My recent home pulseox overnight study showed my 02 still went down to 83%. They increased my 02 attached to my CPAP to 4L which feels like a lot to me. My concentrator only goes up to 5 total. The doc says when I'm on my side, my problem is Obstructive, when I'm on my back, I have central. She was afraid to put me on BiPAP tho. There is a thought that the longer you use CPAP the more Central you end up with. Part of me thinks the CPAP thing is easy money for doctors and supply companies but then as a user, I know it is saving my life.

I guess my biggest thing about CPAP was finding out exactly how much supplies are because it's the beginning of the year again and I have a deductable. 3 filters for the Resmed 10, that are about an inch square are $30 each and are supposed to be changed every 2 weeks. The little silicon thing that goes under your nose (not the pillows that go in your nose, but the cushion that just fits under your nose (which is the only reason I can use CPAP also because of claustrophobia!), they are also $30. Change every 2 weeks. That's $180 just for 3 tiny filters and 3 silicon sleeves every 6 weeks.

So, I have to only get new nose cushions for now. So expensive. rediculously expensive. And you have to have a doctor in order for insurance to pay. And you can't get supplies without a doctors order. The good news being if they were not by script only, insurance wouldn't pay and who can afford MINIMUM $180 every 6 weeks - never mind the hose and facemask and tiny little thing in the back with velcro that keeps the head set on. Which I think all total was close to $800 every 6 months? Racket. It's definitely a money racket.

And with all the people on CPAP now, have we asked why? Is it the plastic that is in our food? There's got to be some reason nearly everyone who takes a sleep test flunks? I'm sure I needed CPAP prior to Covid, but I couldn't afford the $180 copay for the test 10 years ago. And all they had was a full face mask I think. Couldn't have done it. Anyway, thanks for your post. I do think people are using this technology to rip-off insurance companies but I'm not sure that can be fixed until people get less greedy. And looking at the world, that's not going to happen sadly. Best to everyone. Use your CPAP. (my fitbit says my average last night was 89. My low 84, high 93. That's pretty bad even for me. Usually my average on my fitbit is 93%. low maybe 88-89.)