RE: Rice95 Therapy
Considering how good your results have been, I would not expend a lot of money or emotional energy regarding the Philips vs Resmed machine. You have done very well. Fixed pressure and minimal Flex seems to work well.
RE: Rice95 Therapy
I'm curious. if you don't feel pain, why are you anxious about nerve damage? I've never heard of collars causing such problems but of course that doesn't make it so.
there are pros and cons, risks and rewards for most everything. I've used a collar every night and nap for more than 3 years. I have a short neck and weak chin so I have to wear mine very tightly to keep my chin from slipping under it. I'm used to it so I don't consider it uncomfortable so much as just not comfortable (same but to a lesser degree with my buckwheat pillow). I'd ditch the collar in a heartbeat if I could pap without it but I've found no better way to minimize my lip leaks and oa clusters. I think of it as just one of those things suffered out of necessity until the cons outweigh the pros or I learn of something that works better. meanwhile, it's a cost I choose to pay for a better night's rest.
I guess my point is that because collars necessarily constrictive, it's unrealistic to expect them to be comfortable. for all but a lucky few, tolerable has to be good enough.
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RE: Rice95 Therapy
Thanks all.
I will try loosening tonight and see what the numbers look like. I think it’s been too tight.
It never wakes me up so I’m sure it’s probably fine but when I initially head to bed or happen to wake up during the night , that’s when I notice it being tight the most.
Sleeprider: Yes, the numbers have been good. I’m gonna stick it out for 5 years and see how it goes.., then get a Res Med
RE: Rice95 Therapy
Did you notice any difference in how you felt upon waking after the event increase?
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RE: Rice95 Therapy
Hi Dave
I felt much more tired today…by coincidence I was out of my blood pressure medicine too last night …not sure if my faster breathing contributed to the OA’s or not.
Tonight I picked up my new bottle of blood pressure medicine from the pharmacy.I’ll try the collar tonight a little less snug (Thursday night)the same as last night (Wednesday) and see if it was the lack of BP medicine that did me in Wednesday night.
I’ll report in the morning.
-Best to you Dave