(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...

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. ...

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...and I rigged a 'cheater cord' to connect it to a 240v RV plug I'd installed in my driveway.

Also known as a suicide cord for good reason, and no mention of a transfer switch. Do it right or don't do it.

When in extremis, do what you have to do. Do not attempt unless you know WTF.

(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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

Maybe Rubicon will clear this up but IMO anyone who got a prescription for a cpap failed their sleep study. IF so, that means this place is loaded. Fourteen years ago it was plainly explained to me that I would have to do my best to sleep 4 hours or I would have to come back for another night. This...

I never knew you could fail a sleep study. My first one 13 years ago went smooth mild apnoea only 84 AHI. Borderline for *severe* OSA is 30. With 84 events per hour you're *cookin'*! My original AHI was higher than that. Perhaps you meant 8.4? More than one event per minute is agony, BTDT. "Obstruc...

Your doctor is full of cheese. Here's the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Guideline: https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/view/ncacal-decision-memo.aspx?proposed=N&NCAId=227&ver There is insufficient evidence to suggest that routine PSG and/or HSAT should be performed in patients who a...

I'm the opposite. My original sleep study was 15 years ago. I requested another in November and it indsicated that I no longer needed the CPAP. The AHI was 4.8. I told my doctor that I was more comfortable sleeping with the CPAP. Sh said I could do what I wanted. I go back to see her in 2 months to...

Did you actually ever talk to your insurance company about the statement from your doc??? Or did you just take his word for it? Medicare doesn't require a new sleep study....as long as the first sleep study met their diagnostic criteria and I would assume it did if Medicare has been paying for supp...

tl;dr just your usual angry failed sleep study rant. It is beyond me how insurance (It's *all* driven by insurance) can demand such torture. I think, in my initial study, the tech was just kind... or perhaps I was able to sleep somewhat... they mentioned something about not quite meeting the full AH...

Failed the study, of course... ludicrous to think that taking 3 Benadryl would be enough for me to survive that torture. I'll create a whole 'nother thread on that ordeal... it's all insurance-driven, of course. Nobody with initial AHI > 100, who has gained significant weight and aged over a decade ...