I have been re prescribed a cpap machine for sleep apnea. I used a cpap around 2011-2013 and then had difficulty tolerating it. I've cone full circle and it's time for another machine. The last one was Resmed. I learned A LOT from this group. I know DME companies are crooks and it matters what you g...

I'm not congested. My pressures are set at a range of I think 6-10. You're right that I'll have to pull the data to see what's really going on. It's just been so long I forget how to do all of that.

Middle of the night cpap problems. I am trying very hard to get back on CPAP after a 2ish year hiatus. Some nights are better than others. The last 2 nights were fantastic, I felt great and wondered why I ever stopped CPAP to begin with. Tonight I woke up at 2 with the sensation that my mask was suf...

The machine is set to auto detect/adjust pressure between a range of 6 and 10. Most common it is between 7-8. I assume ramp doesn't matter, but it's off. Humidity is about 4, cranked it up recently and dry sinus' have improved. Average sleep is 10 pm to 5 a.m. I have an app on my phone that tracks s...

I realize I'm committing thread necromancy here, but since it's my own thread, I'm going to do it anyway, because it serves a purpose. I have come back to this board for the exact same reason I started this thread. My CPAP and I are having trouble in the bedroom, or, as Robysue to beautifully phrase...

One more thought - if a newer / better nasal pillow mask has come out - or someone can recommend an alternative I should look at - I'm open to that as well!

I am a prodigal CPAP user. I got a machine in 2011 for mild Apnea, used it faithfully for about a year and then divorce / transition / new relationship happened and the CPAP sat cold. One of the reasons I stopped using it was I was waking up every morning between 4-5 a.m. I blamed the CPAP for this ...

Thanks Robysue. Sleep has been a little bit better. Making myself get out of bed seems to have convinced my brain that it might as well go back to sleep. The issue with the swft fx straps is them sliding around, I do have them fairly loose, but occasionally I do wake up to realize they are in the wr...

Robysue, you're a genius, thank you. I didn't have the words for it, but that was exactly my fear, cpap induced insomnia. Loved your article. I wake up to my mind rushing like a hundred trains and I'm ultra aware of my mask. I stil can't get the straps on the swift fx to behave. I wonder if trying a...

I've missed you fellow cpap-ers the last few months. Overall, CPAP has been going well for me, but I've developed a problem. I wake up about 4 a.m. and can't go back to sleep (alarm goes off at 6:30) I lay in bed analyzing all the possible reasons I woke up or can't get back to sleep. My AHI and lea...

WalkingZombie - go for the pink one! And come back and post pictures! The advice you are getting is all correct, I'm only chiming in because I went through this exact fight maybe 2 months ago. Janknitz's article was a huge help to me. Make sure you have read it. You may need to quote it to yourself ...

How high are your leaks?

Thank you so much Robysue (and everyone) Sadly, no, I don't have a heated hose. My DME says they cause trouble. This probably means they're good. You make some good points that I might actually talk to my doctor about. I can almost always tie a headache to a shift in pressure, but I was never sure w...

it's not that time of the month, and I don't have any congestion at all, however, I do know my sinus tissue is sensitive to barometric pressure changes. The furnace isn't on yet.... As far as humidity, I don't like too much, but I need to have some. I turned my machine up to 4 so that the air would ...

I haven't been diagnosed with migraines, and I think a more accurate description is a sinus headache that involves nausea and light sensitivity. I do have 100% success treating it with Sudafed + Liquid Advil caps, and it is often triggered by a change in barometric pressure (which we've just had in ...