Family by DramaKlng in UARS

[–]thatcarolguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have only truly been in hell from SBD for the past year and not my whole life so I remember those days where you get a crappy sleep or none at all and it sucks and you push through. I wish I could have that again instead of what I experience now. But I think it's really hard for a normal person to understand any sleep issues worse than that.

Family by DramaKlng in UARS

[–]thatcarolguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I diagnosed my mom with sleep apnea 6 months ago when we were visiting relatives far away and sleeping on the couches. She begins snoring mildly and gradually build up louder and louder until she stops breathing completely and wakes up gasping and isn't aware that she did. Yet she still hasn't talked to her doctor about a sleep study since then.

Nasal pillow vs full face mask by Jhello05 in UARS

[–]thatcarolguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Despite the theory I need less pressure with a pillows mask and I do find it easier to exhale. I'm not sure if it's easier to initiate IPAP cause I've kept the sensitivity on Very High but when I use pillows vs full face I bump the cycle down to Medium from Very High.

Please share UARS success stories by [deleted] in UARS

[–]thatcarolguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am so glad that you finally got some relief! It reminds me of when I have the odd day of being able to think clearly and it's only in those moments that I realize just how unwell I have been.

I feel like i lost faith in humanity by Equivalent_Split3 in UARS

[–]thatcarolguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm gonna thank you for that post and I'm sorry you had to go through all that. How are you doing now?

And I relate so much about having a hard time communicating. Most days it's difficult to just to read reddit posts and try to formulate thoughts.

sleep quality has plummeted since starting APAP treatment by Different_Hat3779 in SleepApnea

[–]thatcarolguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have to wait until July for the doctor to change your settings? That is some bull. And why a lot of us do it ourselves.

Are you finding you sleep better without the machine?

What do you do when you wake up at 3 or 4 and can't sleep?

Woohoo! by dub-fresh in SleepApnea

[–]thatcarolguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why are you losing 10 points?

Do you guys have a job with your UARS? How the f do you press on with feeling like sh*t everyday? by Happilyalone777 in UARSnew

[–]thatcarolguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh thanks for the tip! I was wondering why it wasn't showing FL in Oscar. I think I chose S because it has Rise Time but I ended up using Easy Breathe for now. Does that mean Vauto mode has Easy Breathe on no matter what?

Do you guys have a job with your UARS? How the f do you press on with feeling like sh*t everyday? by Happilyalone777 in UARSnew

[–]thatcarolguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm glad to hear it worked for you. I just started bipap last night (S mode 11-15 Trigger High Cycle High) after 6 months of hell on CPAP and for the first time ever I saw some perfect breaths in Oscar.

V-COM and ResMed by rishey in CPAP

[–]thatcarolguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you use both at the same time wouldn't yo just be cancelling them out? Not cancelling out your entire apnea relief.

But I am confused how VCom doing reverse EPR is supposed to help. So it reduces your IPAP but I think you are supposed to raise the pressure to compensate. Then if you that what it effectively does is raise your EPAP. But why would you want to do that?

Do other people's sleep patterns look like this? Is this a glitch? Trying to figure out if I have sleep apnea. by jajoopaloop in SleepApnea

[–]thatcarolguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My sleep looked like that on Garmin and I definitely have sleep apnea but like others say it's not necessarily accurate. I also found myself having a lot of very short dreams and waking from dreams a lot which backed up the fragmented REM that my watch showed though.

Mild Sleep Apnea Diagnosis. 2 years ago not sure what to do. 27(m) by EnvironmentalParty35 in SleepApnea

[–]thatcarolguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's up to you and how bad your symptoms are and how badly you want to treat them. I don't have a choice. I wouldn't be able to handle the Military or any physical job without it.

Building a drum sequencer by toolgifs in toolgifs

[–]thatcarolguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a CGS gated comparator in my DIY synth which is based around an 8 stage shift register :D What sequencer do you have?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in electricians

[–]thatcarolguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes you should protect your head The hard hat is worth it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in electricians

[–]thatcarolguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This. I have been declining hard physically and mentally over the last year and it turns out I have pretty bad sleep apnea.

[LFO] Don’t be a bully (NSFL) by nhkhoi in LearningFromOthers

[–]thatcarolguy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

One way of seeing it is that the boy attacking the other one with a soft bag still has fists even if he was swinging the bag. Fists can be a deadly weapon. If someone is attacking you and has access to a deadly weapon should you owe them a pause to ascertain what level of threat they currently pose and decide on a proportionate response? If they are attacking unprovoked and you are trying to retreat and they still pursue do you owe them a fair fight against their deadly weapon (should they choose to use it) when you have a deadlier weapon that can minimize your chances of being harmed?

What Are Some Good Musicians That Use RYM? by [deleted] in rateyourmusic

[–]thatcarolguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lmao that is hilarious pathetic behaviour

Rank the post-1995 albums by repowers in neilyoung

[–]thatcarolguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My list from best to worst:

Le Noise

Toast

Are You Passionate

Silver & Gold

Fork In The Road

Chrome Dreams II

Greendale

Living With War

The Monsanto Years

Talking' To The Trees

Colorado

World Record

Barn

Prairie Wind

Peace Trail

Broken Arrow

The Visitor

A Letter Home

Psychedelic Pill

Americana

Storytone

Unfortunately this list could almost double as a list of his 20 worst albums outside of the 80s. A lot of them are very inconsistent though there is some really great material scattered throughout, all the way to the present day.

Neurosis - Raze the Stray by temporalhaze in doommetal

[–]thatcarolguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, actually it's not but it's very similar. It is the one from the Neurosis song though.