On my first visit to Dr. Sleepy after my first test (Dec. '09) I asked if I would ever get over my apnea. He said, "Well, if you lost about 50 pounds...". I was 185 lbs. (65 year old female, 5'2") at the time. Well, that wasn't going to happen so I joined the forum, got help on choosing my CPAP, got...

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I allowed them to up the pressure because the doctor recommended it. Who am I to argue/challenge that?

I had the second study done because it had been seven years since the first. No urgent matter required it and it was allowed under provincial health plan. Result was slight upping of pressure. But then came the bubble (not like a fish! Just a little one). Am learning to live (sleep) with it.

Thanks for your reply Mine is a little bubble, like spitting out a pea when it passes my lips. It doesn't fill my cheeks. I wonder if I ramp a bit longer than five minutes it might help. RE getting new model: I chose my Escape model precisely because it does not give out a readout. If it works and I...

I have been using Resmed Escape for seven years. Lately switched to Swift X Bella nasal mask and I love it. I had a sleep test (first since diagnosis) and my pressure was increased from nine to twelve. In the last few weeks I am getting a lttle bubble of air that forms at the back of my mouth near t...

I was diagnosed with apnea (40 per hour/ 73% oxygen) in December and have been using a trial CPAP (pressure set at 8cm) since early January. It's time to decide on which machine to buy. I've been using a Remstar Pro M series. I like the ramping device that goes from 4 to 8, and the pressure release ...