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MOSTLY FOR NEWBIES - srlevine1 - 04-29-2022 FYI... Yale University just published an article on Sleep Apnea that might be a helpful summary for newbies and reluctant snorers. The topic list: 1. Obstructive sleep apnea—defined 2. There have there been improvements to CPAP machines 3. Putting the recent CPAP recall in context 4. There are available treatments—other than CPAP 5. It’s now possible to do sleep studies from home 6. A precision medicine approach to diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea 7. Why it’s important to treat sleep apnea Quote:7 Things To Know About Sleep Apnea and CPAP RE: MOSTLY FOR NEWBIES - DaveL - 04-30-2022 Thanks so much for posting this. My first sleep doc was Dr Ferguson. She was a wonderful doc. however, 35 years ago they convinced me that OSA might kill me. That's the only information I had. I moved away and things went downhill. (My second sleep doc was Dr Inouye in Toronto. He was the sleep doc from h*ll. His introduction--if I wasn't compliant he would pull my driver's license, and I wouldn't be able to work. Second bit--if I changed anything, specially pressure, I was practicing medicine without a license. And he would "pull my licence" I never had information as interesting and informative as this. Thank you! I'm grateful that you posted it! DaveL RE: MOSTLY FOR NEWBIES - srlevine1 - 04-30-2022 @DaveL You are most welcome. My first sleep doctor ran a sleep clinic that looked much like a sales funnel to a particular DME. I was given much the same warnings about compliance, required to check back quarterly, provided with a brick CPAP, and charted my limited data daily. Only later, by accident, did I learn about data-capable xPaps and found myself a decent sleep specialist who happens to serve as the director of a major university sleep research program. Even now, I am learning more and more and have the Apnea Board to thank. The wealth of knowledge surpasses anything I have ever gotten from a "medical professional." RE: MOSTLY FOR NEWBIES - DaveL - 05-01-2022 My experiences are the same. But different. Thanks for sharing here. Your word means a lot. (I'm not surprised at the "new normal" where Respironics is guarding patients infromation and only sharing it with health care professionals.) RE: MOSTLY FOR NEWBIES - DaveL - 05-02-2022 I've often thought how wonderful it would be if medical and equipment genius's with sleep apnea could participate and invent equipment and treatment that really works. RE: MOSTLY FOR NEWBIES - DaveL - 06-07-2022 (04-30-2022, 11:24 PM)srlevine1 Wrote: @DaveL This is the most important post I've read here that discussed history and treatment. I'm sure that most sleep docs think that they are doing a good job. The way to find our way through this maze is to network. DaveL RE: MOSTLY FOR NEWBIES - DaveL - 06-07-2022 For Newbies==best thing I did when travelling was to take an extension cord with a surge suppressor on it. I needed that in a hotel when the power came on after a thunder storm. As a Canadian travelling in the US I asked questions....like, "Will you sell me a cpap if mine stops working?" Answer was no. I needed a prescription. Worse yet, it had to be from a US doctor with Board credentials. I haven't travelled in the US since. I have travelled in Canada; however, I'd be in the same pickle if my machine failed. Perhaps that's what kijiji and craigslist are for....buying used gear |