Just ordered a machine off Amazon. I look at the machine and balance reviews with price along with convenience. It does hose, mask and machine at the same time.
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Just ordered a machine off Amazon. I look at the machine and balance reviews with price along with convenience. It does hose, mask and machine at the same time.
I need to go get a sleep study done to see if I need a CPAP machine. I'm pretty sure I did back when I was a lot heavier, but now that I've leaned out a bit, I feel like I sleep better. Still need to get it done though. Better safe than sorry.
Exactly. My RBC # goes down when I use it. I do sleep better
Is yours medically calibrated from s sleep study
It is but mine will go up and down a little depending if I draw a deep breath. You can buy good used ones on Craigslist and adjust the older ones. The newer one are controlled by computerQuote:
Originally Posted by FUZO
all the newer versions are hooked into your docs computer and adjusted as needed. you dont have to haul it into the doc for your visits and sometimes you dont even need to go in at all because they get instant feedback. love the damn thing and i have felt 100x better since i got on itQuote:
Originally Posted by FUZO
i knew i had issues for my entire life man. i finally bit the bullet and went in and had one done. mine was so bad they didnt even do a full study and bring me back they did a dual study on the spot after i was a sleep for the first hour. stopped breathing 87 times for extended periods for the first hour. the lady woke me up and told me that i could die and they couldnt have that in the office. so they hooked me up to a machine immediately after the first hour and i was fine. my oxygen saturation dropped to 17% during the first hour.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yohimbe
when i did my follow up to get my machine the actual doc told me that i was the second worse case she had seen in her career and that the other case was a person that weighed over 400lbs. i was only around 240-250 at the time is the bad part haha. she said that with anyone having sleep apnea you can literally just die in your sleep with no warnings or signs. you just die. since going on the machine i feel 100x better and my health markers improved even more. thing is worth the hassle to get in and get it done for damn sure
i been looking at them as well. the newest one that came out and is on tv looks pretty promising for a hundo i believe. i just cant see dropping 400 bucks on a soclen. that's ridiculousQuote:
Originally Posted by dirtwarrior
The 1 I ordered was about 80 bucks. What is the 1 you saw on TV?
Yeah I'm definitely going to get the study done. I feel like I sleep better when not so bulky, but there are still good days and rough days. Especially for improving overall health.
Great to hear all you guys are sleeping better... Fuzo, get a machine
If it helps with snoring, I'm sure it'll help everyone sleep better haha.
It certainly helps with that
This is the one I ordered
Robot Check
i use to have a real bad time going to sleep, so i went to a sleep study center and i went RIGHT to sleep, i did not understand that at all, BUT honestly i think my problem back then was i was to scared, i dont know why but back then i could not sleep if alone, BUT thank goodness for zanax...lol
Do you have to go to a doctor to get a cpap machine or can u just buy one and see if it helps? How much are they?
I have a CPAP machine for sale if anyone knows of someone needing one. Its brand new.
I dont know anything about CPAPs or if I need one. If it helps you sleep better, it might be worth trying. Do you have to have it calibrated by a doctor or can someone just buy one and strap it on and see how it goes?Quote:
Originally Posted by FREAKSHOW
you could use one without i doc but idk why you would. they do all the testing and stuff to figure out how much pressure you need to open up your air way and monitor it for you. some people need a ton some people need only a little and some need it to vary throughout the night. it does help you sleep better if you have apnea but it is something you really have to get used to before you get really good sleep with it. i would go get a sleep study done and go from there. best indicators for having issues is waking up gasping for breath, hear racing when you wake up, feeling tired and groggy during the day and snoring. their is a bunch of other questions on the forms you fill out but those are the ones that i remember off the top of my head. go get a study though if you have those issuesQuote:
Originally Posted by Dzone