Thanks to everyone who responded. My machine says Resmed Compact S8. I don't see anything about Elite or Autoset so I'm not sure what the model is. I'll see if I can find out. I had thought it was odd when he said the read data doesn't matter. I don't recall the reason he gave at this point. I'll ha...

Thank you both. I made it through my first two nights and it wasn't too bad. He had set my ramp to 7 and I was still awake when the pressure went up. It made me a bit panicky but that may have been just because I was aware of it. For the most part, the pressure of 12 didn't seem very different from ...

My insurance didn't cover my cpap so I had to buy it out of my pocket. I found a store that sold used machines and bought a used S8. After using it for a while and not having as much success as I'd have liked and after reading about being able to get readings from the machines, I went back to the st...

I still remember my 1st night and how hard it was for me. I had a nasal prong mask and I think I was awake more than asleep. I later changed to a nasal mask and found that those were much easier for me. The prong makes me feel like I have a hard time breathing. Anyhow, good luck on your 2nd night.

I joined this forum a few years ago and I believe I posted but when I look at my history, I only see one post from today. Anyhow, I was diagnosed with sleep apnea 4 years ago. It took me several months to get my machine and then several more months to start using it. I felt great for a while and hav...

Congrats, that's great news and encouraging to hear.