Maybe the test wasn't "wrong" but rather reflective of your being congested requiring more pressure than on an ordinary night. Maybe the time will come again that you'll need the higher pressure, but it's looking like luckily that won't be the case all the time. How long does it take you to go to sleep? If you are awake most of the time your machine is in ramp, that's fine. But if perchance you fall asleep quickly, keep in mind that you likely do not have therapeutic treatment during ramp, so may want to shorten the ramp time. Also, any time you might wake up during the night and restart the machine adds another 45 minutes of non therapeutic treatment. Just something to consider.
Regarding interactions with your provider about you changing your pressures, I would suggest you tread lightly at first to give you a chance to assess their response. It doesn't help anyone to start off with a preventable adversarial relationship. Hopefully you'll find they are appreciative that you are serious about your success using this treatment and want to play an active role beyond slapping on the mask every night. If it turns out you need to play hardball, cross that bridge when you get there.
Bad Sleep Study Results
Re: Bad Sleep Study Results
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Re: Bad Sleep Study Results
The most important graph for judging whether your pressures are set right or not is the pressure graph. Could you post a screenshot of that, please?
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