Dreamstalker: Thank you for your response. I am wondering where you have gotten your information, when you say that masks are not incompatible with machines. My concern about compatibility arises from information on vendor websitses concerning the masks they sell, which say words to the effect that ...

What is the danger of using a mask that is incompatible with an APAP machine? Will it cause inaccurately high or low AHI readings? Will it show inaccurate mask leak rates? Will it make the machine run at abnormally high or low pressures? I am considering buying a Mirage Vista mask, but am not sure i...

Correction: The avg leak rate with the nasal pillows was 38.

I was diagnosed with apnea in late August and bought a Remstar M-Series APAP and began using it on Sep 1. Everything is going well, except that I have a big problem with aerophagia (swallowing air, with uncomfortable morning bloating). I've tried various methods to prevent this, and thus far have on...

I changed USB ports, and got the same problem. Fixed it by rebooting. I guess the computer needs to reboot to recognize the new port the reader is plugged into. However, I have Windows 98--not sure if XP reacts differently. But now that you've uninstalled/reinstalled, you may have compounded your pr...