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psychoanbu

Last night

Apr 06, 2011 10:08

went and did another sleep lab. I have sleep apnea, so I have to sleep with a CPAP machine. I've been snoring through the mask for a spell, so I figured I needed to go in for a re-evaluation. Apparently 7 CFM's is no longer enough, the tech said I was up to 10 now, but the doctor will make the final determination. I may need a new machine as ( Read more... )

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brianarn April 12 2011, 04:47:34 UTC

Even though I've not really been on LJ in awhile, I felt compelled to check tonight, and saw this post in my surfing.

I suffer from sleep apnea too, though the CFM acronym isn't one I'm familiar with. Is that the cm/H2O measurement?

I have a http://www.cpap.com/cpap-machine/respironics-pr-system-one-remstar-auto-cpap-flex.html and it's set to flux between 13 and 18 cm/H2O, and I average around 14.5 a night. I have a pretty severe apnea (around 130 interruptions per hour, if I recall correctly), and the machine is the best thing ever.