Re: Re: High Altitude - Sleep Apnea (new CPAP)

January 19, 2008

Randy,

We're really getting off topic here, but does the new Respironics have

humidifier in that form factor?

I've got a resmed s8 escape that's a bit smaller but the humidifier

more than doubles the size.

-Jeff

On 1/19/08, Randy <sheltonlayne@...> wrote:

> Hi One more comment on CPAPs. My RemStar which is Respironics brand is over

> 4 years old and about the size of a good sized show box and can be battery

> operated. It is for 12 volt use like a normal car.

>

> I went on an outreach mission to a remote place in Mexico with my churches

> youth a year ago. There was no electricity. I bought the adapter for my

> CPAP and got some other adapters from Radio Shack. I bought a car battery

> and a good marine plastic case for it. I bought a solar collector from

> Harbor Freight. I was able to be without electricity for 2 weeks. The

> setup ran my CPAP fine, it also ran some good tent lights and at times some

> music and radios. It is a little bulky but doable.

>

> My next project is to find a lighter and perhaps more powerful battery. I

> used to go backpacking into the wild a lot when I was younger. I gave that

> up about 10 years ago, that was about 6 years before I was Dx'd with SA and

> PA. I can't go back packing with a car battery. I tried a lawn tractor

> battery with the solar collector. They are still 8-9 pounds and the

> collector is about 8 x 18 and an inch or so thick. So I am still searching

> for a lighter battery and have some good leads. I am searching for higher

> quality and smaller solar collector too that can be smaller and go on my

> backpack during the day to charge the battery.

>

> Respironics has a new CPAP that is about the size of a small tissue box, or

> about 6 x 6 x 6, that I have my eye on. Anyway where there is a will there

> is a way. I just will continue to work on my project of miniturization of

> my setup and I think I will be able to go backpacking and scouting again.

> My boys will love it and me too.

>

> I hope some this might help you, if you have any ideas or questions feel

> free to ask, thanx

> Randy

> <><May we all be DASHing!!!><>

>

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> From: " airlinerg " <airlinerg@...>

> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 7:35 AM

> hyperaldosteronism

> Subject: Re: High Altitude - Sleep Apnea (new CPAP)

>

> Very good suggestion. I will call Respironics and RemStar for my next

>

> new CPAP machine. I would like to get one that operates on bateries

>

> for camping trips, and has a high altitude adjustment. The home care

>

> health providers just order the cheapest ones.

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> > > It is the Sleep Apnea that is bad at 8,000 feet.

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> > > ok. I caught myself breathing through my mouth. Nose is still

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> > > bleeding. That is why I try to go to bed at 9pm and get 9 hours of

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> > > I will be back home Wednesday, January 23, 2008.

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January 19, 2008

Keep me posted on the smaller ones.

CE Grim MD

On Jan 19, 2008, at 12:00 PM, Randy wrote:

> Hi One more comment on CPAPs. My RemStar which is Respironics brand

> is over 4 years old and about the size of a good sized show box and

> can be battery operated. It is for 12 volt use like a normal car.

>

> I went on an outreach mission to a remote place in Mexico with my

> churches youth a year ago. There was no electricity. I bought the

> adapter for my CPAP and got some other adapters from Radio Shack. I

> bought a car battery and a good marine plastic case for it. I

> bought a solar collector from Harbor Freight. I was able to be

> without electricity for 2 weeks. The setup ran my CPAP fine, it

> also ran some good tent lights and at times some music and radios.

> It is a little bulky but doable.

>

> My next project is to find a lighter and perhaps more powerful

> battery. I used to go backpacking into the wild a lot when I was

> younger. I gave that up about 10 years ago, that was about 6 years

> before I was Dx'd with SA and PA. I can't go back packing with a

> car battery. I tried a lawn tractor battery with the solar

> collector. They are still 8-9 pounds and the collector is about 8 x

> 18 and an inch or so thick. So I am still searching for a lighter

> battery and have some good leads. I am searching for higher quality

> and smaller solar collector too that can be smaller and go on my

> backpack during the day to charge the battery.

>

> Respironics has a new CPAP that is about the size of a small tissue

> box, or about 6 x 6 x 6, that I have my eye on. Anyway where there

> is a will there is a way. I just will continue to work on my

> project of miniturization of my setup and I think I will be able to

> go backpacking and scouting again. My boys will love it and me too.

>

> I hope some this might help you, if you have any ideas or questions

> feel free to ask, thanx

> Randy

> <><May we all be DASHing!!!><>

>

> ----------------------------------------

> From: " airlinerg " <airlinerg@...>

> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 7:35 AM

> hyperaldosteronism

> Subject: Re: High Altitude - Sleep Apnea (new

> CPAP)

>

> Very good suggestion. I will call Respironics and RemStar for my next

>

> new CPAP machine. I would like to get one that operates on bateries

>

> for camping trips, and has a high altitude adjustment. The home care

>

> health providers just order the cheapest ones.

>

> >

>

> > > It is the Sleep Apnea that is bad at 8,000 feet.

>

> Hyperaldosteronism is

>

> >

>

> > > ok. I caught myself breathing through my mouth. Nose is still

>

> >

>

> > > bleeding. That is why I try to go to bed at 9pm and get 9 hours of

>

> >

>

> > > rest. But I have noticed that there is a headache every morning.

>

> >

>

> > >

>

> >

>

> > > I am actually having fun, but the skiing is cold. It is -5 degrees

>

> >

>

> > > Farenheit outside, so I wear lots of layers and hand warmers in my

>

> >

>

> > > gloves and also on my face.

>

> >

>

> > >

>

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> > > I will be back home Wednesday, January 23, 2008.

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January 19, 2008

HI Jeff

I do believe that the new CPAP has a humidifier and that probably doubles the

size. I will look up your model # and check it out. All of my talk of battery

operating and every thing is without the humidifier. That takes a lot of

" juice " to operate, no battery is going handle that.

I am not sure this is off topic.... my observation is that a lot if not a

majority of PAs have sleep apnea.

Thanx,

Randy

<><May we all be DASHing!!!><>

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hyperaldosteronism

Subject: Re: Re: High Altitude - Sleep Apnea (new CPAP)