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by Miss Emerita
Tue May 28, 2024 11:14 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Respironics ASV to Resmed ASV difficulty
Replies: 1
Views: 468

Re: Respironics ASV to Resmed ASV difficulty

There's some good information here:

https://www.apneaboard.com/forums/Threa ... -ASV-reset

Also, try using the new machine during the day or evening, outside your bedroom, while you read, watch TV, or use your devices. This will speed up your adaptation.
by Miss Emerita
Tue May 28, 2024 11:02 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: For sale - Lowenstein Prisma 20A with Extra
Replies: 2
Views: 562

Re: FS - Lowenstein Prisma 20A with Extra

Maybe I'm the only one, but I missed the "FS" in your thread title. You might revise it to "For Sale." As for getting a bilevel machine, you might try sending a private message to forum member LSAT, who sells lightly used machines. I got my VAuto from him, and everything went very smoothly.
by Miss Emerita
Tue May 28, 2024 10:59 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Advice for first time sleeping on airplane w/cpap?
Replies: 10
Views: 2590

Re: Advice for first time sleeping on airplane w/cpap?

Glad it worked out for you. In addition to an eye mask, I like using earplugs. My favorite kind are the waxy ones. They block a little less sound than the foam plugs, but they're much more comfortable for me.
by Miss Emerita
Mon May 27, 2024 11:50 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: First night with the air curve 11
Replies: 8
Views: 1139

Re: First night with the air curve 11

I'd suggest you start with a fresh SD card in the new machine. Then just upload it into Oscar as usual. Let us know if you run into any problems.
by Miss Emerita
Mon May 27, 2024 11:43 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Graphs
Replies: 1
Views: 199

Re: Graphs

Large leaks for 25% of the time is too much.

The site can no longer accept uploaded images. You'll need to use an image-sharing site like Imgur.

Just as a note: it's helpful to keep all your broadly related posts in one thread.
by Miss Emerita
Mon May 27, 2024 11:40 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Starting soon.... One more question.
Replies: 6
Views: 620

Re: Starting soon.... One more question.

I wash the long hose and the water tank maybe once a year. I use distilled water in the tank and just top it up when it gets low. I wash the nasal interface once a week. I replace the filter in the machine once a month.
by Miss Emerita
Sun May 26, 2024 7:17 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Very unhappy morning
Replies: 20
Views: 6167

Re: Very unhappy morning

About that lock-down. Try putting the machine in airplane mode and see whether you can change your pressure settings then.
by Miss Emerita
Sun May 26, 2024 12:27 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: OT insomnia
Replies: 3
Views: 295

Re: OT insomnia

Before CPAP I loved reading in bed right before going to sleep, but I've taken to heart all the professional advice about using the bed only for sleep and sex. So now it's lights out once I get hooked up to the machine. I think this really made a difference. I've also been more careful about not usi...
by Miss Emerita
Sun May 26, 2024 12:22 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Starting soon and feeling angry embarrassed and not for the reasons that come up in searches.
Replies: 9
Views: 1306

Re: Starting soon and feeling angry embarrassed and not for the reasons that come up in searches.

Terrific posts from robysue1. A few additional thoughts: If you use a hose cozy, you can also use a safety pin through the cozy to secure the hose to your bottom sheet so you don't accidentally tug on it too hard. I felt very "private" about my need for CPAP when I started, but over time I realized ...
by Miss Emerita
Sun May 26, 2024 12:06 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: First night with the air curve 11
Replies: 8
Views: 1139

Re: First night with the air curve 11

To clarify: you got out of S mode, right? Into VPAPAuto mode? Also, what were your settings on the old S9? It's fine to tell your computer to go ahead download Oscar. You won't hurt anything that way, as many thousands of users can attest. You'll need an SD card in your machine and a way for your co...
by Miss Emerita
Sat May 25, 2024 10:47 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: High heartrate and capped upper pressure
Replies: 21
Views: 4265

Re: High heartrate and capped upper pressure

I’d recommend that you ask your doctor for a Holter monitor to see what’s going on. I am 63 with a normal ekg and normal heart ultrasound. My ex was a holter tech and put one on me in 1985. He said my heart rate went crazy in the middle of the night. In hindsight, I have always wondered if that was...
by Miss Emerita
Sat May 25, 2024 5:42 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: High heartrate and capped upper pressure
Replies: 21
Views: 4265

Re: High heartrate and capped upper pressure

I’d recommend that you ask your doctor for a Holter monitor to see what’s going on.
by Miss Emerita
Sat May 25, 2024 11:48 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: First night with the air curve 11
Replies: 8
Views: 1139

Re: First night with the air curve 11

I think you're smart to have a plan for weaning yourself off the Zolpidem. You might want to talk with your doctor about the best way to taper. To answer your question about your AHI, we'd need more information. If you're willing to try this, you can bring up more information on your machine's scree...
by Miss Emerita
Fri May 24, 2024 6:30 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Very unhappy morning
Replies: 20
Views: 6167

Re: Very unhappy morning

Look at the front of the machine to see what it says there. From the photos on cpap.com, it looks like ResMed is no longer putting the model name on the front of the 11 models. It seems the only 11 model that is available is the 11 AutoSet. Maybe they got smart and quit producing the inferior model...
by Miss Emerita
Fri May 24, 2024 12:58 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Very unhappy morning
Replies: 20
Views: 6167

Re: Very unhappy morning

Now that you mention it, if you have a range, you don't have an Elite. Look at the front of the machine to see what it says there. Lots of people feel they don't get enough air with a pressure of 5. I'd recommend a pressure of 7; I think that will be a lot more comfortable for you. You can change yo...