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by Sonnyboy
Fri Jun 03, 2016 12:06 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: First Sleep Dr. visit after starting CPAP
Replies: 46
Views: 32263

Re: First Sleep Dr. visit after starting CPAP

LSAT, No DME and Dr. are not affiliated. The Dr. does supply machines and cpap supplies from his office but he told me that it was against Medicare rules for Dr. to also be the DME so he gave me one near my home. When I told him what the DME's schedule for supplies was he sort of got mad and his co...
by Sonnyboy
Fri May 27, 2016 6:17 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Dream Wear Mask - My opinion
Replies: 181
Views: 58154

Re: Dream Wear Mask - My opinion

https://www.cpap.com/productpage/pr-dre ... -pack.html

Most people like to start with the Fit Pack, includes medium frame, 4 cushions, headgear, fabric wraps.
by Sonnyboy
Fri May 27, 2016 6:07 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Dream Wear Mask - My opinion
Replies: 181
Views: 58154

Re: Dream Wear Mask - My opinion

https://www.cpap.com/productSearch.php#::::dreamwear:

Ask for pricing for a lower price and it is $89.
Free shipping
Free return insurance if it does not work for you.

I like it a lot.
by Sonnyboy
Wed May 25, 2016 12:32 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: [Jay] MD help with work-up of poor sleep and fatigue
Replies: 32
Views: 15252

Re: [Jay] MD help with work-up of poor sleep and fatigue

Sonnyboy, In my newsfeed this morning this article listing 27 health items associated with Vitamin D3 deficiency came up and I thought of you. These items are associated with Vitamin D3 deficiency not necessarily caused by it. The "normal" blood range for D3 is considered to be 30 to 100ngl/ml; how...
by Sonnyboy
Tue May 24, 2016 1:05 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Seizure from a blocked CPAP mask?
Replies: 54
Views: 17278

Re: Seizure from a blocked CPAP mask?

Which Resmed machine and does it monitor data? Sleepyhead is a free software that lets you monitor cpap treatment. Would be helpful to know what his data showed before this episode occurred. Find out if his machine is data capable, if so download sleepyhead and start monitoring treatment. Yes it is...
by Sonnyboy
Tue May 24, 2016 12:54 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Seizure from a blocked CPAP mask?
Replies: 54
Views: 17278

Re: Seizure from a blocked CPAP mask?

Re: RT That's great! Let us know what you find out. If there is an SD card in the machine you can take a look yourself, using Sleepyhead, and post the graph on this forum. Consider downloading sleepyhead so you can learn to monitor the treatments. You will learn a lot and you will be happy you did t...
by Sonnyboy
Tue May 24, 2016 12:33 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Seizure from a blocked CPAP mask?
Replies: 54
Views: 17278

Re: Seizure from a blocked CPAP mask?

Which Resmed machine and does it monitor data?

Sleepyhead is a free software that lets you monitor cpap treatment.
Would be helpful to know what his data showed before this episode occurred.

Find out if his machine is data capable, if so download sleepyhead and start monitoring treatment.
by Sonnyboy
Tue May 24, 2016 12:18 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Seizure from a blocked CPAP mask?
Replies: 54
Views: 17278

Re: Seizure from a blocked CPAP mask?

What machine is he using?
Does he monitor his treatment using sleepyhead?
by Sonnyboy
Tue May 24, 2016 10:53 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Seizure from a blocked CPAP mask?
Replies: 54
Views: 17278

Re: Seizure from a blocked CPAP mask?

Hi, New to this forum - hope some of you can help. My son recently suffered a seizure that the docs stated could have resulted from a blocked vent on a Quattro CPAP mask. My question: is this even possible? Aren't there safety precautions built into a mask to prevent this from happening? When he wa...
by Sonnyboy
Sun May 22, 2016 5:02 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Mysterious arousals, not caused by apneas or flow limitation
Replies: 48
Views: 3001

Re: Mysterious arousals, not caused by apneas or flow limitation

But, for those Airsense 10 reports "sandwiched" in between the P/R System One reports, the AHI is worse than those with the System One. which has absolutely nothing to do with the subject at hand. I see, just conveniently ignore facts that don't fit into your worldview... and then change the subjec...
by Sonnyboy
Sun May 22, 2016 4:44 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: [Jay] MD help with work-up of poor sleep and fatigue
Replies: 32
Views: 15252

Re: [Jay] MD help with work-up of poor sleep and fatigue

The sleep doctors [the two that I have seen] act like I'm doing something wrong when they hear I change pressures with forum help. The ordered Stanford titration did not bother me because the clinic wants to test the effect of different machines but the repeat titration the new sleep doctor ordered...
by Sonnyboy
Sun May 22, 2016 4:09 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: [Jay] MD help with work-up of poor sleep and fatigue
Replies: 32
Views: 15252

Re: [Jay] MD help with work-up of poor sleep and fatigue

I've always thought of EPR as a comfort measure and not much else. Pressures have never been a conscious problem for me. As far as I know I am breathing fine and my CO2 and O2 levels are fine, no objective tests I am aware of have shown otherwise. Given doctors have hypothesized I may have a hypove...
by Sonnyboy
Sun May 22, 2016 3:11 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: [Jay] MD help with work-up of poor sleep and fatigue
Replies: 32
Views: 15252

Re: [Jay] MD help with work-up of poor sleep and fatigue

Little tip - AHI tends to go up a bit when on EPR, so don't imagine something else is wrong if that happens... it's generally not a jump, but just a bit of difference. for Sonnyboy: EPR is a deceptively complicated thing, it *looks* really simple, but it's behavior can be complex. EPR reduces press...
by Sonnyboy
Sun May 22, 2016 11:56 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: [Jay] MD help with work-up of poor sleep and fatigue
Replies: 32
Views: 15252

Re: [Jay] MD help with work-up of poor sleep and fatigue

Hi Julie,
Thank you. Yes, it did go up a bit.
by Sonnyboy
Sun May 22, 2016 11:15 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: [Jay] MD help with work-up of poor sleep and fatigue
Replies: 32
Views: 15252

Re: [Jay] MD help with work-up of poor sleep and fatigue

Hi Jay,
Thanks for your note. I'm starting with diet and exercise. I need to lose 20-25 pounds which is significant at 5'. Mask leaks are not a problem now and bloating has never been a problem but I did increase the EPR to 2 last night will leave it like that for a few days and see what happens.