the dme can accept it from you without a doctors order telling them to pick it up because he is the one that ordered it The dme legally could not take back our o2 generator without the doctor requesting it to be picked which he did...
by greatunclebill
Fri Apr 23, 2021 12:06 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: I need help analyzing test results without cpap and with cpap.
Replies: 7
Views: 656

Re: I need help analyzing test results without cpap and with cpap.

Young has nothing to do with this other than you'll feel better for alot more years because it was caught alot earlier than most people. You have sleep apnea. That is not in question. If you accept the fact that you have it and realize that the cpap saves lives and will extend yours, you will have a...
by greatunclebill
Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:52 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: DME Foolishness/Greediness
Replies: 6
Views: 548

Re: DME Foolishness/Greediness

This is Medicare Fraud. Medicare rules say that they are only permitted to provide what you NEED--they no longer replace on a fixed schedule, and they have to document need. You do not need the mask. I get that the DME doesn't want to have to do all that documentation for a couple of filters they a...
by greatunclebill
Mon Mar 08, 2021 11:00 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Unscented baby wipes still have a light scent?
Replies: 9
Views: 613

Re: Unscented baby wipes still have a light scent?

i lost my sense of smell about 10 years ago. i use them and smell nothing. my wife said baby wipes all have a smell of sorts but they are not perfume scented. when you think about it, nearly everything has some kind of scent or smell
by greatunclebill
Sat Mar 06, 2021 10:33 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Repeated spo2 plunges with sleep onset....UK user
Replies: 16
Views: 1071

Re: Repeated spo2 plunges with sleep onset....UK user

asking your doctor for a prescription for an o2 concentrator until this is resolved is certainly appropriate for the situation if it is dropping below 88 or 89 for 6 minutes total time over the night. not sure of the exact numbers,
by greatunclebill
Fri Mar 05, 2021 12:40 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Resmed brand filters...
Replies: 13
Views: 1292

Re: Resmed brand filters...

Tinben wrote:
Fri Mar 05, 2021 12:34 pm
The filters on CheapCPAPSupplies states it is Resmed brand. I guess it could be left up to interpretation if is in fact Resmed brand or just fits Resmed brand.

https://cheapcpapsupplies.com/resmed-s9 ... ble-filter
all the dme's say that basic same thing.
by greatunclebill
Fri Mar 05, 2021 12:37 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: ResMed AirSense 10 Filter Change Frequency
Replies: 19
Views: 2409

Re: ResMed AirSense 10 Filter Change Frequency

depending on where you live it may make sense to change your cpap and central air/heat filters at the same time. when you think of one, change both.