i LIVE IN MISSISSAUGA. I checked out two of the CPAP suppliers. Was not impressed to say the least. They try to make a quick sale and did not had the knowledge. My suggestion is that use this forum, information from the internet in general BEFORE you visit the DME. I ended up training the RRT there ...

THANKS FOR YOUR RESPONSE

I am new to cpap. Have been using a nasal mask for 6 weeks now. Although it is acceptable, but it is not comfortable. Also recently I started feeling warm in the areas covered by the mask. Slight leakage also follows. I am thinking about buying a nasal pillow system. Any thoughts on the comparison b...

Word of advice. Before going to the DME do your own research and make up your mind what machine and mask you should get.
The RMT here had less knowledge than mine gained by going through CPAP.com details. They just want to sell that is it.

During my sleep study, the oxygen level was below 90% for 5 % of the sleeping time ( or about 25 minutes during the night)
The lowest it went was 69%.
How bad is this.

If you can comment on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the worst)
Thanks in advance

Thanks to all for your valuable replies. Gives me assurance that my selection is correct. I am now in week 3 and I feel progressively better every day !!!!

I was recently diagnosed with moderately severe sleep apnea (48 AHI). Oxygen went as low as 69% during the sleep study. Have been asked to start at 5 Cm CPAP machine before my titration study in about 4 weeks. Thanks to this forum I did all my homework myself before going to the CPAP machine provide...