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by Rob K
Tue Feb 07, 2017 7:57 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Should I change my nasal pillow
Replies: 6
Views: 744

Re: Should I change my nasal pillow

I struggled with a couple different nasal pillows for a while and finally gave up. I always had to have them tight so they wouldn't leak with all my tossing and turning. They rubbed my nose raw. Quite painful. Eventually went back to a nasal cushion that goes over the whole nose. Also have to wear a...
by Rob K
Tue Feb 07, 2017 1:28 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New to the forum. Looking for answers.
Replies: 95
Views: 19090

Re: New to the forum. Looking for answers.

Getting a lot of sleep does mostly eliminate my aches. Like I said if I can sleep for 12 hours or more I'm feel real good and ready to take on the world. My aches and pains are pretty much gone if I can get a lot of sleep. I do go through stretches where it's like having the flu every day. If I get ...
by Rob K
Tue Feb 07, 2017 12:50 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New to the forum. Looking for answers.
Replies: 95
Views: 19090

Re: New to the forum. Looking for answers.

Here is an image of my Sleepyhead flags next to the sleep chart for my Withings Aura sleep monitor. I picked the night that best reflects what is happening as I sleep. I'm still working with Withings to try and get everything adjusted properly to reflect the most accurate data. It still is not indic...
by Rob K
Tue Feb 07, 2017 12:43 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New to the forum. Looking for answers.
Replies: 95
Views: 19090

Re: New to the forum. Looking for answers.

Breathing is borderline with pressure of 5 through my Airfit N10 mask. Can breath good at pressure of 6. You can see I started tweaking the pressure settings recently from 5 where they had it set. Everything before that was adjusted by the sleep center. Thanks so much for the help.
by Rob K
Tue Feb 07, 2017 12:23 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New to the forum. Looking for answers.
Replies: 95
Views: 19090

Re: New to the forum. Looking for answers.

Adjusted to minimum of 6 and high of 12 and we'll see how it goes.
by Rob K
Mon Feb 06, 2017 11:22 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New to the forum. Looking for answers.
Replies: 95
Views: 19090

Re: New to the forum. Looking for answers.

Lets see if I got these links to my Sleepyhead screenshots right. Hopefully I have some useful data posted. No Flow Limit graph available for my Remstar S1 Auto. Click on the thumbnail to see the full image. http://i.imgur.com/H3zZKKMt.png http://i.imgur.com/8l9sLj0t.png http://i.imgur.com/6tIB6TRt....
by Rob K
Mon Feb 06, 2017 8:53 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Side Sleeper needs mask help
Replies: 29
Views: 4596

Re: Side Sleeper needs mask help

I have had the same experience. Not much help in choosing the right mask from the local supplier. Unfortunately I and the insurance company spent a lot trying to figure out something that will work. I'm still not quite there since I'm still having treatment problems 3 years later. I did find a mask ...
by Rob K
Mon Feb 06, 2017 8:03 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Are there physical retail stores that sell CPAP supplies?
Replies: 34
Views: 6810

Re: Are there physical retail stores that sell CPAP supplies?

I'm the fool that payed out my nose for equipment when I first got it a few years ago. When I went in for my sleep study it was the first time I had ever dealt with insurance. I was completely ignorant. I have a $2000 deductible to meet and my insurance company only negotiates the price done 10% on ...
by Rob K
Sun Feb 05, 2017 11:00 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New to the forum. Looking for answers.
Replies: 95
Views: 19090

Re: New to the forum. Looking for answers.

I'm pretty certain limb movements were not a problem. I'll have to double check that. I'm not overweight. 5'11" 170lbs. Had appendicitis this spring and lost 10-15lbs. I was down to about 155-160lbs and very thin. This did not seem to change my apnea at all based on the cpap data. I have lost muscle...
by Rob K
Sun Feb 05, 2017 9:31 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: OT: Colonoscopy Prep
Replies: 41
Views: 10929

Re: OT: Colonoscopy Prep

Had my first this year. They had me take Miralax and Gatorade. I think it would have went pretty well, but I made the mistake of buying the regular Gatorage. It was hard to get a whole pitcher of it down being so incredibly sweet. I don't like Gatorade now.lol Next time I'll mix something myself so ...
by Rob K
Sun Feb 05, 2017 8:41 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Are there physical retail stores that sell CPAP supplies?
Replies: 34
Views: 6810

Re: Are there physical retail stores that sell CPAP supplies?

Keep this in mind when your shopping. My insurance company does not cover supplies bought outside their network. So if I want to shop on the internet, I pay for it all myself and the cost does not go toward my insurance deductible. If I want to go through insurance than I need to shop with an in net...
by Rob K
Sun Feb 05, 2017 7:59 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New to the forum. Looking for answers.
Replies: 95
Views: 19090

New to the forum. Looking for answers.

Wanted to say Hi and look forward to solving some of my sleep problems. Hopefully I can also be of help to people in the future. A little history of my apnea. Started feeling bad about 4 years ago. Very rarely had dreams, tired and run down all the time. Wake up feeling bad with headaches and all ov...