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Started by Rachel Dickinson in Sleep Apnoea

0 Jul 30, 2011

Emil

I just have to day that Emil has started sleeping through the night, omg I never thought the day would come! He's so settled! He's still us…

Started by Rachel Dickinson in Sleep Apnoea

4 Jul 30, 2011
Reply by Rachel Dickinson

Battery power?

Does anyone have battery back up or ave a battery powered cpap? I have a battery for emil to use when he's out but it's bulky and heavy, do…

Started by Rachel Dickinson in Sleep Apnoea

1 Jul 29, 2011
Reply by RockRpsgt

NHS Warrington to Limit Treatment for Sleep Apnoea! How many others will follow suit?

GPs agree ban on operations for smokers and obese patients 19 Jul 2011   Exclusive GPs have signed off a series of sweeping referral res…

Started by Kath Hope in Sleep Apnoea

21 Jul 26, 2011
Reply by Jackie

Not enough is being done to reduce road accident fatalities where a sleepy truck driver is involved.

  This article appeared in the Yorkshire Post earlier this week:   On average, six people are killed and 70 are seriously injured on UK roa…

Started by Richard Mundy in Sleep Apnoea

7 Jul 18, 2011
Reply by RockRpsgt

CAN THIS PLASTER ON THE LIP STOP OUR SNORING/APNOEAS?

A sensor that resembles a sticking plaster is being used as a new way to tackle snoring. The device is stuck onto the patient’s top lip to…

Started by Kath Hope in Sleep Apnoea

5 Jul 14, 2011
Reply by Tigers Fan

The Residual Effects of PAP Therapy.

Does anyone understand this concept?

Started by RockRpsgt in Sleep Apnoea

9 Jul 9, 2011
Reply by Kath Hope

AMOUNT OF APNOEAS/HYPOPNOEAS PER HOUR

Came across the following article on Twitter, and it got me thinking...... so often people talk about the amount of apnoeas/hypopnoeas (AHI…

Started by Kath Hope in Sleep Apnoea

10 Jul 6, 2011
Reply by paula jones

Emil

Can't believe what been on cpap has done to my boy he's sooo different, he's now growing developing sleeping and breathing correctly! I'm g…

Started by Rachel Dickinson in Sleep Apnoea

3 Jul 6, 2011
Reply by Mary Zimlich

On CPAP and Still Tired?

Ok, so you've been on your treatment for a while now (every night that is), your body should have been paid back it's sleep debt by now, an…

Started by Kath Hope in Sleep Apnoea

12 Jul 5, 2011
Reply by paula jones

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Latest Activity

Kath Hope replied to Glassdaisy's discussion Soft Cap
"It's very much still relevant and we're getting closer to have them manufactured and has been no easy challenge. In fact we were speaking with the company working with us on this only yesterday. If you're not on our newsletter list…"
Mar 27
Glassdaisy posted a discussion

Soft Cap

some time ago I was told that Hope2Sleep was researching a replacement for the discontinued Soft Cap.. as I have seen nothing to indicate moving forward on this, would I be right in assuming you decided it is no longer relevant?See More
Mar 27
Glassdaisy replied to Nick Daniel's discussion CPAP Total Face Mask
"I expect others may have responded by now, but I use the Fitlife full face mask. I kept getting a hard lump on my nose when first starting out & it got so bad that I ended up buying my own masks as my clinic would only give the Fitlife to new…"
Mar 27
Wendy Anthony is now a member of Hope2SleepGuide
Mar 25
David McDade is now a member of Hope2SleepGuide
Jan 3
Nick Daniel replied to John's discussion Are every small CPAP machines any good?
"Yes, it does the job. I use a Powapacs Atom for portable power "
Dec 18, 2024
John replied to John's discussion Are every small CPAP machines any good?
"Hi Nick thanks. Does it do the job and could you camp with it?"
Dec 18, 2024
Nick Daniel posted a discussion

CPAP Total Face Mask

I was curious whether anyone has used the CPAP Total Face Masks and could pass on their observations? I've been using an Airfit F20 for years which is fine apart from the permanent red mark on the bridge of my nose, and have recently tried the…See More
Dec 17, 2024
Nick Daniel replied to John's discussion Are every small CPAP machines any good?
"I've been using the Resmed Airmini for about 5 years when travelling - overall lightweight and small and can be controlled by an App, but it does produce a loud whistling/wind sound for me which hasn't been reduced by an inline filter or…"
Dec 17, 2024
Greg Lloyd is now a member of Hope2SleepGuide
Dec 6, 2024
Jonathan replied to David Hudson's discussion Pressure waking me up. Belching and wind
"Hi It sounds like you need to have more conversations with your sleep clinic.  There's little point in having a high pressure if it means you cannot tolerate the machine.  There's an interesting video here…"
Dec 1, 2024
David Hudson posted a discussion

Pressure waking me up. Belching and wind

HiI'm using the prisma smart max machine. Initially I was just on a nasal mask, this changed as I was sleeping with my mouth open. I then went to face and nose mask and complained of bad wind and belching. Sometimes the pressure in the night was…See More
Nov 28, 2024
Jonathan replied to Jonathan's discussion ResMed AirSense 10 getting noisy
"Just to tidy this up, I finally had an in-person review by my sleep clinic yesterday, who agreed the ResMed AirSense 10 was "wheezy" and replaced the machine."
Nov 9, 2024
Collette rose replied to Collette rose's discussion 1st time and I’ve failed the mask leak test
"thank you jonathan,i did get the it pack so tried the small and still struggled but i was sat up in bed so will try lying down great suggestion "
Nov 3, 2024
Jonathan replied to Collette rose's discussion 1st time and I’ve failed the mask leak test
"Hi My first thought is "don't panic"!  We're all a bit different, and there are many things that can be tweaked.  I took to CPAP therapy like a duck to water, but I've had friends who say they can't cope, but…"
Nov 2, 2024
Collette rose posted a discussion

1st time and I’ve failed the mask leak test

Hi everyone, today I received my rental kit - prisma smart max, plus a Philips dreamwear mask which I’ve been wearing unconnected to try and get used to it. I just did a mask fit test using a medium mask and got a constant red/orange leak warning…See More
Nov 2, 2024
Collette rose is now a member of Hope2SleepGuide
Oct 31, 2024
John posted a discussion
Oct 30, 2024
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Oct 29, 2024
John replied to John's discussion evil mask noise
"Ha well it lasted a couple of days but started howling again. But it's a step in the right direction, just needs a bit more work."
Oct 24, 2024

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