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by Janknitz
Sun Jan 21, 2024 7:03 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: INTRACTABLE HEAD PAIN WITH FULL MASK
Replies: 8
Views: 4235

Re: INTRACTABLE HEAD PAIN WITH FULL MASK

I agree with the suggestion that a different mask may have the needed different pressure points to prevent pain. Knowing exactly where their pain is located could lead you to selecting a workable mask instead of guessing willy-nilly. I've had to give up on masks that the strap across the back of th...
by Janknitz
Fri Jan 19, 2024 2:30 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Is the N30 nasal cradle different from P10 pillows?
Replies: 21
Views: 16859

Re: Is the N30 nasal cradle different from P10 pillows?

But then things have really been screwed up in my life here lately.
:(

Sorry to hear that. I hope my other "saying" works better for you--"when a year starts out badly it ends up great".

Hang in there, Pugsy.
by Janknitz
Thu Jan 18, 2024 1:56 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Worked great - until it didn't
Replies: 38
Views: 20653

Re: Worked great - until it didn't

My ResMed 10 autoset "exceeded it's motor life". How long have you had yours? Has it been checked over in case it's malfunctioning. How about your mask--how long since you've replaced it? Any leaks in your hose? Have you actually SEEN your doctor to assess whether there's been a change in your heart...
by Janknitz
Thu Jan 18, 2024 1:50 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: INTRACTABLE HEAD PAIN WITH FULL MASK
Replies: 8
Views: 4235

Re: INTRACTABLE HEAD PAIN WITH FULL MASK

Too little info for anyone to be able to respond. I assume you are getting a diagnostic workup in the hospital. What results?

Which mask caused you pain? Was it brand new? How tight was it? Have you tried other masks?
by Janknitz
Thu Jan 18, 2024 1:46 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Is the N30 nasal cradle different from P10 pillows?
Replies: 21
Views: 16859

Re: Is the N30 nasal cradle different from P10 pillows?

Regarding the finding of lost or misplaced things, the strategy that ALWAYS works for me is to buy a new one, and THEN the lost or missing one always shows up. :lol: :lol: :lol:
by Janknitz
Mon Jan 15, 2024 2:49 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: is there a more flexible hose for the Air Sense 11 ?
Replies: 5
Views: 3990

Re: is there a more flexible hose for the Air Sense 11 ?

Sometimes, DME's swap slimline hose for standard hoses. Crapria did that to me when the Kaiser prescription specified slimline. I don't even see any difference on retail price that would help their bottom line revenue, so I don't know why they pulled that trick. Slimline is a little more flexible an...
by Janknitz
Mon Jan 15, 2024 2:36 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Storing Cpap Machine
Replies: 8
Views: 5695

Re: Storing Cpap Machine

I put my backups in their carrying bags and place them in the bottom of my closet. I also put a piece of paper in each one with the date I bought it and how long I used it. I have two airsense 10's. One is almost new and the other is several years older, so gives me an idea which is which. Sheriff ...
by Janknitz
Mon Jan 15, 2024 2:31 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Storing Cpap Machine
Replies: 8
Views: 5695

Re: Storing Cpap Machine

I used to keep my backup in my car trunk in its case most of the year. We've had to evacuate from wildfires twice beginning in 2017 when wildfires took 4000 homes in my town in one night. Fortunately, we had time before we had to evacuate each time. Some people had as little as 5 minutes warning and...
by Janknitz
Fri Jan 12, 2024 7:09 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Sore
Replies: 4
Views: 5231

Re: Sore

So I woke up with a sore filled with pus on my cheek. It’s where my mask sits. I’m going to assume this is a pressure sore from my nightmares. Maybe where my mask rubs my face during my nightmares because I do make sure my mask is sanitized every morning. And I just changed meds and my nightmares c...
by Janknitz
Wed Jan 10, 2024 7:34 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Insurance
Replies: 14
Views: 29851

Re: Insurance

zonker wrote:
Wed Jan 10, 2024 3:42 pm
either laqueen has figured it out or forgotten they've asked the question.

hasn't been back for a week.
Maybe a drive by. Or maybe she just didn't have anything else to say. I like that better than a "yes butter" :wink:
by Janknitz
Wed Jan 10, 2024 2:13 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Insurance
Replies: 14
Views: 29851

Re: Insurance

Not sure what the question is?
Why are YOU whining??? :roll:
by Janknitz
Sun Jan 07, 2024 7:20 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Insurance
Replies: 14
Views: 29851

Re: Insurance

There is another choice: part D , but NEITHER part B nor C. My part B plan f supplement was totally ripping us off. Paying the deductibles and the 20% copay is way less than the premiums were. Too bad Medicare allowables vs "msrp" is such a damn secret! This is true, sometimes it is less expensive ...
by Janknitz
Fri Jan 05, 2024 8:01 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Smart watches and sleep apnea ?
Replies: 35
Views: 24976

Re: Smart watches and sleep apnea ?

IMO, there is something that we're not accounting for and that's the possibility of artifact readings. I don't think that the AW can give an artifact reading. If for any reason during the 15 seconds something is not right, the entire report of blood oxygen level fails, and it's not recorded. I beli...
by Janknitz
Thu Jan 04, 2024 6:03 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Insurance
Replies: 14
Views: 29851

Re: Insurance

When your husband leaves his job, it sounds like you will be losing your Employer Group Health Plan which currently supplements your Medicare. That qualifies as a "change in circumstance" and you will be eligible to get a new Medicare supplement policy (Medi-gap) under a "special enrollment period" ...
by Janknitz
Thu Jan 04, 2024 5:44 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Smart watches and sleep apnea ?
Replies: 35
Views: 24976

Re: Smart watches and sleep apnea ?

Y'all are conveniently ignoring an actual scientific review of published studies https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10039641/#:~:text=The%20mean%20spO2%20measured,conventional%20oximeter%20measurements%20was%200.993. But why let established controlled studies get in the way of bias? I gue...