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recently moved from Australia....now under NHS in UK...... Shock!
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I have recently moved over here with my Resmed S9 Autoset machine having been diagnosed with moderate to severe sleep apnoea in November 2012 with desaturations to 84%. When i arrived for my first…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Pete Sep 5, 2014.

Somnomed dental device ? any experience?
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Somnomed has anyone had experience with dental guards to assist with sleep apnoea?Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Kath Hope Jan 31, 2013.

Enlarged Tonsuls
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I was diagnosed with severe sleep apnao around a month ago. I stop breathing 72 times a night completely up to one minute and ten seconds and partially stop 86times. I am seeingan ENT specialist in…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Terry Vella Dec 31, 2012.

 

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Other
If Machine Being Used, What Make or Model?
Seeing ENT specialist in January having a Tonsulechtomy
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At 2:26 on December 31, 2012, Terry Vella said…
Suzi, yes I am a male lol, sorry to ask about the depression, I go to an outpatient course on Saturdays and we talk about it openly and sometimes I don't think about the open forum on here, hope I haven't offended you.
At 21:49 on December 30, 2012, Terry Vella said…

Suzi, can I ask about your depression, how long have you been diagnosed and what anti depressnats are you on and the dosage? The reason I ask is so many of us get diagnosed with depression first then SA because Dr's and Pysch's try to fix the symptoms fIrst rather than the cause and for most of us again it's either lack of quality sleep and too much due to SA or other sleep related illnesss, there are 70-80 sleep disorders out there, you dont have to say if you dont want. I do have a theory that the medical profession and drug companies are only in it for the money but that's my theory. I'm just interested when people have depression and have sleep problems. I believe anyone that has depression and either cant sleep or over sleep should have a manditory sleep study. You've seen the discussion on my sister, she has had depression most of her life, been on all the meds and nothing worked and they wondered why. Her last resort was to listen to my theory and have a sleep study which proved she has SA and that it is hereditary. I'm on holidays and dont have much to do, so just thinking out aloud. Anyway have a good new year, I get the feeling either the operation will work for you or if not, at least now you now have another option, hopefully 2013 will be a good year for you and your family.

At 21:03 on December 30, 2012, Terry Vella said…

Thanks for the offer Suzi, we currently use nine advertising agencies and have 2 inhouse web designers, I'm trying to get that don to one or two to save money but I am dealing with Marketing. I have just taken over the companies image library where we used to use the nine agencies for all our images, we are now down to one and I have saved he company millions. We turn over around 2.5billion dollars a year in sales and heaps goes out in costs.

Yu dont have to say your role is more humble, we all do a job and unfortunately have to do it with illnesss, hopefully yours will improve soon, I'm looking forward to the day you tell us you are feeling better.

At 6:44 on December 30, 2012, Terry Vella said…

Suzi, I also work in IT for a large Retail manufacturer called Simplot, we sell brands like John West, Birdseye, John West, Edgell, Chiko and about 10 other brands, I look after our sales forces, software and hardware and have just taken on a project to purchase a CRM to incorporate our social media, I hate social media but can see how important it is now and for the future. My company has ask me to come up with a strategy to take us to 2020. We have websites for each brand and in 6 months have around 200,000 followers for each site, we have had to put on 2 fulltime people that work nearly 24/7 to keep up with queries, complaints, suggestions etc, just a bit about me.

At 3:36 on December 30, 2012, Terry Vella said…

Suzanne, it's really a messaging system so you don't have to post idscussions, I hate using Facebook and Twitter, I don't really want to know what Shane Wwarne and Liz Hurley are doing in the bedroom lol.

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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
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Jonathan replied to John's discussion Has anyone been told root cause of their OSA?
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John replied to John's discussion Has anyone been told root cause of their OSA?
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John replied to Jonathan's discussion ResMed AirSense 10 getting noisy
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John replied to John's discussion evil mask noise
"So I tore some fabric from one of the filters and glued it over the holes - and it worked!It was dead quiet, and the air was still flowing freely.It was quiet all night then after a few hours a bit of whistling until I gave it a wipe.Vast…"
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John replied to John's discussion evil mask noise
"Hi Jonathan, well see my nose is blocked a lot, so I mouth breath which really sucks a lot more moisture and makes my mouth dry. So I put humidity on maximum, which makes for condensation at the mask end, which becomes a demonic reed instrument.Now…"
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ResMed AirSense 10 getting noisy

HelloI have an NHS issued ResMed AirSense 10 with heated humidifier.  In the last couple of weeks, it's developed an annoying noise, when I inhale. It bothers me a little and my partner a lot! I sometimes get problems if the water container in the…See More
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Jonathan replied to John's discussion evil mask noise
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Jonathan replied to John's discussion Has anyone been told root cause of their OSA?
"There's some information here, but generally it's very common and likely due to our anatomy."
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