Yeah, theyre your babies and you have to make sacrifices for them as they get older Well, yeah. Pets disturb sleep. When my Sunny Lady was developed heart issues, it disturbed my sleep a lot, because she had to have meds in the middle of the night. When she was dying of cancer, it disturbed my sleep...

Agreed, IMHO the 2 point pressure increase may be a desperate attempt to correct something spiraling out of control. But usually, even if that is the right pressure, its too much too soon and it could get worse. If you have to, a 1 point increase. Also try 2 different masks with the same pressure se...

Anything can torture people. We all have some kind of phobia, but if it is advanced, just swallowing food can be a severely stressful phobia for some people. Slamming a mask over your mouth at night and blowing pressure down your snout is not a natural thing. I dont know why i never really struggled...

Forgot to add that food allergies of any kind can cause ANY problem and mimic ANY sickness in the body.

Most undiagnosed serious illnesses: sleep apnea and food allergies

Trachea/ vocal chord constriction?

Laryngeal reflux?

Are you using reflux med?

How small is your airway?

Have you tried bipap, to prevent hidden snores upon exhale (epap)

1. Sleeping too long in one day---i've found my numbers skew bad past 8 hours, and always worse late in the night cycle 2. Nap during the day for some......messes up your natural rythm at night 3. Stuffed nose---deviated septum----mouth breathing 4. Sleep position: if youre going to suppine you'll n...

LATE REPLY, YUP benadryl will throw all kinds of breathing into unchartered waters.

Its a natural sleep aid and two of those affects your breating.

I blow high AHI AND PB with 2 benadryl

I make sure its COLD in the room, or have a quiet fan blowing.

Its not the mask, its the breathing of that hot, humidified air that makes you claustrophobic.

Try the AC down to 67 and see how that works one night.

Julie wrote:But what about leak rate data, etc?

yup, we ALL leak, especially episodically, but newbies especially dont realize how much bad
data is caused not by system or pressure setting but by LEAK rate.

the full face takes a bit to get used to for the claustrophobic, but at least youre not dealing with that
extra problem.

My quattro fx is the best ive had, little leakage, and after awhile you simply dont notice that your
entire breathing is under a mask.

Its very hard to correct long-term backsleeping. Ive tried just about everything, but i did retrain myself to my side but it took 6 months. The only thing that absolutely prevented roll over was a wrist band tied to the bedrail via cord. I short roped it so no way i could roll onto my back and still...

(belated reply) From experience, a sudden AHI spike or Periodic breathing problem is caused by 1. LEAK. It follows a sudden leak problem for that ONE night or a worn out mask 2. Gerd/eating causing bad dreams, reflux, and bad numbers 3. Irregular sleeping patterns, getting out of routine 4. CHEMICAL...

Thanks. Im going to a DME to try to print out my data and snip here tomorrow. I have an older laptop IBM thinkpad with no SD at the moment. Im trying to get a quick appointment at cleveland clinic, i dont want this getting any worse. In the mean time does anyone generally recommend increasing/or dec...

Use a quiet fan to blow air in the direction of your body and your machine intake.

COOL air makes you feel significantly less confined than warm stale air.

Or simply crank the AC and use an extra blanket. Breathing cold air makes all the difference.

Do you have exhalation relief set to max?

Im turning for help and ideas here as usual. I "self-switched" myself to bipap 1 year ago (basically the cleveland clinic dr. 'approved') and it immediately ELIMINATED the constant VSNORE. Apparently my airway WAS collapsing upon exhale, not my tongue, and their worthless AHI-only reliance was wrong...