Forum: General Discussion
03-24-2011, 01:53 PM
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Forum: General Discussion
03-22-2011, 12:31 PM
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Re: Sleep Apnea Support/Questions Thread
I've been using CPAP for a few years now. I can't honestly say that I feel dramatically different than I recall feeling when I didn't use it. I think I've convinced myself that I do, and maybe...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-09-2011, 08:19 AM
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Forum: General Discussion
02-09-2011, 04:06 AM
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Re: Sleep Apnea Support/Questions Thread
My AHI was in the seventies when I had my test and I was prescribed a setting of 9. My machine monitors my results, or did until I knocked it off the nightstand one night after getting home from a...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-08-2011, 04:17 PM
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Re: Sleep Apnea Support/Questions Thread
I believe the 65 is actually the total number of disturbances for the night, with an average of 10.7 an hour, which is not severe. If I remember correctly, and it has been a few years now since my...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-27-2010, 03:57 PM
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Re: Sleep Apnea Support/Questions Thread
I get a little ring around my mouth where the mask sits sometimes and it seems to be more prevalent during the winter months. I've considered growing a goatee just to deal with it, but have heard...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-25-2010, 11:17 AM
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Forum: General Discussion
02-25-2010, 10:46 AM
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Re: Sleep Apnea Support/Questions Thread
Yes, a lot of machines have a digital readout that gives you usage statistics and your AHI. I know some don't - my father's, for example. But I think even his has a card that reads the data so that...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-25-2010, 09:32 AM
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Re: Sleep Apnea Support/Questions Thread
Anything 5 or less is considered "normal", so at 1.2 you are doing great! If you up the pressure a little bit on the cpap you may be able to get it under 1. My DME left the instruction card for...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-23-2010, 09:52 AM
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Forum: General Discussion
01-13-2010, 11:52 AM
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Re: Sleep Apnea Support/Questions Thread
I've found that I can still sleep on my stomach if I just use the edge of the pillow. My mask basically hangs off the end. It works well when I feel like reverting back to that. You might want to...
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Forum: General Discussion
01-13-2010, 10:34 AM
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Forum: General Discussion
01-13-2010, 06:31 AM
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Forum: General Discussion
11-12-2009, 09:12 AM
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Re: Sleep Apnea Support/Questions Thread
Yes! If you don't, bacteria grows in the tank really quickly and it gets bad for your health. When I first started out using it, I used tap water a couple times when I ran out of distilled water. ...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-29-2009, 03:07 PM
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Re: Sleep Apnea Support/Questions Thread
That's great that you are comfortable with the pillows already. It should really help your transition into this. Just be mindful of whether you breathe through your mouth at night. If you do, I'm...
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Forum: General Discussion
09-25-2009, 04:22 AM
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Re: Sleep Apnea Support/Questions Thread
I felt like I didn't sleep at ALL when I had my test - one of those nights where you toss and turn and think you see the clock all night, etc. Turns out they got more than enough to diagnose me with...
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Forum: General Discussion
08-03-2009, 12:52 PM
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Forum: General Discussion
05-26-2009, 02:27 PM
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Forum: General Discussion
05-26-2009, 02:10 PM
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Re: Sleep Apnea Support/Questions Thread
I have it and think it is great. I believe they come in small and large and I use the small even though I have a big face. It was actually what I was sent by my DME and I thought it was going to be...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-08-2009, 10:48 AM
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Re: Sleep Apnea Support/Questions Thread
They will still need to determine what CPAP pressure setting is necessary through a study, so he won't be able to skip it entirely. You could save him one of the two trips though.
One thing I...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-07-2009, 08:50 AM
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Re: Sleep Apnea Support/Questions Thread
I suggest doing a little research about the affects of apnea and then present them to her. Increased blood pressure, risk of stroke, heart attack, thickening of heart walls, etc. That might scare...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-05-2009, 10:50 AM
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Re: Sleep Apnea Support/Questions Thread
Well if you are cured and don't have to use CPAP, that is definitely a better option. I'm used to the CPAP now and it helps a lot, but it definitely makes it tough to sleep close to my wife, who is...
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Forum: General Discussion
05-05-2009, 10:15 AM
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Re: Sleep Apnea Support/Questions Thread
Thanks for that story, it is interesting to hear about the other types of treatment available. I weighed the possibility of having the procedure you did, but chickened out after reading stories...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-27-2009, 07:36 PM
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Re: Sleep Apnea Support/Questions Thread
No, I snored like a lord and my wife would find me not breathing for a while and then having my chest heave as I tried to catch a breath. But I didn't have high blood pressure, etc., which are the...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-27-2009, 03:39 PM
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Replies: 421
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Re: Sleep Apnea Support/Questions Thread
My doctor told me he doubted I had it too, but he still sent me to see a specialist because I insisted my wife wasn't making it up that I was stopping breathing for 30 seconds at a time. When I had...
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