First Night With New Machine

[jtmarten]

Got my new ResMed S9 Auto w/humidifier yesterday. Two weeks or so into CPAP use, still trying to get used to the ComfortGel nasal mask, but making fairly quick progress. I checked the data this morning, showed 5.7hrs usage, which is about right since I went to bed a little after 10 and took off the mask a little after 4 when the alarm went off.
Showed an AHI of 34 (sleep study was 70). I won't download any data into Sleepyhead or the ResMed software until I have a few days data.

I have it set in CPAP mode, 7cm, no ramp, humidifier at 2. Even though I'm only at 7cm, exhaling seems so much easier; I'll still have to play around with the EPR settings a bit to dial them in.


Any advice on settings for the S9 Auto's? The manual is very vague for the end user. I guess to us its supposed to be just a magic box.

[Julie]

Are you sure you're not mouth breathing once asleep? Sometimes the leak will be so large as a result, it registers as zero rather than a specific amount... and you could possibly need a different mask.

[Mary Z]

Do by any chance have an original prescription?

[jtmarten]

Are you sure you're not mouth breathing once asleep? Sometimes the leak will be so large as a result, it registers as zero rather than a specific amount... and you could possibly need a different mask.

Pretty sure. At least my wife says I'm not snoring anymore. The S9 should log that type of leak, and I don't have any issue with dry mouth.

[jtmarten]

Do by any chance have an original prescription?

Yes.

[BigTex]

No reason to wait to download data.

You are probably leaking or breathing via mouth.
If thats not the case your pressure could be too low.

I was first prescribed 8cm but now am at 12 cm.
learned that from the data.