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"I never "play around" - I am always deadly serious !"

Marion@As I Live and Breathe replied Apr 22, 2012 to Cpap machines do not like to play!

5 Apr 22, 2012
Reply by RockRpsgt

"Way back in around 1990 my husband had a UPPP operation to cure his long-term snorin…"

Marion@As I Live and Breathe replied Apr 11, 2012 to Tongue Surgery to Cure Sleep Apnoea - Trans-Oral Robotic Surgery

7 Sep 27, 2012
Reply by Isla Deuchar

"I personally got relief from this problem when I started using a Hose Lift.It also g…"

Marion@As I Live and Breathe replied Mar 28, 2012 to sleep study readings

18 Apr 6, 2012
Reply by Kath Hope

"From Chapter 4 Skin Care  "CPAP and Ventilator Secrets" "Some people use a cotton wo…"

Marion@As I Live and Breathe replied Mar 28, 2012 to sleep study readings

18 Apr 6, 2012
Reply by Kath Hope

"A friend with Sleep Apnoea had a hysterectomy without general anaesthetic.She was fi…"

Marion@As I Live and Breathe replied Mar 12, 2012 to Hospital and Sleep Apnoea

8 Mar 13, 2012
Reply by Philip Dallinger

"  Studies suggest that, over time, patients often do learn to position their tongue…"

Marion@As I Live and Breathe replied Feb 12, 2012 to new to cpap

9 Feb 12, 2012
Reply by Marion@As I Live and Breathe

"Take a look at the Hope2Sleep website shop, there are some good chin-straps on there…"

Marion@As I Live and Breathe replied Feb 12, 2012 to new to cpap

9 Feb 12, 2012
Reply by Marion@As I Live and Breathe

"I use a chin-strap with a nasal mask but, because of the shape of my jaw, my mouth s…"

Marion@As I Live and Breathe replied Feb 12, 2012 to new to cpap

9 Feb 12, 2012
Reply by Marion@As I Live and Breathe

"Here's some useful info from UK Power Network: UK Power Networks wants to hear of yo…"

Marion@As I Live and Breathe replied Feb 11, 2012 to Power Cuts!!

25 Feb 13, 2012
Reply by Graeme Joy

"My machine sounds an alarm to rouse me if the power fails, or if the mask & tubi…"

Marion@As I Live and Breathe replied Feb 4, 2012 to Power Cuts

6 Feb 4, 2012
Reply by Roz B

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Jonathan replied to Ruth Furniss's discussion Nosebleed
"You don't mention whether you have a humidifier on your CPAP machine.  I think that would help a lot."
Dec 26, 2025
Ruth Furniss posted a discussion

Nosebleed

Hi does anyone suffer with nosebleeds using cpap machine? How do you manage to stop them please.See More
Dec 26, 2025
Jonathan replied to John's discussion Wellu O2 Ring - is it accurate enough for the medics?
"Hi The SleepCube was a private purchase, as way back then my local sleep clinic assessed patients by filming them overnight, whilst wearing an oximeter, and only issued CPAP machines without humidifiers.  There was no remote monitoring and…"
Oct 25, 2025
John replied to John's discussion Wellu O2 Ring - is it accurate enough for the medics?
"Yeah I was wondering about email address. I thought probably if they wanted me to mail them they would have given out an address. I can imagine heart data is considered more acute than sleep data, so it would make more sense to have that…"
Oct 24, 2025
Jonathan replied to John's discussion Wellu O2 Ring - is it accurate enough for the medics?
"Hi. I didn't use PatientsKnowBest (ironic name), but I have an email address for my heart department for sending in ECGs.  I was just saying that they may be able to review a PDF when then cannot review a data file from your O2 ring. I am…"
Oct 24, 2025
John replied to John's discussion Wellu O2 Ring - is it accurate enough for the medics?
"Hi Jonathan, did you do that through PatientKnowsBest?"
Oct 24, 2025
Jonathan replied to John's discussion Wellu O2 Ring - is it accurate enough for the medics?
"On an unrelated topic, I've been able to send ECGs by PDF to my heart clinic. On the subject of Resmed and apnoeas, take a look at https://youtu.be/ufOOAfyzZso?si=Tpdl4EEiCQBZR4iD&t=276 Your machine may be under-reporting. Good…"
Oct 24, 2025
John posted a discussion

Wellu O2 Ring - is it accurate enough for the medics?

Moving some furniture my long lost O2 ring continuous oxygen saturation monitor turned up. So I've been wearing it and it tells me I have loads of saturation drops during the night even though my Airsense 10 says I have very few apneas.So I get two…See More
Oct 21, 2025
Richard Smith replied to Richard Smith's discussion air bubbles after weight loss
"Hi, Just thought I'd give an update.  So, I had my appointment with the NHS sleep clinic which was much quicker than I anticipated and I've now had the overnight sleep study.  My AHI is now 6, down from over 30, so I'm…"
Oct 15, 2025
John replied to Sally Gray's discussion Microplastics risks
"Hi Sally from what I read the airsense doesn't suffer the same foam degredation issues as the infamous Phillips machine.I can conceive it's possible that microplastics may be shed from the flexible main tube.What worries me more about the…"
Oct 7, 2025
Jonathan replied to Richard Smith's discussion air bubbles after weight loss
"Hi My sleep clinic discharged me, saying they were happy I was self-managing.  Roll on a decade and the cardiologists taking care of me were very unimpressed and I was re-enrolled.  I expect remote monitoring with current generation Resmed…"
Sep 1, 2025
Richard Smith replied to Richard Smith's discussion air bubbles after weight loss
"Hi Jonathan, Thanks again for the info.  My cpap *should* be monitored by the NHS though I haven’t had any contact from them since pre-covid.  I checked out the link you gave to access extra data and I think that’s going to be…"
Aug 31, 2025
Jonathan replied to Richard Smith's discussion air bubbles after weight loss
"Hi I have the ResMed Airsense 10 Autoset (APAP).  It's monitored remotely by my NHS sleep clinic and I believe they can make changes to the settings.  I don't know whether they are notified if I make changes, nor whether they…"
Aug 31, 2025
Richard Smith replied to Richard Smith's discussion air bubbles after weight loss
"Hi Jonathan, Thanks for the reply.  I'd say that I'm fairly technical.  I have the ResMed Airsense 10 Elite machine.  I've discovered that I can upload data wirelessly from my machine and having lowered the pressure by…"
Aug 30, 2025
Jonathan replied to Richard Smith's discussion air bubbles after weight loss
"Hi You don't say how technical you are, or what sort of machine you use.  However https://www.sleephq.com/ has software which allows you to upload data from compatible machines, and analyse your sleep "score", including a…"
Aug 29, 2025
Richard Smith posted a discussion

air bubbles after weight loss

Hi,I've been on Mounjaro for about 3 months now, not primarily for weight loss, but I have lost weight around my face and neck.  I've noticed that I am increasingly getting air bubbles in my mouth which of course is disturbing my sleep (and my…See More
Aug 28, 2025
Sally Gray posted a discussion

Micro plastics risks

I was reading an article in the I newspaper today written by a journalist who had her blood tested for micro plastics and was shocked by the results.…See More
Aug 3, 2025
Alison Mitchell is now a member of Hope2SleepGuide
Jul 2, 2025
John posted a discussion

job with the charity

Was wondering if there might be a job for me with Hope2Sleep?(I also just asked this of a group by mistake)See More
Jun 27, 2025
Tracey Tilley updated their profile
May 22, 2025

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