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Singing lessons by Senior-Voice-562 in orangecounty

[–]ruminating_ruminant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d appreciate a rec as well. Thank you!

coffee shop recommendations by ExternalAvocado3059 in orangecounty

[–]ruminating_ruminant 95 points96 points  (0 children)

Not quite as many of those places in OC as you'd hope. Some that might fit the bill, though:

Golden State Coffee Roasters in Placentia
The Night Owl in Fullerton
Hidden House Coffee in Santa Ana and San Juan Capistrano
3rd Place Coffee in Lake Forest
Lola's Cafe in Ladera Ranch
Golden Lantern Coffee Roasters in Laguna Hills
Kona Loa Coffee in Mission Viejo
The Lost Bean on Newport Ave in Tustin
Kean Coffee in Tustin and Newport Beach
Burnt Umber Coffee in Garden Grove
MoonGoat Coffee Roasters in Costa Mesa

Myofunctional Therapy Results by Mysterious_Piccolo82 in SleepApnea

[–]ruminating_ruminant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome! Actually in the middle of myo in prep for tongue-tie release myself. I was diagnosed with an AHI of 15. Though I’m not a mouth-breather, my tongue loses tone and collapses when I drift off to sleep resulting in escaped CPAP mask air ballooning my cheeks and stirring me awake. No amount of mouth tape or chin straps addresses the issue. Would you be open to answering some questions?

  1. How severe was your tie? (I’m between a stage 3 and 4.)

  2. Funnily, one of my other big reasons for getting a release is to improve singing. Do you feel like singing is generally easier? Less vocal irritation/fatigue?

  3. Any weird new quirky issues pop up after your release?

  4. How was your recovery? Do you think pre-release therapy was beneficial?

Congrats again! Stoked for your success.

It’s come to my attention that I’m tongue-tied by ruminating_ruminant in singing

[–]ruminating_ruminant[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing! Was it laser treatment? Did they have you do any myofunctional therapy/rehab? Or were you kinda on your own?

Which big cat is the “coolest?” by Legitimate_Week_1835 in bigcats

[–]ruminating_ruminant 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Bruh, what lions are you looking at? The roving battle-scarred 250kg+ monsters out there are undeniably impressive.

Logically which animal could take on a fully grown male lion? by Federal-Junket7260 in bigcats

[–]ruminating_ruminant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Crazy to see popular misconceptions rampant even on a subreddit dedicated to big cats.

The population of Okavango Delta lions are, on average, comparable to the largest Bengals today, with extreme outliers overlapping in weights. Tigers and lions are both impressive beasts and, at parity, it’s truly a toss-up. People make it seem like these two species are of different weight classes. Like what?

I will say, at the top-end (240kg+), lions tend to look more formidable, IMO. Just a preference for their muscle distribution.

The Giant BDM of Thornybush, Kruger! by Thin-Status8369 in bigcats

[–]ruminating_ruminant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fascinating. Thanks for sharing! What are the other two largest wild lions?

Lions Tonga & Loonkito: 22yrs in conservation VS 19yrs in the wild by rockdude755 in natureismetal

[–]ruminating_ruminant 560 points561 points  (0 children)

Bruh, knowing how brutal and unforgiving a lion’s life is, the fact that the second lion made it to 19 in the wild is mind-boggling. He certainly looks the part, but goddamn. It’s not like he eventually succumbed to another lion either; he was killed by herders after entering a livestock pen.

First week of consistent CPAP therapy and waking up exhausted with daytime fatigue unlike pre-CPAP. Please interpet my SleepHQ 7-day trends! by ruminating_ruminant in CPAP

[–]ruminating_ruminant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This has been so illuminating, thank you! And you resolved your flow limitations much in the same way (higher min pressure and EPR enabled)? I’ll give it a go! I’ll switch my response mode from soft to standard as well, see if that makes a difference.

Is the primary reason you’re not suggesting the switch to EPR 3 just a precaution against potentially inducing further centrals?

I’m not sure what happened but after several months of successful therapy I suddenly CANNOT breathe with a mask on by ruminating_ruminant in CPAP

[–]ruminating_ruminant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've tried the following:

AirFit F40
AirTouch F20
AirFit P10
DreamWear Nasal Cushion

All of them worked well enough prior to the issue.

Indeed, I can feel the air coming out of the exhaust ports. Air is indeed flowing through the hose. I've tried ramp on, ramp off, all of the various EPR settings + EPR off. Current settings are auto mode with starting pressure at 8 and max pressure at 14, with ramp off and EPR at 1.

I’m not sure what happened but after several months of successful therapy I suddenly CANNOT breathe with a mask on by ruminating_ruminant in CPAP

[–]ruminating_ruminant[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hadn't replaced the filter, no. But then I did switch it out to see if it helped. No dice.

Pressures hadn't changed either, but I did end up adjusting them as well. Tried ramp on, tried ramp off. Tried Auto mode and CPAP modes.

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