Hi Tecman, As usual, you've already received a lot of great advice here. Getting to the right set-up for you will go a long way in helping you to adjust to CPAP. I found my set-up pretty quickly once I new what to look for, thanks to the great people here at cpaptalk. Two things I haven't seen menti...

Joyce, Danny and Laura,

Thanks much for the kind words and encouragement. It's people like you that make this board so special.

Best,
Al

Drone, I have a very similar machine - a BiPaP Auto with BiFlex (mine is not an "M series"). With this machine in "Auto BiPap" mode, you can separate your IPAP and EPAP by 3 or more if I remember correctly. I too breath better with some pressure, and so set mine to 16 IPAP, 8 EPAP. This means that t...

Hi all, I’ve been lurking on this site for a few months and just wanted to express my appreciation to the community here at cpaptalk for providing such a wealth of support and information on how to live with this serious chronic condition of ours. In particular, I want to thank the Goodmans for maki...

Mindy - thanks for the post and sharing your findings re this pulseox. I have had access from time to time to a loaner pulseox (Konica) and been thinking about getting my own. I used to think that AHI was the primary metric for this condition, but now believe that visability into one's O2 levels thr...

Hi Bap, I second Slinky's advice - be firm. Among the many great tips that I picked-up on this forum, I learned two important facts that helped me work with my DME provider: 1) How DME providers make money. DME providers receive a fixed reimbursement from the insurance company for a given type of xP...