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Re: Home Testing or Re-testing

Posted by AlA on September 30, 2002 at 05:01:44:

In Reply to: Home Testing or Re-testing posted by sawTexas on September 29, 2002 at 11:59:06:

I had been on CPAP for a over a year @ 15, and started feeling tired again. Went to my sleep doctor and he wanted to send me to a sleep lab again. I suggested doing an Autopap at home to check pressure.

He went for it and insurance agreed to rent the Autopap for a month. It was set for a range of 6 to 18 and was a brand new just out of the box Remstar with matching humidifier. Loved the machine - it was quieter than my old machine and I felt much better while using it. After the month the DME downloaded the results, and gave it to the sleep doctor. I was surprised that the pressure was changed from 15 to 11. I have been feeling much improved since the change.


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