My Saia update

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  1. aztruckerr

    aztruckerr Light Load Member

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    That's what it was for. I'm in thanks for the replies.
     
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  3. USMC 3531

    USMC 3531 Heavy Load Member

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    No problem, good luck and welcome aboard.
     
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  4. USMC 3531

    USMC 3531 Heavy Load Member

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    I haven't been on here much, so I decided to give my old thread a bump with a update, I am now transferred to a different terminal and was recently put on CPAP or APAP by a Concentra doctor, I don't really know if the APAP is having any benefit or not, the tech at Sleep Charge swore that I would feel like a kid again but honestly I don't, what I am having is more sinus and allergy problems with it, I am using distilled water for the humidifier container so I know I am not ####ing up that part of it lol, when the doc ordered the sleep test he gave me a 90 day card, I have since made APAP 30 day compliance and I am now on a 1 year physical card again and keeping my APAP usage at about 80 to 85% , if I don't do that and my usage falls below 70% Saia will put me out of service until I am compliant again, the APAP machine reports daily back to Sleep Charge and then they report to Saia no way around that, so far I am liking my new domicile but still to early to tell how well things are going to go, I do know I am glad to be back to what I consider home, Arizona was cool but the heat was driving me nuts.
     
  5. LtlAnonymous

    LtlAnonymous Road Train Member

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    I have severe allergies as well, and you know what worked for me with my CPAP? Running the #### thing dry, no water. That way I am not congested at all.
     
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    USMC 3531 Heavy Load Member

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    I will try that, the only reason I hadn't is because I have been sticking to how my tech told me to run it, they said the water would help with preventing dry nasal and throat after a sleep, which it seems like it does, but #### I have been stuffed up the last three weeks, thanks for the advice!
     
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  7. Hazmatt

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    If it's a Philips CPAP, discontinue use. The foam filter inside the unit is breaking down and could enter your lungs. They're supposed to be fixing or replacing soon.
     
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    USMC 3531 Heavy Load Member

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    Thank you for the heads up, fortunately it's not a Phillips, it's a ResMed.
     
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  9. HiramKingWilliams

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    Try turning the heated humidifier off but leave water in the chamber.
     
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    USMC 3531 Heavy Load Member

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    Seems a little better now, will go with that for now, thank you for the input.
     
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    USMC 3531 Heavy Load Member

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    Haven't been on TR in awhile, just seeing what's going on, still at Saia and things are going well, I am on a bid run and have got back into the groove of hooking and pulling triples, did it before but had a break from them when I was working in Arizona, the run is 466 miles round trip, no real weather here yet except up on Donner but supposedly it's coming, guess will see.
     
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