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CPAP users?
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Which machine do you guys have? The lady at the medical supply place is saying my Dr recommends the Resmed Airsense 10 and I am not 100% sure what the price will be but I think just the machine is going to be around $900 plus the coast of the mask. I can order the Phillips Dream Station online with the mask and a heated tube for under $800. I am just not sure if online stores are the best option for that stuff.
Philips Dreamstation BiPap.
The machine with all the accessories was somewhere around $3,000.
The machine with all the accessories was somewhere around $3,000.
I have the Dreamstation. It's fine, but I wasn't really given another choice by my supply place. That's just what they carried. I was so new to the whole thing that I really didn't question it. I was more concerned with getting the right mask. I'm sure they're are differences between machines, but I'm sure either are fine.
As far as cost, my insurance paid some of it, but I'd have to go back and look at how much. My supply place didn't ask me to buy it up front. They charged me a monthly fee until I paid off the machine (around $1000). Now I own it. The way they explained it is that many patients try CPAP therapy and end up giving up or not using their machine, so they don't ask to pay for it up front.
I have a High Deductible plan and haven't reached my $3,000 deductible so it is all out of pocket for me. They said I would just have to pay $300 the day I get it and they would set up the rest on monthly payments.
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Re-posting for all the American Ninja Warriors in this thread.
Re-posting for all the American Ninja Warriors in this thread.
I didn't think to ask the actual results when I spoke to them earlier so I called the Dr back and it doesn't seem mine is too bad compared to some folks. According to the results I only averaged 9 episodes per hour which is considered mild but they still say I need a CPAP machine. I am not a Pulmonologist and guess I shouldn't second guess them but that seems to be pretty low to me. I read that less than 5 episodes per hour is ideal and 5-14 is mild. Now I am wondering if spending the $1,000+ will be that big of a benefit for me if mine is that mild.
That is pretty low. Mine was around 50-60.
Even with a CPAP, I will sometimes have 3-4 episodes per hour which is completely normal. I wonder if you wouldn't be a candidate for something less involved like a mouth guard to keep your airways open. It would be a lot cheaper. I might think of getting a second opinion honestly, but like you, I'm not a pulmonologist either.
Maybe you could take your dog because he looks pretty fat.
don’t know if your trolling or not but apnea isn’t always weight related...one of the Texas basketball players that played there a couple years ago and he was an athlete and normal weight.
Sure, but check out the link I posted earlier. 60-90% of adults with sleep apnea are overweight. Obesity is the #1 risk factor and there is a direct relationship. But it's easier to hook yourself up like Bane every night rather than hit the gym.
You must own a gym because you seem to want everyone to join.
may have been answered... but... i had that issue but i have a "my pillow" and it came with an additional small size pillow of the same material... i kind's use it to keep my head in a position where i can sleep/side... i don't and never had any trouble with mine but i use a nose mask. some use a full mask... and years ago i tried "CPAP nose pillows" and i hated it... i also do not keep my mask so tight it leaves a mark on my face... yes it sometimes leaks air...
From what I have read the pillows work better for side sleepers as long as you don't breathe through your mouth anyway.
I'd not really recommend sleeping on your side in bed anyway as the pillows would shift into your stomach and possibly get caught on something, not to mention that you can breathe while you sleep and you sleep faster this way. You can also feel a little more comfortable lying down as the pillow lets out less air, so it helps you avoid having a flattened chest as you go through the night.
For some people the pillows make it difficult to breathe. You can use your pillow as a pillow or lay your head back against a pillow. I use the pillow in both places and generally I find the pillow more comfortable. For me personally this is fine
I have the dream station with the heated tube. Had it for about 5 years. Just got a second one. Keep the other one for use when I travel. It is a very quiet machine with little maintenance. I had a resmed station before that and maybe they have evolved but the dream station is a streamlined machine that works.
Look online at amazon and read some revues too. Everyone is different...
The local medical supply store priced the Dreamstation machine with the humidifier at $900 plus the mask. I found the Dreamstation with humidifier on CPAP.com for $599 plus the mask. I am just not sure about not buying local in case I have issues with it. Have any of you bought from online stores? One medical supply place even said I should buy online because if I am paying out of pocket they can't compete with the online stores.
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It will benefit you AND your heart! Mild heart attacks hurt...
You're telling me man.
I ended up having severe central sleep apnea instead of obstructive, and needed the fully loaded Mercedes version of a Cpap machine. Hope it lasts a good long time.
I haven't bought any equipment online, but for a $300 difference, I'd certainly roll the dice. Just make sure they have a good return/replacement policy. Most local places will let you return a mask in the first two weeks and order a different one if you don't like it. That's key especially in the beginning while you are searching for the right one. I'm not sure if the online stores offer that as well.
I just looked online at the BMI caculator;
"Height: 5 feet, 11 inches
Weight: 210 pounds
Your BMI is 29.3, indicating your weight is in the Overweight category for adults of your height.
For your height, a normal weight range would be from 133 to 179 pounds."
When I was in the Army my weight when I got out was 185 and I had a 33 inch waist (Now a 37 to 38 inch waist). I was told I was in perfect condition body-wise. I have two in the process of becoming Nurse-practitioners and a CRNA for children. One asked me yesterday what my weight should be and I told her 134 pounds. She laughed out loud. (I'd need to be dead at least a couple years to reach that weight though I did get down to 153 after I had knee surgery a couple months after I got out.)(I was called sickly. I felt sick too in my early 20's.)
