Wow there is great stuff here. Thanks for feedback Archangle and Capnloki. I got up early this morning and used my PC instead of my iPad to cruise the forum and thought it would be wise to search a bit for things. I found an excellent topic that John posted 18 months ago that was a very thorough bat...

I'm interested in doing the measurement. I have to cobble together a shunt measurement jig. I can rip a connector from a dead HP laptop and use a dead HP laptop cord since conveniently it uses the same connector as the Respironics 60 series. My plan is to hook the Respironics DC battery cable to my ...

People kept telling me for the past 5 years that I had a problem and I knew I had sleep apnea. But I have always been a hyperchondriac (opposite of a hypochondriac). I call it the Little League syndrome - meaning you get hit by a line drive baseball off of the bat and coach says "shake it off". I've...

The Respironics model 560 can be setup in what they call C-Flex or C-Flex+ when it is set to CPAP mode instead of APAP mode. In APAP mode on the 560 you can choose A-Flex. The label near the knob on the machine says A-Flex but it can completely emulate the model 460 CPAP with C-Flex+.

I actually tried to see if I could push some charge back into a jump-pack through its jumper cables. My conclusion is that for product safety reasons they built in a diode to prevent current flowing into the jump pack through the jumper cables that are meant to source current. Has anyone done a seri...

Been using CPAP now for only three weeks, and after a few days I remember telling my wife the same thing about having an enhanced sense of smell right after taking the mask off.

The Wisp is my first mask and I see no reason to change other than maybe I'll get a full face mask to keep handy for the eventual cold that could leave my nose plugged. I enjoy sleeping on my back and on my sides but my right shoulder isn't happy if I sleep on that side too long. Before starting CPA...

Brian,
I went to a lab near Providence call Somnique, and they specialize in sleep disorders. Maybe I can get them to show me the graphs when I visit for a follow up in a few weeks. It would be interesting to see if the low number was some brief spike or what shape it really was over time.
-Craig

My sleep doctor said ten days ago that he wondered why I had not been diagnosed earlier. My reply "my wife diagnosed this much earlier..." I was apathetic... Is it possible to actually have a blood oxygen concentration of 52% and still be alive? Realize the lab recorded this before Julie woke me up ...

Jay, many thanks,
Craig

Ogeo, understood.

I use Quicken. I use SleepyHead. All of the software installs over the network today. Even movies play over the network. My new work laptop has a nifty BluRay disk reader I probably will never use. The world has moved beyond the disc. 2 miles from me a video store is being demolished and replaced wi...

Jen, any PC or Mac you buy new today will be a delight to you. Don't fuss over the lack of DVD drive. I can't remember the last time I opened that drive on my PC.

Jay, excellent. And now I know why a glossary definition is beyond a basic glossary sentence. It makes sense to me. Thanks.

Jenk, with a clear airway apnea of 55 you need to see your doctor again. Or best said this is beyond me - but others will chime in certainly.

Palerider, I do agree completely. But please read the thread from the beginning and think of my measure of good advice "will my 85-year-old mother in-law comprehend and follow the advice" Notice the original poster replied four minutes after my attempt to help today after waiting since two days ago ...