Re: CPAP

[Guest guest]

Judy, would you please tell me about the nasal canula that you use? I

have the full nose and am wondering if the one like you have would work. I

also start at 4 and in 10 minutes, I am up to 9. The gentleman who got my

machine up said that a 9 is not severe, just sort of moderate.

Thanks....Debby

[ ] CPAP

> I have had a CPAP machine since the first of the year.

> It makes a big difference in my sleep. I opted for

> the nasal canula (sp??) instead of the full mask. It

> seems to work better for me. My machine setting is a

> 9 I believe, but it starts out for about 15 to 20

> minutes at a 4 which allows me to get to sleep before

> it increases to 9.

>

> There have been a very few nights when the machine

> drove me a little crazy and I just couldn't use it

> that night. However, I noticed how much more I tossed

> and turned than when I do use it.

>

>

> --- wrote:

> >

[Guest guest]

,

Here's one more small item to worry about.

The C-Pap can be a source of mold problems:

If you use a humidifier, empty and dry it daily; periodically rinse the

interior with

diluted bleach.

Regularly wipe the interior of the face mask with rubbing alcohol.

Dust mites can also colonize the headstrap, so it must be washed periodically in

hot detergent water.

C. May

May Indoor Air Investigations LLC

www.mayindoorair.com

www.myhouseiskillingme.com

>Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 14:53:18 -0800 (Pacific Standard Time)

>From: " " <parkekaa@...>

>Subject: Re: Hundreds of Nations leading org. call on congress for action in

gulf coast

>That is about as bad as I felt, coughing day and night, I have alergy

>related ashtma, sleep apena and have a machine to sleep with to keep me from

>stopping breathing, I have never been a smoker and up until about 2000 had

>been a active person. ........

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