newbie, no equip, posting situation

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LoudSnore
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newbie, no equip, posting situation

Post by LoudSnore » Mon Sep 23, 2013 5:18 pm

I don't have equipment yet but have shopped at my local suppliers.

Based on this post,

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=35702&st=0&sk=t&sd= ... 40#p812277

I am posting my situation for any help or advice.

I've read through a lot of the posts and here's what I think I am supposed to share to get advice:

During REM sleep I had 59 events per hour. Outside of REM I had about 15 events.
I did a split night study. The second night I used a nasal mask. I felt like I slept great.
I was prescribed CPAP. My pressure is 7.
I am male, snore a lot and don't sleep alone. I am not a mouth breather unless I am congested. I have asthma but it is extremely well controlled.

My local supplier carries RedMed, Respironics and Fisher Paykel.

My DME will be covered by insurance but I have some control over what I get if I want to pay more. In the little research I've done, I was drawn to the S9 Elite because it looked like it had software available for it. But it looks like the SleepyHead open source project supports a lot of other machines.

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YogaKitty
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Re: newbie, no equip, posting situation

Post by YogaKitty » Mon Sep 23, 2013 7:24 pm

I have the S9 Elite. It's a good machine.
I also have used a night guard for twelve years.

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Re: newbie, no equip, posting situation

Post by YogaKitty » Mon Sep 23, 2013 7:25 pm

I have the S9 Elite. It's a good machine.
I also have used a night guard for twelve years.