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- Fri Feb 23, 2024 9:54 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Seeking information for making a decision for UARS treatment
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8573
Re: Seeking information for making a decision for UARS treatment
(SNIP) I struggle to breathe at night because my nasal airways just feel so narrow, it’s worse at around 3AM and during REM sleep which is when most of my night sweats start. I just thought it was a blood sugar crash from adrenal fatigue but i now know better. I also get nasal congestion every nigh...
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:31 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: How to Troubleshoot & Improve Leak Performance?
- Replies: 52
- Views: 18218
Re: How to Troubleshoot & Improve Leak Performance?
I hadn't looked at my OSCAR data until now. And now that I have had a chance to look at it, it is clear that the mouth taping did work for most of the night. (snip) Again, for those that are long time mouth tapers, how do you deal with things that cause discomfort or inconvenience when your mouth i...
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 10:50 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: CPAP recommendation (DS1 alternative)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 9760
Re: CPAP recommendation (DS1 alternative)
There is no AirCurve 11. There is now. Aircurve 11 was probably always planned but perhaps enough people are using Airbreak to add functionality. Resmed can probably phase out the 10 now. How long did it take for the 9 to phase out or was that not sold alongside the 10? When I went in for my recent...
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 10:01 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: My experience with mouth taping and related solutions, and further advice
- Replies: 38
- Views: 5464
Re: My experience with mouth taping and related solutions, and further advice
I had a skin injury the other day from Cover Roll removal (I did fold the corner). This morning I tried wetting the tape before removal... this works really well... just let it be wet for a minute or two, then start working the jaw and lips. You can feel the water soak through, then it removes easily.
- Sun Feb 18, 2024 11:32 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Battery Backup solution for Resmed S9 with H5i
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3834
Re: Battery Backup solution for Resmed S9 with H5i
Guessing your machine takes 24 volts like my Resmed AS10. That's basically two car batteries in series, 12v each. You'll need to have those batteries charged up... you can parallel them to charge them if they're decently matched (e.g. brand new). Amazon sells 7ah batteries that will give you 1 amp f...
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 8:50 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: AHI under control, still feel terrible
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5159
Re: AHI under control, still feel terrible
Thanks for the clarification... I was looking at the initial settings... which *are* 'wide-open' and not something to run with for a while.Pugsy wrote: ↑Sat Feb 17, 2024 5:30 pmNo it is NOT set to wide open. You are incorrect. Please see my response above.vandownbytheriver wrote: ↑Sat Feb 17, 2024 5:11 pmAt any rate your machine is set to 4-20 wide open.
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 5:11 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: AHI under control, still feel terrible
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5159
Re: AHI under control, still feel terrible
So I kept the settings the same last night. Had to get up to pee and didn't feel like I was able to sleep well past that point. Machine went down to 4 again because of the ramp setting, and for some reason my mouth would fill up with air at times even though I had it taped up. AHI went up a bit and...
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 4:41 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: High pressure, empty tank every night, dry eyes
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1657
Re: High pressure, empty tank every night, dry eyes
(snip) Why cant I just have a small pump transfer water from the jug into the humidifier when it drops below a certain level, and have it stop at the fill line? Pumps, water level sensors, and tubing are all well understood in industry and easy to source. The control system is trivial. Why has no C...
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 4:35 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: High pressure, empty tank every night, dry eyes
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1657
Re: High pressure, empty tank every night, dry eyes
I think you are a candidate for the Bleep Eclipse system... it is a nasal pillows-type mask but uses magnets and tape-on metal washers to *absolutely eliminate* leaks. It is not expensive at first, but the ongoing costs are more than a regular mask, what with the single-use tape-on magnetic pieces. ...
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 11:10 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: ResMed AirSense10 and generator
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2425
Re: ResMed AirSense10 and generator
When in extremis, do what you have to do. Do not attempt unless you know WTF.stevenal wrote: ↑Wed Feb 14, 2024 9:05 amAlso known as a suicide cord for good reason, and no mention of a transfer switch. Do it right or don't do it.vandownbytheriver wrote: ↑Tue Feb 13, 2024 10:04 pm
...and I rigged a 'cheater cord' to connect it to a 240v RV plug I'd installed in my driveway.
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 11:07 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Feeling short of breath while turning over in bed.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1851
Re: Feeling short of breath while turning over in bed.
(snip) But, I don't know why he needs a chin strap if he is taping properly. :?: I have fetishized my condition... the one with the most paraphernalia at the end wins! Actually, I've found that the jaw drop still matters... I have to tuck my chin or the bottom of the Simplus can leak against the ch...
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 10:21 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Feeling short of breath while turning over in bed.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1851
Re: Feeling short of breath while turning over in bed.
I’ve been using a CPap machine now for about 4 1/2 years. For about the past three years, when turning over in bed, I feel short of breath. I open my mouth to exhale once or twice and then I’m fine. (snip) This is a great technique for nasal and pillows masks if you're feeling de-satted... and you ...
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 10:04 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: ResMed AirSense10 and generator
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2425
Re: ResMed AirSense10 and generator
Living in Texas the last few years we got some uncharacteristic freezes which left us without power for days. The first 'Great Freeze' I had a small gasoline generator on hand that saved my butt... a Honda EU2000i (about 1000$). This is a very quiet, efficient, and good for electronics generator, pu...
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 9:20 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: CPAP setting adjustments....when, what...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3767
Re: CPAP setting adjustments....when, what...
FWIW I am trying to see if I can make any further reduction in events per hour even though I am reasonably happy with consistently being in a 2.8 to less than 6 range (from 60, 6 months ago)..and sleeping very well with no daytime fatigue issues. What do your Oscar graphs look like? O2 data? You wo...
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 3:54 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Failed sleep study after 14 years on the hose
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3923
Re: Failed sleep study after 14 years on the hose
Failed sleep study I consider "failed" to be a misnomer and a cause of confusion. Before I had my first study, there was something bad wrong with me. A "failed" study would have been one that somehow didn't identify all the long apneas that I was experiencing. Fortunately, that study was a success ...