New to cpap

I have been using the S9 machine for 5 weeks. Trying my second ffm no sign of sleeping any better. AHI number 8.9 I am not overweight. I do snore and have daytime sleepiness. During my sleep study I did not have to use a cpap machine because my numbers didn't warrant it, snoring was minimal. I am struggling to wear the mask more than the required amount of time. My numbers are indicative of mild apnea so I would love to wear a dental appliance. I am a mouth breather and sleep on my back. My husband had the sleep study (overweight and snores) and his numbers were higher than mine and they told him a dental appliance to stop the snoring should work for him. Someone please tell me it will work for me also. I would appreciate any input.

Tell us more about your equipment and what the problem is with using it for longer with more comfort... then we can all try to help...

Sleeping on your back provokes the most apneas, so you need to deal with that, whether by using foam wedges behind you or some other trick, plus if you're a mouth breather you know you need a FFM, in your size, and if necessary after trying as many as necessary. Snoring is not apnea, and does not necessarily mean you have it, but it's lots more likely you do from the sound of things, but NOT snoring does not mean you don't have apnea. Unfortunately dental devices may 'cure' snoring, but they won't do a great job of keeping your airway open to prevent apneas and that's why Cpap works (however confident or convincing some dentists may be). I hear some denial in your note, which is understandable, but don't cheat yourself or your family and do make very sure about which way you go now, because your future may depend on it. You may not need Cpap in the end, but need to deal with the problems you have before deciding you don't.

With your diagnostic AHI of 8.xxish you might be able to use a dental appliance and have it deliver acceptable therapy.
We don't have many forum members here who use dental appliances.
You might find more information over at the other forum where there is an organized group who use dental appliances and a dentist to helps out.
http://www.apneasupport.org/sleep-apnea ... n-f20.html
The forum members here are successful cpap users and they are best at helping people sort through issues with the mask and machine....we would be glad to try to help in that area if you would tell us more details about specific problems and exactly what your equipment is.