So... last night was a bad night. AHI 2.46, with seven obstructive apneas. Worst night in 17 days, actually. Ironically, in spite of that, I had the absolute lowest VS2 score since I began this journey.Go figure. https://i.imgur.com/M3XTT57.png What's a typical variance in AHI? My 10-day average is ...

For your first question, I recommend keeping one spare mask on hand. Masks do not wear out. However, cushions need to be replaced once in a while, and head gear stretch out. I normally keep one complete mask and one or two cushions on hand. This way if the plastic portion of the mask should break, ...

I see the snores reducing significantly from the one snore graph above. I would need to see a detailed recent night to be sure but I don't see excessive snoring recently per the graph shown recently. Ask and you shall receive: https://i.imgur.com/2Cvkedo.png Also, I'm not sure how my snoring came b...

Hi All, I'm back with my latest round of questions... First question, is it worthwhile to keep spare masks? I don't mean different models, but rather multiples of the same model? My mask -- which I love -- is now selling for 30% less than when I bought it, and I'm wondering if I should scoop up a fe...

Hi All, It's been a month on my BiPAP, and I'm overall pretty happy with the progress made. https://i.imgur.com/KBInLm8.png I've made some substantial changes -- to pressure, to the choice of mask, and to sleeping position, and my numbers across the board are all looking amazingly better -- and that...

Pugsy wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 22, 2018 10:50 am

Look in the end of your long hose that attaches to the mask.
You've got something stuck in it that came off the old mask. Common error.

You're right. Thank you. Again.

Hi All, Happy Thanksgiving! I have another question for your great minds. :) Pugsy was so kind in sending me some masks to try -- among them the Resmed Mirage Quattro -- which just feels amazing . But the mask won't connect to the tube that came with my Dreamstation BiPAP. The size of the connector ...

And the charts continue to improve. Three nights in a row with <1 AHI. Last night had a VS2 score of 1.65. Just wow.

Thank you to everybody who's been helping get me on the right track. You're all amazing.

Another record breaking night. VS2 is down to 9.03, which is my all-time low. Of course I've been doing this for less than three weeks, but still I'm pretty happy.

I'm a big fan of plotting trends over time, so I thought I'd share the latest. The blue highlight shows approximately when I began experimenting with different pressures (thanks to you all on this forum). As you can see, since then, AHI, OSA, CA, RERA, PP, and VS2 are all markedly improved. There's ...

What size comfort gel are you using? I have no idea. I'm using what they gave me at the sleep center. The mask came only in unmarked sealed plastic. I am trying to find a decent c to let you try but it's slim pickings. I don't have much in the donation box. I just remembered my own personal Amara V...

I can't help but wonder if related to sleeping position. I think it had a definite effect. I had the lowest VS2 score since I started. (Well, there was one other night that had a lower score, but that was a terrible night with less than two hours sleep and a 11.3 AHI, so I'm not counting it). And t...

PS is pressure support. Simply the difference between EPAP and IPAP. IPAP setting minus EPAP setting equals PS. You had a bad night last night...probably would have been a bad night even without changing anything. It happens. Lots of awakenings perhaps...so some of that higher AHI might be SWJ even...

Well, It's a sad fact that if doctors "got it right" most of the time... this community wouldn't exist. We're mostly all here because we've been failed by doctors (and a few of us are here because we saw other peoples experience at the hands of doctors and sleep centers, and decided to go rogue, an...

As you increase pressure, apneas (total cessation of breathing) turn into hypopnas (partial cessation of breathing)... so apneas go down, hypos go up, then back down as pressure increases enough to prevent them too. So keep going up... My original prescription was 13/9, and I'm up to 15/13.... So g...