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by Paul56
Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:51 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: DME SAGA...Questions...Need Help
Replies: 29
Views: 4155

Re: DME SAGA...Questions...Need Help

At the outset back in 2008 I had a poor DME experience but not quite the same as what you have gone through. It is not difficult to set the CPAP pressure... the difficulty comes in determining what that pressure should be. The APAP can help narrow down what the pressure should be by adjusting the pr...
by Paul56
Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:55 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: BEWARE - New Banking virus
Replies: 13
Views: 3290

Re: BEWARE - New Banking virus

The Internet is the modern day equivalent of the wild west.

- be very careful with the links you click on

- also be careful with the emails you open and links contained within

- credit cards stored online is risky no matter what the vendor tells you
by Paul56
Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:43 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Any folks using dental devices with CPAP?
Replies: 9
Views: 2964

Re: Any folks using dental devices with CPAP?

I used a custom dental appliance for bruxism... no problems
keeping my mouth shut all night but I may be stressed.
by Paul56
Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:11 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: hard time sleeping with mask
Replies: 5
Views: 1081

Re: hard time sleeping with mask

Hi, I have been using my CPAP for over a month , and I am having to hard time with the air line. I find I always get caught/tangled in it during the night, any ideas? I have ordered the Hose Boss , but it has not arrived yet. Thanks, Canada While waiting on your hose boss... try routing your hose u...
by Paul56
Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:58 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Battery Backup?
Replies: 34
Views: 8543

Re: Battery Backup?

Further, as with all generators, they are an outdoor only item (or at least an open garage). Uhm, ya... I figured everyone would realize that. Don't run it in an open garage either. Every time there's a widespread power outage, there are a few families who die because they ran their generator in an...
by Paul56
Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:45 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Itchy nose
Replies: 8
Views: 2048

Re: Itchy nose

I'm enjoying my Quattro FX mask. For the most part my numbers are very good. The only problem is that I wake up two or three times a night with a very itchy nose. Any ideas on how to stop this? I am assuming you mean on the outside surface of your nose because I too occasionally have the same issue...
by Paul56
Mon Jan 09, 2012 3:00 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Battery Backup?
Replies: 34
Views: 8543

Re: Battery Backup?

A caution about a generator (like the Honda listed), it does not produce a pure sine wave. It produces a modified sine wave. It also produces DC output which can be input into a pure sine wave inverter and out pops pure sine wave AC power. Further, as with all generators, they are an outdoor only i...
by Paul56
Mon Jan 09, 2012 11:56 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Battery Backup?
Replies: 34
Views: 8543

Re: Battery Backup?

I have never needed a backup solution; however, I'm thinking one of
these would be a nice solution that would also provide power for other
devices when you are not sleeping

http://powerequipment.honda.com/product ... =EU1000IKN
by Paul56
Sun Jan 08, 2012 11:44 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Did you feel instantly better?
Replies: 53
Views: 44714

Re: Did you feel instantly better?

Once the following was achieved... - therapy was dialed-in - I became more knowledgeable about treatment - I became used to the equipment ...I felt 100% better. Now it is just not normal for me to sleep without my equipment and I remember at the beginning it was not normal to sleep with it. Stick wi...
by Paul56
Sun Jan 08, 2012 11:40 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: A call for (in)action
Replies: 24
Views: 4029

Re: A call for (in)action

ignorant1 wrote: It can be fascinating (up to a point) to observe someone’s psyche as they prattle on in such a manner, but it does get old (and disruptive) after a while.
We could say that about your post.
by Paul56
Sun Jan 08, 2012 11:33 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: First successful night of treatment and I feel awful
Replies: 6
Views: 1252

Re: First successful night of treatment and I feel awful

If you were on the machine... then it is normal at the outset to have a headache.
Also, perhaps the mask was too tight... which can also cause a headache.
by Paul56
Sun Jan 08, 2012 10:37 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Any ideas to tweak my Swift Fx?
Replies: 12
Views: 3345

Re: Any ideas to tweak my Swift Fx?

Check the fitting video available here: http://www.resmed.com/us/products/swift_fx/videos.html?nc=patients&sec=true Some things to try: - use the fitting guide at the video above as your baseline guide then adjust from there as to what works for you - experiment with the different pillow sizes that ...
by Paul56
Fri Jan 06, 2012 4:37 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: MASK PROBLEMS!!!
Replies: 11
Views: 2132

Re: MASK PROBLEMS!!!

That mask is driving me crazy!! I adjust it and adjust it and it keeps leaking and waking me up!! I even went to the DME and got a brand new one, and that one leaks too!! This happens periodically for reasons completely unknown to me! I don't change anything but it's like suddenly the mask doesn't ...
by Paul56
Fri Jan 06, 2012 3:16 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Poll: How Often Do You Clean Your Tank?
Replies: 143
Views: 66167

Re: Poll: How Often Do You Clean Your Tank?

I'm just reporting my personal experience... never officially cleaned the
tank other than to dump the water out when I travel once/year.
by Paul56
Fri Jan 06, 2012 1:50 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sleep Lab Pi$$ed me off
Replies: 33
Views: 4073

Re: Sleep Lab Pi$$ed me off

Instead of, "See you in a year." Once again I'm thankful for this forum. Back in 2008 I had 2 sleep studies. After that the clinic told me I could forgo the appointment with the sleep doctor and head straight to the DME. I told them I wanted to see the sleep doctor. They told me the sleep doctor wo...