Snoring with new machine

I've been using my new machine for about a week. With my old machine I don't remember snoring, and my wife never talked about it. Night before last she heard me snoring as she was falling asleep. With the new machine it seems like I get a block of maybe 4 or 5 hours of uninterrupted sleep at the beginning of the night, but then I'll have to get up for a bathroom break. Trying to get back to sleep is difficult because I snort myself awake over and over—similar to what happens if I have no machine at all. My old machine was set to a pressure of 9, and the new machine is from 5 to 15. I think the minimum pressure is too low at the beginning, which keeps me from getting back to sleep. I'm not sure yet how to post images, but these are the pressure numbers from SleepyHead:
Min Med 95% Max
4.00 8.60 10.48 12.30

I will try without the ramp tonight. I'm thinking of moving the minimum to 7 or 8. Any advice in this regard?

I would think that sounds like a good plan. Without seeing the actual software reports it's hard to say for sure but usually when using auto (apap) mode having the minimum about 2 cm lower than what was maybe used in cpap mode is a good starting point. The minimum pressure needs to be close enough to the pressure that ultimately does a good job so it can get there quickly enough.
Probably starting so low allows the airway to collapse a little more and doesn't hold the airway open as well and when an increase is needed it simply takes to long to get there.

I wouldn't use the ramp unless necessary (or if you use it when you used the cpap machine) and if I did I would start it at maybe 5 or 6 instead of the 4 cm because most people will find that they feel like they are suffocating at 4 cm after using 9 cm.
Did you know you can change the ramp starting pressure? But you may not even need ramp if you start the minimum of 7 cm.

I would start at 6 or 7 and not be afraid to go to 8 if necessary after a fair trial of the other numbers (at least a few nights with each).

If all else fails, set your machine to CPAP instead of AUTO and set the fixed pressure at 9, like it was before.

For what it's worth, here are some screenshots:

I'd set the minimum to 9, after looking at your chart. head off the things that make it jump up in pressure.

LSAT wrote:If all else fails, set your machine to CPAP instead of AUTO and set the fixed pressure at 9, like it was before.

I also recommend setting your machine the way your old one was. From that report, it appears that you're getting more OAs above the pressure of 9. Could be positional sleeping or some other reason, but limiting the pressure may also help with the leaks and other issues.


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