Night 1 of APAP Completed

Slept (well, in bed) a little over 6 hours. Was not a great night of sleep as I think it will take me some time to get used to the mask. Wondering if why that is why the numbers seem to look so "good" - only 2 apneas it looks like and pressure averaged just 6.2 but wondering if that is because I was waking up so much trying to get used to the mask.

Here is the info.. testing to see if I can figure out how to post correctly.



(Edited with "Large Thumbnail" as mentioned in post reply below)

Looks good...next time click on "Large thumbnail" first and then copy/past that last line in the bbc code box and your image will be large but not huge as it is now with parts of it not being seen without clicking on the link.

You need to understand what the 95% number is...it's not an average for all night like you might think.
The actual definition for any 95% number is at OR BELOW that number for 95% of the night. People often don't think about or know about the "or below" part of the definition.

It takes the brain some time to come to grips with the fact that its human has an alien planted on his face with the alien blowing air up the nose or into the mouth (full face mask maybe). So the brain tends to poke you every now and then with "hey, dude...do you know that there is a weird alien planted on your face"... the brain does this even if you aren't having leaks or discomfort with the mask. If you are having leaks or discomfort then the brain will poke you even more...
With time and experience the brain will come to accept the alien on your face as it's new best friend but it will take some time.
I think it took me about a month to not have the brain poke me awake just to tell me "there's an alien on your face" where all I would do was reach up and touch the mask and then go back to sleep..several times a night.

The nice low AHI...may or may not be related to not getting a lot of good sleep cycles due to the wake ups.
You might be one of the lucky people who find that they don't need much pressure to hold their airway open. Pressure needs have zero correlation to apnea severity.

All in all ...an excellent report and I was going to say "for a first night" and I looked at your leak graph and had to sigh...your leak graph is better than mine even with the 2 or 3 obvious leak spikes where you probably refitted the mask.
Your report is an excellent report period... for anyone.

The mask related wake ups...they will reduce with time and experience.

Good job.

5 Nights of Usage over...

Slowly getting used to the mask - have made 2 little adjustments that helped (#1 I changed the EPR from 2 to 3 myself - that little change did make a HUGE difference) and #2 been wearing just the nasal mask itself an hour each afternoon while I work.

Last night was the best night yet. Woke up just once or twice. Still takes a bit to go back to sleep as I have to find that "comfortable" position to get rested again.

BUT... WOW.. what a difference. For the 4th day in a row I am awake before 6 am. I mean AWAKE. I have been married for 11 years and my wife cannot believe I am up so early. Normally I wake up at this time and then go back to bed to stay for a couple more hours drifting in and out of sleep as still tired. Now, nope.. I am up. I never even realized I had this issue (OSA I Mean) but after just 5 nights I can tell a BIG difference.

Thanks to everyone for support. My 95% pressure is running at only about 6.8 and I am averaging only .1 to .5 AHI a night these last 3 nights now that more used to having it on and sleeping a little better.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone! Just wanted to update on my progress (and excited about it)

Good job outta you!!!