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The man you could post like.
Join Date: Oct 2010
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#32 |
In Mahomes I trust!
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
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Did my sleep test 4 years ago at home. I have no issues using my CPAP machine and I get great sleep and can monitor my results on my phone daily. My visits once a year to my local sleep foundation have given back raving reviews on said results. No biggie - just use distilled water and clean your equipment often.
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#33 |
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Join Date: Mar 2021
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Not necessarily. There are two types of sleep apnea, the common type which typically accompanies obesity, but my brother in law has it and has never been over 160 lbs. The other type is central apnea (what I have) which is a bizarre synapse malfunction where the brain stops sending signals to lungs to breathe when you are sleeping....nothing to do with weight. Those sleep tests do a pretty good job of delineating how much of you r apnea is due to weight issues vs central apnea.
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#34 |
It was not a fair catch
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Correcting papers
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#35 |
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Join Date: Mar 2021
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and don't forget to factor in all the disposable parts they charge you out the ass for...they will mail them to you, but it's basically a subsciption and they send them to you whether you ask or not...I think my cost was about $70/mo. Insurance will try to get you in a CPAP, knowing well that less than 50% of patients have success. YOu may have to pay a little more for APAP which senses inhale vs exhale, but well worth it if it works. I could not comfortably exhale and could never make it more than 2 hrs a night
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#36 | |
It was not a fair catch
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Correcting papers
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#37 |
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Join Date: Oct 2010
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That Resmed 10 is awesome, if you end up with that one. Starts pretty low and ramps up once you're asleep.
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#39 |
It was not a fair catch
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Correcting papers
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I did have one go kaput. Sounded like a tractor in a pull every time I took a breath. Worst 3 days of my life. Took that long to get in. The company I bought it from exchanged it and I was never charged.
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#40 |
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Join Date: Mar 2021
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lol...I'm w/ Blue Cross and they sent me the wrong size nose pieces, but I was in an evaluation period, and they sent me home with three different sizes, WHen the bag came, I opened it up and noticed they were the wrong size. I didn;t even open the individual packages, just the big one: "tough shit pal, that's 'used' equipment now, we charged $70 on your card"
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#41 | |
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Blue Springs, MO. 64014
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I know a lot of people complain about the sound, or how uncomfortable the mask is, etc. but for me sleeping made the adjustment so much easier. Maybe if I had struggled to sleep initially, I would have blamed the mask, and maybe give up too quickly on using a CPAP machine. I stopped sleeping 44 times over the course of my sleep study, but I only woke up 40 times. The other 4 I somehow started breathing again before I could wake up. My CPAP machine changed my life. I still suffer from insomnia, but when I can sleep, I actually stay asleep thanks to my CPAP machine. |
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#42 |
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Join Date: Mar 2021
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That's awesome, good sleep is a life-changer. I couldn't do the res med 11, but I have been sleeping MUCH better just using a nasal dilator and ashwagandah or melatonin. I don't know what my sleep stats are now or how it affects my central apnea, but I have completely stopped waking up in a sweaty "panic". I usually only wake up once or twice a nice now, which was unfathomable a few months ago.
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#43 |
C Chiefs once a year!
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Cali
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#44 |
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Kansas City, MO
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Took an at-home test last month. The test wasn't a big deal, just one night of less than ideal sleep conditions. But it showed a green light the next morning which says it captured what it needed. The lab received it and let me know I've been diagnosed with moderate sleep apnea. Appointment to review and discuss later this month.
A CPAP sounds miserable. I took the test because I snore, but I generally sleep heavy and don't get tired or sleepy during the day. So it's hard to envision wearing a mask at night. Other option is an Inspire implant solution. We'll see. |
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Cali
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FYI your stereotype has been updated. |
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