I eat really well. (Fruit and vegetables, and meat of varying sorts. I like the sweets and adult beverages at times too. I really do not feel I need to lose any more nor does my wife think I should lose any more.) I guess I could cut another ten pounds but that is not a need in my book. I will see though as I am going to up my exercise. I do push-ups daily and planks along with averaging 25 miles walking briskly per week.
For my age and history I feel really good at this point. (Watch me keel over). I have had a CPAP machine since 2006 or 2007.
Just some back information as I am not one inclined to believe everything in print medical-wise unless it makes some common sense too. To me the BMI calculator is skewed on the side of weight-loss products. (I always see those adds no matter what site I go on to include medical sites.) I DO however see a WHOLE bunch of people who could stand to lose 50 or more pounds daily. Many are too fat. (Not being judgmental but darn some need to be able to see their feet without sitting down.
You will be able to tell within four or five nights whether the mask is for you. So many variables no two heads are alike. (Speaking for my old Ronald Reagan oblong head). The key is finding one that doesn't bind you in some way. THEN deal with getting your pressure right for lasting usage.
Fell asleep downstairs and finally crawled into bed about 1am and didn't bother to put on my mask, ribs hurt this morning from all the elbows the wench jabbed me with, and she even wears ear plugs. Of course she's a snorer too but definitely not one of my best night of sleep.
I'm 5'10 180, a distance runner, have conformed to my wife's overpriced organic diet... and about 18 months ago she began telling me I was having spells in the night where I would wake up gasping for air- then fall back asleep. Took a long time to convince me, but her and a shaky bit of blood work convinced me to do the sleep study.
Was pretty shocked with the results... apnea was pretty moderate compared to what others have experienced but still surprising when they put those numbers in front of you. Went down to 0 interruptions during the study when hooked up to the machine. So I have to give it a try now as well. Not thrilled about it, but i'll at least try it and see if it makes a difference day-to-day.
Was pretty shocked with the results... apnea was pretty moderate compared to what others have experienced but still surprising when they put those numbers in front of you. Went down to 0 interruptions during the study when hooked up to the machine. So I have to give it a try now as well. Not thrilled about it, but i'll at least try it and see if it makes a difference day-to-day.
Creed nine times an hour is mild. But lets put it this way, that's 9 times an hour you sleep is disrupted. Every time you have an event and your oxygen drops and it sends a signal to the brain to wake up so you can start breathing to get your oxygen levels back up. So in a 8 hour sleep that is 72 times your sleep was disrupted. Each of those events kicks you out of the sleep stage your in and keeps you in a lighter sleep, and disrupts your restorative sleep.
Only thing I can vouch is if you go through a medical supply store they can usually send the readings to your pulmonologist/insurance no sweat.
If you buy the stuff independently (CPAP.com,etc.) not sure how complicated it is but there’s probably an app for that I’d guess?
Tell these couple dufus posters to give you a gym membership. In any event, good that you caught it. I had a retired SGM friend of mine I went to church with at 42 die in his sleep. He was going through a rough divorce and he quit wearing his mask. 6'1" or so, maybe taller but a physical specimen. Had just beat our youth pastor in racquetball a couple days earlier.
That was back when I lived in Radcliff. It made a believer out of me.
I went ahead and ordered from CPAP.com yesterday. I was able to get the same machine and mask as the local medical supply stores for over $400 less with free overnight shipping and no taxes. They set it up to the doctors orders so it should be ready to go when it arrives today. I guess I will see tonight how much fun it is to sleep with the mask on but I have warned my wife to get ready for my nightly ritual of doing a horrible Darth Vader or Bane voice.
Ha, enjoy but with me I ended up having to set the pressure lower. I still adjust it from time to time. After mask fit that is the biggest factor to sleeping comfortably.
Most use internal modems now and report directly but I guess there are some outliers.
I bought the Phillips Dreamstation. I had found it on Walmart for $120 cheaper than CPAP.com's price but they said they would give me a 20% off coupon which matched the price. Who knew you could bargain with those places? haha
I also bought the Phillips Dreamwear Full Face mask which is similar to the Amara View. I hope it works and doesn't have a lot of leaks.
I also bought the Phillips Dreamwear Full Face mask which is similar to the Amara View. I hope it works and doesn't have a lot of leaks.
Good luck, man. I hope it works out for you. Be sure to download the DreamMapper app that works with the Dreamstation so that you can see how much time you're wearing your mask, apnea events, leaks, etc. When I first started getting used to it, I would wake up to find my mask on the floor beside the bed. Apparently, I would rip it off in the middle of the night. At first I could only wear it for about 3-4 hours per night, but after a couple of weeks I was wearing it all night long. It's weird at first, but you'll get used to it.
And yes, my kids called me Daddy Vader for a while.
A lady here at work got one in November and was telling me yesterday that she is still struggling with it. She said she wakes up with it in the floor all the time.
I have been using that for 15 months. I am so use to it now I can’t sleep without it. I sleep very soundly. I wake up in the same position I went to sleep in almost every morning. I use to kick my wife in my sleep. The first few night I used it she told me she would feel my chest because I was so still. The sleep test itself was the worst part. I averaged 70+ incidents an hour of either shallow breathing or stopping breathing. Now I average 0-2 an hour. Down load the dream mapper app. It gives you stats every morning so you can see how you are doing. Some nights I can put it on and it seals good and I have no problems. Occasionally it doesn’t seal right and air blows into my eye and that is very irritating.
Try around 8-9 then for a night or two. It seems low but it worked for me well when they set me at 11.
