Success - in a round about way. So while there seems to be a number of workarounds to get encore viewer 2 to work under windows 7, here is the winning formula for me. 1. install Microsoft's xp mode. there are three separate files to download and install in a specific order. http://www.microsoft.com/...

Hey all - anyone running Enccoreviewer 2 in a virtual XP session - this question is for you. (BTW - yes, I upgraded to Win 7 and couldn't get the software run under 7) I have an SD slot in my laptop, when I put the data card in, the virtual XP session assigns it a drive letter, but encore pro 2 does...

thanks Toronto. It's going well - and I'm confident I can continue to adapt. This is one of those things in life that plain old doesn't work perfect day one. I get that completely now. Requires perseverance! Really someone could write a book "Making CPAP therapy work" and it would have to do well. S...

Short version: You may try a firmer pillow for your head. I just happened to have one in the house to try. Also, check the tightness/fit of the frame. Good Luck! Thanks - I will try a firmer pillow - I'm on a soft one now that I absolutely love - so this will take some getting used to. I also route...

Yes, I'm fortunate that they issued a machine that is so flexible.

JDM -

Nothing from the doc. The sleep study technician wrote in the study that I responded better to bipap with 6cm pressure. It makes sense to me - even at these low pressures, exhaling into anything over 6 or 7 is uncomfortable for me.

Hey everyone - quick update on my progress. My AHI was sporadic at my sleep lab titrated pressure settings of 10/6. After reading through the manual on my machine, I saw that it has a split night function where you can spend part of the night on specific settings, and the remainder of the night on a...

Investigating Pillar got me to this point. The local doc here doing Pillar only does it for zero apnea snoring cases and orders a sleep study. Of course my study comes back that I have severe obstructed apnea. He really did not seem positive on the procedure at all. Said it works maybe 40% of the ti...

It looks like I don't have any "large leaks"

But I do have numbers for "average leak" on a nightly basis. These numbers mean nothing to me. Example on the detailed daily report for June 7 - it says

Min in large leak: 0
% of night in large leak: 0%
Average Leak: 30.4

Thanks for your help MBA.

SM

Quick update for me: My AHI index going up, not down .... 6/2 5.4 6/3 11.0 6/4 No data (have no idea why, I wore the thing) 6/5 8.7 6/6 11.9 6/7 12.4 Good news is that I'm getting used to the mask, and have found a comfortable placement for the hose. Had a vivid dream last night - which before CPAP ...

The pillow is just about as important as the mattress! I was at a hotel once, and the pillow was so fantastic I got the label and called the manufacture.

http://www.harrispillow.com/Heavenly-down-pillow.html

And the price is right too !

'm using version 2 - I usually start the software, then insert the card, and the "download data from device" switches from gray to whatever automatically.

Thank you, that makes good sense. I will let it go for the next couple of nights to see if the AHI maintains - and perhaps try a small adjustment upwards after the weekend.

Having this software is absolutely invaluable. How can anyone assess therapy without a data capable machine?

So a quick update - I've had two nights on the machine so far. The first night I did not sleep at all with the mask. I battled until 4am and gave it up. Last night I slept for 6.5 hours on it - and didn't wake up once. I just got my encore software and see that my AHI was a hair over 5 - a big impro...

thanks sleepmba - and everyone. I have the home care person coming out next week .... we'll see - here we go.

SM