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Just a tip for the military veterans out there. You can get almost all your CPAP supplies from the VA.
If you are not registered with the VA, get your DD214 and go there. You will have to fill out some paperwork, attend one orientation, see the primary care physician they assign you, and you're good to go. The PCP will hook you up with the right people, and they will do or order a sleep study for you if you haven't had one. If you have already had one, you will need to provide a copy of that to the VA. Now all I have to do when I need supplies (mask, headgear, filters, hose, water chambers, etc) is call them and it arrives via FedEx/UPS within 2 weeks. They will also provide you with a CPAP machine, and it isn't a cheap one.
It doesn't cost me a dime today, we've all prepaid for that with our military service. YMMV, as the VA classifies you according to your service and physical history. If you're a Vietnam Vet, with actual service IN Vietnam, you're gold. The only thing you're going to pay for is $8 a month for any Rx you get from them.
โApr-02-2015 05:58 AM
Spleenstomper wrote:
My 24 hour sleep study starts Monday night-- really hoping i get some answers as to why im still sleeping 12-14 hours a day. Its like a have a veil of sleepiness covering my head. Even my "fat pants" are tight right now-- I need to turn this around and get to moving again.
I had a long talk with the RT at the DME about why my respironics apap seems possessed-- i find the filters across the floor in the morning (caused by coughing or sneezing with mask on) and about my mask leaks (because im sleeping so much, my full face silicone craps out after 2 weeks).
She is of the opinion (her pressure for herself ranges 13-15) that it is inevitble that the higher the pressure, the tighter the straps need to be because the mask (talking full face here) isnt going to be able to "float" on the face with higher pressures. I also found out my machine has a "comfort" feature which basically makes it an auto bipap with breathing in at higher pressure and breathing out against lower pressure. My doc wants to try me at min of 12 pressure (cureently at 10). I can tolerate breathing in at that high, but find it hard to exhale against it.
We will see what monday and tuesday shows and will adjust accordingly.
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Golden_HVAC wrote:
I keep my CPAP far away from me, and it has a 7' long hose. I am just getting used to the noise of the machine, and it is a fairly quiet one. I bought a CPAP that was a Fisher Paykell, and it was only set for about 5 cm water colum, so I felt suffocated when I put it on, it was not giving enough air flow, probably set up for a 120 pound person, I am 300# and 6'2" tall. . .
When I got some surgery, the doctor recommended that I have a CPAP, and Kaiser provided one that night I went home. I guess my oxygen levels dropped during the night that I spent in the hospital.
60% is really low! I hope that you can borrow a O2 meter until you get the CPAP, and it has a alarm loud enough to wake you, you can clear your throat, and start breathing again!
I found that if I sleep on my shoulder, and have two pillows in front of my chest, so I do not roll onto my stomach, that I can sleep (before getting the CPAP) and breath. . Or you might try sleeping in a recliner until you get the CPAP. Or breath Right strips, to help keep your nose open, and your airway clear!
Good luck!
Fred.
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