Thanks for all the amazing advice. Based on what I've read and choosing not to change one thing at a time, I have switched from Medium to Large nasal pillows (the medium "look" the right size, but the large are sooo much softer and more comfortable), changed the min from 4.0 to 6.0, changed the max ...

Sorry that this is surely a totally newby question, but I just cannot understand something. I thought that with the positive air pressure in CPAP, it would be EASIER to inhale (and hopefully not harder to exhale) than with no mask. But that is not my experience. With 2 different masks now, the effor...

Thanks for the replies. Hopefully I can try a nasal pillow mask. I've heard nothing but bad things online about Kaiser's DME supplier, Apria. It seems odd to me that people prefer warmed air. My biggest complaint in this last week of CPAP, apart from the leakage problems as I turn from side to back ...

If you get a nasal pillow mask, like Resmed Swift FX, is it still possible to route the hose so that it goes towards the top of your head instead of down towards your body? When I look at the FX video, it doesn't appear that there is a swivel that allows that, and all the pictures show the hose down...

I just received a CPAP machine 2 days ago and am struggling with the hose that runs from the mask to the machine. If I let it just go out towards the bottom of the mask and fall over the side of the bed, then it is always in the way or I have to pull on it when I want to turn. If it could come out t...