I was prescribed/fitted with a size large Mirage Quattro mask. It worked well, but I had to REALLY tighten it down to work at 22/20 pressure setting without leaking. I ordered another one in size medium by accident. WOW, what a difference! I don't need to tighten the mask anywhere near as tight. The...

You can turn the knob on the forehead rest to relieve pressure on your nose. I find I can run the mask pretty lose up top without leaks, but the bottom has to be tight in order to avoid leaks.

Hey Mgoblue, I'm new to the hose myself and quite frankly freaking out over this treatment....wish I never went for the study. But I developed atrial fibrillation which was caught during a stress test and sent to a sleep clinic AHI 57 but I tool ambien that night during study I'm a young in my earl...

Just wanted to post a followup in case it helps someone.

Turns out I needed a lower exhale pressure. I titrated at 20/15 at my follow up study and will be switching to a BiPAP.

Last night I got an AHI of 2 with my CPAP by running a pressure of 20 with C-FLEX set to 3.

While I am waiting for the BiPAP (to run 20/15) the sleep tech set my CPAP to 20 with C-FLEX = 3. I hadn't been using C-FLEX or A-FLEX at all. Last night I slept quite a bit on my back and still managed an AHI of 2. That is MUCH better than what I was getting. I never would have guessed that the C-F...

Thanks guys! I didn't realize that the BiPAP version was so similar to what I already have (and that the same software would work, etc). Definitely the way to go.

Need to switch from CPAP to BiPAP.

I currently have an M Series Auto with Encore Pro and Encore Pro Analyzer that I like a lot. What BiPAP machines have this level of software/reporting?

It's not for comfort in my case. After trying for over a month to get my AHI down to acceptable levels with CPAP and APAP I finally had my second (full titration) sleep study last night. As I had found more pressure was better (20 worked the best), but still wasn't enough to get my AHI down when sle...

Have you self-titrated for tummy and side sleeping? I was titrated at 19 cm on my back. I used my Encore software to titrate myself on my sides and tummy. 8.5 cm works fine and is much more comfortable. I just have to avoid rolling onto my back. I'm still trying to get my AHI down as it has been in...

Mirage Quattro works great for me -- leak free even at 20. My hair is shaved short so I do put a paper towel under the lower neoprene strap in the back to avoid skin irritation, but other that that it has worked great. Twisting the knob on the front makes it easy to get just the right pressure on my...

I don't remember all the details of why you are on the auto and why you are trying cpap pressure of 15 but if that report is typical for you on 15cm then it obviously isn't doing the trick. If it were me I would switch it back over to auto and let it max out. Keep the minimum at 15 or so. You say y...

Pugsy wrote:The report that I was asking about is called Daily Details in Encore Viewer. It actually shows the graphs for the Pressure, Events (flow limit, OA, Hypopnea, and snores) as well as the leak rate graph.

I added it to the first post in this thread. Thanks for all of your feedback.

I think apnea in the absence of significant desats can still be a problem. Stress to the heart may still be present and also the arrousals may prevent you from getting a good night sleep. Hadn't thought about stress on the heart, but you may right. I would have thought that it would only work harde...

You are having a lot of events but not having a huge drop in O2. Not everyone will have huge desats with events. One of the reasons why oximetry, by itself, is not the best benchmark test for sleep apnea. Still, it is the desats that I should be most concerned about -- right? How about a picture of...

Sleeping more on side now helps, but I am baffled at what I am seeing: Still in apnea: http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/Praying4aMiracle/CPAPStatisticsforNightof9-2-2009.jpg Yet oximetry data looks good (although heart rate could definitely be better): http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q128/...