cpap for travel
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I've been using a CPAP for over 25 years now, they used to be the size of a box fan, but now mine is about half the size of a loaf of bread. I put mine in it's travel case & it is packed into the tour bag that straps to the tour pack rack.
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I'm a PSGT and do sleep studies for a living. If its been a while since you have had your last re-titration, usually 2-3 years, insurance companies will usually pay for another study and then you can get a different, smaller CPAP unit if you prefer. Word to the wise, I always hear of people borrowing friends CPAP units to try out, in reality it can do much more harm than good if your pressure is not correct!
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[quote=Roadking Cal;9848208]I realize that it won't help in the current discussion, but you should look at Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (also known by the abbreviations UPPP and UP3). It's a surgical procedure that removes excess tissue from the throat and sometimes, as in my case, the uvula itself.
Been there, done that. Diagnosed in 96 after a sleep study ,but due to my work a cpap was out of the question. Surgery was as you described, excess tissue, uvula, tonsils, and even in the nose for a deviated septum. Man was that painful. Worked and slept apnea free for 10 years and it came back. Wasn't any heavier, just came back. Since I had the surgery once, I was not a candidate for it again. End result cpap. Took a while to get used to it but I sleep good.
Hope your surgery lasts longer than mine did.
Thanks for all the helpful replies. I do have insurance and will check with my home health place to see how often I can get a new one.
Been there, done that. Diagnosed in 96 after a sleep study ,but due to my work a cpap was out of the question. Surgery was as you described, excess tissue, uvula, tonsils, and even in the nose for a deviated septum. Man was that painful. Worked and slept apnea free for 10 years and it came back. Wasn't any heavier, just came back. Since I had the surgery once, I was not a candidate for it again. End result cpap. Took a while to get used to it but I sleep good.
Hope your surgery lasts longer than mine did.
Thanks for all the helpful replies. I do have insurance and will check with my home health place to see how often I can get a new one.
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I'm a PSGT and do sleep studies for a living. If its been a while since you have had your last re-titration, usually 2-3 years, insurance companies will usually pay for another study and then you can get a different, smaller CPAP unit if you prefer. Word to the wise, I always hear of people borrowing friends CPAP units to try out, in reality it can do much more harm than good if your pressure is not correct!
Great advice, thanks. Using a F&P resevoir unit for over 3 years. Taken it everywhere but on the bike.