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by 95C4
Tue Mar 29, 2022 11:26 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How to Claim Cost of a New Machine on Insurance??
Replies: 8
Views: 1394

Re: How to Claim Cost of a New Machine on Insurance??

In digging around further, & in case someone else needs to file on Medicare, I found this site, which links to Form CMS-1490S & that appears to be a form that can be used for DME.
95C4

https://www.medicare.gov/claims-appeals ... le-a-claim
by 95C4
Tue Mar 29, 2022 10:33 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How to Claim Cost of a New Machine on Insurance??
Replies: 8
Views: 1394

Re: How to Claim Cost of a New Machine on Insurance??

Thank you
I'll give that a try.
95C4
by 95C4
Tue Mar 29, 2022 8:25 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How to Claim Cost of a New Machine on Insurance??
Replies: 8
Views: 1394

Re: How to Claim Cost of a New Machine on Insurance??

Pugsy Thanks for your help. The insurance companies don't make claiming easy. I got the new one from Cpap.com. They had an Aetna Claim Form on their site, but it looks to be a generic claim form. The machine I had to replace because the motor/bearings had become very noisy, was a recall Philips. Not...
by 95C4
Tue Mar 29, 2022 7:56 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How to Claim Cost of a New Machine on Insurance??
Replies: 8
Views: 1394

How to Claim Cost of a New Machine on Insurance??

I have Medicare & Aetna Medicare Supplement Plan G. I had to purchase a new CPAP machine because the old one was deteriorating. From what I have read it may be possible to claim some of the purchase cost against either Medicare or Aetna, or both. Has anyone gone down that route & can tell me how to ...
by 95C4
Fri Feb 07, 2014 8:24 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Melatonin As A Sleep Aid - Experiences & Dosage??
Replies: 24
Views: 3464

Re: Melatonin As A Sleep Aid - Experiences & Dosage??

Something I left out from my previous long reply: There's a big difference between the 'sub-lingual' variety and 'swallow whole' pills. You dissolve sub-lingual pills under your tongue and they almost immediately deliver the full potency of the pill directly into your blood stream thru the blood ca...
by 95C4
Thu Feb 06, 2014 3:17 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Melatonin As A Sleep Aid - Experiences & Dosage??
Replies: 24
Views: 3464

Re: Melatonin As A Sleep Aid - Experiences & Dosage??

as far as I know the minimum dose you can buy is 3 mg. What you can is simple, just bit this into 2 or 3. No need to be so precise ................................ Having asked the question, I decided to dig around & found Amazon sell at least 2, if not more, 0.3 mg tabs, which I believe is 300 mcg...
by 95C4
Thu Feb 06, 2014 2:10 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Melatonin As A Sleep Aid - Experiences & Dosage??
Replies: 24
Views: 3464

Re: Melatonin As A Sleep Aid - Experiences & Dosage??

Been taking .3mg tablet at bedtime (yes, not 3mg, 5mg, or 10mg, but .3mg), and it seems to help me getting to sleep, and getting back to sleep when I wake up. No noticeable side effects, but I've only been doing this for about a month. I don't know how old you are, but I"ve read that the body's mel...
by 95C4
Thu Feb 06, 2014 12:53 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Melatonin As A Sleep Aid - Experiences & Dosage??
Replies: 24
Views: 3464

Melatonin As A Sleep Aid - Experiences & Dosage??

Having a rough patch of insomnia & GP suggested trying Melatonin to help 'drop off'. Anyone using it & can share whether they find it effective, the dosage level they are using & side effects? As a side comment, have found a previously low level Tinnitus issue has kicked up several notches when swit...
by 95C4
Wed Jan 15, 2014 1:57 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: WISP users- need to hear from you!
Replies: 13
Views: 2176

Re: WISP users- need to hear from you!

sleeplessinaz wrote:Slept pretty well last night with the Wisp. I did forget to change the setting from "pillows" to "nasal" but I had zero leaks. And 1.3 AHI. I wonder what changing the settings will do?
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Are you using the "Fabric" frame or the Silicone one??
by 95C4
Mon Jan 13, 2014 3:54 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Moved From CPAP to APAP - Not Going Back
Replies: 16
Views: 3230

Re: Moved From CPAP to APAP - Not Going Back

Penuel I have Sleepyhead s/ware & still getting to grips with it. Need to get my head around your data. Will review/consider your questions & get back. It may not be until tomorrow. The followings are my treatment results in SH. You can see the zero for AHI but the Flow Limitation (FL) graph shows ...
by 95C4
Mon Jan 13, 2014 3:07 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Moved From CPAP to APAP - Not Going Back
Replies: 16
Views: 3230

Re: Moved From CPAP to APAP - Not Going Back

I've been considering the move to an APAP. I only recently found out what they were and I've been on a CPAP for 6 years, thanks Docs. I get really inconsistent results with my CPAP (S9 Elite), I've played around with pressures and the EPR but it never seems to help. I have pretty bad allergies whic...
by 95C4
Mon Jan 13, 2014 2:52 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Moved From CPAP to APAP - Not Going Back
Replies: 16
Views: 3230

Re: Moved From CPAP to APAP - Not Going Back

Penuel
I have Sleepyhead s/ware & still getting to grips with it.
Need to get my head around your data.
Will review/consider your questions & get back.
It may not be until tomorrow.
by 95C4
Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:45 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Moved From CPAP to APAP - Not Going Back
Replies: 16
Views: 3230

Re: Moved From CPAP to APAP - Not Going Back

Am I correct in assuming the machine is 'learning' my breathing pattern & adjusting & that explains the reduction in AHI over 3 nights?? More likely your body is adjusting to the "new" breathing feeling pattern. The APAP mode doesn't learn anything or remember anything but your own body does. Your ...
by 95C4
Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:55 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Moved From CPAP to APAP - Not Going Back
Replies: 16
Views: 3230

Moved From CPAP to APAP - Not Going Back

Over the weekend I moved from CPAP [ 10 minute ramp from 5.5 to 10 ], to APAP, [same ramp, which I found I don't need], with a range of 7 though 12. I immediately noticed a difference in the breathing effort required on APAP compared to CPAP. APAP feels more natural & smoother & requires less 'effor...
by 95C4
Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:41 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: traveling CPAP machine
Replies: 1
Views: 504

Re: traveling CPAP machine

Does anyone have an opinion on traveling CPAP machines. I am considering the small Z1 CPAP machine that is at and is as big as a soda can. Does anyone have experience with this? Thanks. wellrested ........................ Flying: I got fed up lugging my brick through security & hauling it out so TS...