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by drstevej
Sun Jul 01, 2012 6:09 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: My First Month: Some observations
Replies: 7
Views: 1372

My First Month: Some observations

[1] What at first seemed hideous, strange and unworkable now has become almost a habit and just a part of my bedtime routine. I no longer awake at night disgusted by the presence of my equipment. [2] I now have the settings pegged that work for me. I prefer no ramp and have the humidity at a better ...
by drstevej
Thu Jun 14, 2012 8:29 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Emergency generator for S9?
Replies: 23
Views: 4372

Re: Emergency generator for S9?

Our neighborhood has regular outages (both short and long). To solve this we purchased a Generac generator that can run our house. It operates on natural gas and comes on within 12 seconds and remains on until returned power has been clean for 12 minutes. This handles the need for my CPAP and other ...
by drstevej
Sun Jun 10, 2012 3:42 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Has anyone had a stone in their salivary gland?
Replies: 30
Views: 15379

Re: Has anyone had a stone in their salivary gland?

I have had salivary stones. One was removed by my ENT doctor by manually manipulating it and then suctioning it out (it was the size of a bb). I still had pain so the did a scan and determined I still have a small stone. I was able to remove the infection with: [1] antibiotics; [2] sucking on lemonh...
by drstevej
Sun Jun 10, 2012 3:11 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Newbie would like to hear success stories, please.
Replies: 770
Views: 3821627

Re: Newbie would like to hear success stories, please.

I googled this forum to get some perspective on what to expect. Last night was night #3 on the CPAP machine. I slept 3 hours, 3 hours and 4 hours. That better than waking every 1-1/2 hours. I am beginning to feel the results of catching up on the prolonged sleep deprivation. I am using a nasal mask ...