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The price of the 6 inch AlaxoStent from Alaxo's Web site is $974.00.
It is Rx only. My doctor would write an Rx. Will Medicare pay? I'm
guessing no, judging from comments here.
There is another product, the Nastent, which appears to be useful
only for upper airway issues.
Thanks to everyone who helps us get a better night's sleep. Anything I post here or elsewhere on these forums is my opinion, not medical advice. Medical advice comes from a doctor. An Advisory Member is a member of the Advisory Committee which helps shape Apnea Board's rules & policies. Such membership does not imply medical expertise or qualifications for advising sleep apnea patients about their treatment.
03-18-2022, 09:06 AM (This post was last modified: 03-18-2022, 09:13 AM by midwestguy.
Edit Reason: fix terminology
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RE: New CPAP, new thread
Here's 3/17. The screenshots are:
-- the whole night
-- each of the two sessions separately
-- an expansion early in the night
-- another in the shaded zone later.
The second session has a better AHI. Maybe the fit after the bathroom break was better?
Lots of leaks, but Leak Rate is zero. ??? Snoring much lower.
This pressure setting "feels" more comfortable than earlier lower settings.
Thanks to everyone who helps us get a better night's sleep. Anything I post here or elsewhere on these forums is my opinion, not medical advice. Medical advice comes from a doctor. An Advisory Member is a member of the Advisory Committee which helps shape Apnea Board's rules & policies. Such membership does not imply medical expertise or qualifications for advising sleep apnea patients about their treatment.
Last two, both expansions. Didn't see CAs at lower pressures.
Didn't look at a whole night's data in detail, so maybe they were there.
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Let's try this another night or two to see what results consistently look like. Looks like it helped with OAs but might have caused some CAs. Potentially some of your issues are mixed apnea related.
Yes, standard configuration: tape, wedge, "new" collar.
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Tape was solid. Didn't remove it at break. I think it was the mask.
Thanks to everyone who helps us get a better night's sleep. Anything I post here or elsewhere on these forums is my opinion, not medical advice. Medical advice comes from a doctor. An Advisory Member is a member of the Advisory Committee which helps shape Apnea Board's rules & policies. Such membership does not imply medical expertise or qualifications for advising sleep apnea patients about their treatment.
Order: overall night; first session, high API (12.92); second session, low API (1.41).
Good mask position seems to be important. Or something.
Not a restful night.
Thanks to everyone who helps us get a better night's sleep. Anything I post here or elsewhere on these forums is my opinion, not medical advice. Medical advice comes from a doctor. An Advisory Member is a member of the Advisory Committee which helps shape Apnea Board's rules & policies. Such membership does not imply medical expertise or qualifications for advising sleep apnea patients about their treatment.
Thanks to everyone who helps us get a better night's sleep. Anything I post here or elsewhere on these forums is my opinion, not medical advice. Medical advice comes from a doctor. An Advisory Member is a member of the Advisory Committee which helps shape Apnea Board's rules & policies. Such membership does not imply medical expertise or qualifications for advising sleep apnea patients about their treatment.
