megabill - Apnea Therapy

[megabill]

Another even flatter pillow and a tweak of the fit for the f30 produced these results.  Working on the collar this weekend.  Will start a new thread for masks.  Still having severe and painful dry mouth.  Probably should start a new thread for that too?

[Sleeprider]

Improvements are not coming easy, but they are happening.

[megabill]

I have not posted for a while to this thread.  There are some good results and some continuing struggles.

I have not had any luck finding a collar that would help and yet be comfortable enough to permit sleep.  So in addition to tweaking IPAP and EPAP, I also experimented with the controls of my adjustable-base bed.  I have exaggerated the "zero G" position into what I call a "pseudo-recliner" position: I increased the elevation of both the foot of the bed and the head of the bed to mimic  what sleeping in a recliner might provide.  I believe this further supports the belief that my underlying issue is obstruction that seems to have a positional component.   Sad that my bad joints (no, not THAT kind  ) restrict sleeping position.

I have posted an overall view and 2 snips from a recent night.  AHI has been ranging from 2 to 8 lately.


Meanwhile, I am still challenged by congestion and dry mouth.  My sleep doctor has retired.  My DME has been acquired by a national company with HQ in Texas and is complicating my obtaining of supplies because they will not use the prescription that was held by the previous DME and I cannot see the new Doc until end of July but they want me to conjure a new prescription before they will ship anything.  I am in process of having discussions with my insurer to find options. Consolidation acquisitions by a larger company are never a benefit to the 'customer'!