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Want to buy CPAP machine and mask without testing

Hi all,  I'm hoping you can help me. I took a private sleep test with Philips a few months back before the lockdown which shows I have sev…

Started by Leoni Atkins in Sleep Apnoea

1 Jul 5, 2020
Reply by Kath Hope

Follow up appointments

Hi, I have just realised I have never had any follow up appointments since being given my resmed autosense 10 in January 2018. Dvla wants t…

Started by Chris Vesey in Sleep Apnoea

3 Jul 1, 2020
Reply by Kath Hope

Cancelled out patient appointment.

Hi I had an appnt due 5th May for results of NHS sleep study and to get the machine and mask. Since most appointments are being cancelled I…

Started by Lynn Mattimoe in Sleep Apnoea

0 Mar 24, 2020

helpUARS

Hello All After years of TMJ and morning migraines (sine 2008) I was finally diagnosed with UARS in 2018. I did a few soft palate and easy…

Started by Haneen Ghabra in Sleep Apnoea

2 Mar 22, 2020
Reply by Haneen Ghabra

Philips Trueblue

Hi, Does anyone have experience of the Philips Trueblue mask?  Any opinions? Thanks in advance. Richard

Started by Richard Smith in Sleep Apnoea

7 Mar 6, 2020
Reply by Kath Hope

DeVilbiss Intellipap AutoAdjust Model DV54D for sale in original travel bag

I bought this in America a few years ago and only used it for travel, it is very compact with a small footprint. It comes complete with a h…

Started by Eric Swindon in Sleep Apnoea

3 Mar 1, 2020
Reply by Nick Daniel

Flexifit 432

I have gone back to using a F & P Flexitfit 432 which has resolved the double inhaling and high pressure problem I have had with other…

Started by Edam in Sleep Apnoea

9 Feb 25, 2020
Reply by Edam

How long to get machine

I was diagnosed with severe obstructive sleep apnoea  four weeks ago and wondered  how long it take to get machine

Started by John Garbutt in Sleep Apnoea

3 Feb 22, 2020
Reply by Kath Hope

Phillips dreamstation CPAP pro machine with heated humidifier and all accessories for sale

Phillips dreamstation CPAP pro machine with heated humidifier tubes face mask all manuals and power leads comes with carry bag  only used a…

Started by Daniel Grist in Sleep Apnoea

0 Feb 18, 2020

Double inhaling

I have had problems with my Resmed S9 APAP staying at 20 cm for 2-3 hours at a time which wrecks me the next day. This problem has been ong…

Started by Edam in Sleep Apnoea

66 Feb 13, 2020
Reply by Edam

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Latest Activity

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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