This isn't really a CPAP question but a sleep cycle question. I can't seem to separate reliable from self-serving info on the web when it comes to sleep advice. However, my experience with this group has demonstrated that the information offered here is easier to evaluate. This is a phenomenon that ...

My machine came with a 4/20 setting. I strongly suspect that the attitude was to leave the thing at the extremes and let the machine make adjustments as necessary. I have no issues with high pressure (much to my astonishment!); in fact I really like high pressure. I find that I'm gasping for air at ...

I got the Swift FX for my last mask because I wear glasses and like to read myself to sleep, something I just cannot easily do with my Comfort Classic. However, the Comfort Classic works marvelously while I sleep and the Swift is annoying. I just can't seem to get enough air with the Swift. I usuall...

Does anyone here have Type II diabetes? I have a question about blood sugar levels. Before I started CPAP therapy, one of the major benefits was supposed to be better control of my blood sugar levels. Well, now that I've started, I wake up with levels about 20 pts higher than before. Previously, my ...

Please be careful about using Neosporin unless you KNOW that you don't have problems with it. Neomycin, one of the three antibacterials, can be highly allergenic to about 20% of the population. Use Bi-sporin, Poly-sporin, or something similar. You don't really need the neomycin component for an effe...

Hello. I'm new to this and have a few questions. I've already learned a few tricks from reading the boards, but I still am wondering about some things. There seems to be a limit on what I can post so I'll try to be succint. BTW, I have a Respironics M series w/Aflex. (Big twisty button in the middle...