You have the power!!! My initial thought is that you should do it yourself so you can see what happens tonight. On Monday you can inform your doctor of what and why you made the adjustment. I am not sure if your DME has the latitude to adjust the pressure to something that is different than the pre...

When under stress there can be a mind game going on... Clear your mind. OK, how do you do this. There is some "anticipation" involved with hooking a mask up to your face and relying on a machine to provide enough air to breathe. If you are having some difficulty the anxiety skyrockets and your mind...

Thanks, Todzo. I'll look into eucapnic breathing!

Yes, I get starved feeling if pressure is below about 10. But my pressure is set at 10-20 and always stays 10-13. I have trouble with full face masks which make me claustrophobic so I use pillows with nasal rinses and run my humidity low (2.5/6.0 on ResMed scale) with zero heat (pass over I think i...

I don't have to use the ramp, but can choose to use it. Do you ever have the feeling of not being able to catch a breath? Is that the same thing as feeling "starved?" Thanks-- Some people feel like that at lower pressures. You mentioned opening your mouth - you may need a full face mask when allerg...

What's your prescribed pressure/range? Where on the humidity scale are you (I speak Resmed not PR sorry!)? Do you have any hose heat on at all? I agree with other posters about ramp not helping and find anything less than about 10 to make me feel starved. I also do 3-5 mouth breaths as I lay down t...

Good point, Julie. I'll drop the humidity level.

P.S. -- Notice the cat theme we've got going on amongst the posters on this thread?

Great find!

Wow -- I never even considered raising the pressure . . . just assumed that if I was having trouble I needed the pressure to start lower, not higher. Interesting. My ramp pressure starts at 4. Regular pressure starts at 5 and goes to 15. Typical average nightly pressure is around 7-8. I wasn't using...

Okay, "hell" is a strong word. But things are becoming pretty craptastic sleep-wise. After 2 weeks of CPAP use, I thought I was getting in cruise control mode: sleeping about 7 hours a night, AHI between 1-3, pressures in the 7-8 range. I was tweaking things around the edges and getting ready to sta...

One thing you might want to try... I noticed that you said you said you had to clamp down tight to get a seal This sounds counter-intuitive, I know, but my experience, and lots of help from folks here, finally led me to fit the mask looser. Much looser. Then, when the air comes on, the silicon cush...

This is a great mask -- the first pillow mask I've tried. I'm using medium size pillows even though the DME told me to use the XS. Turns out that the larger pillows seal the air better and don't poke inside the nares as much. I struggled a bit with having to readjust the mask until I hit upon my glo...

Congrats!! Good on you for hanging in there!

That is a REALLY cool widget. I never drink caffeinated beverages, rarely drink decaffeinated coffee, but often have some dark chocolate. Wow! The graph is fascinating.

Thanks!

JustTia, I'll also add something I posted a few days ago. I have TMJ and see a specialist who recommends that folks with jaw problems should NEVER wear a chin strap. He's adamant that it will cause more tension on the jaw/teeth. Have you ever had jaw or bite problems of any kind? It might be somethi...