Thank you Pugsy. That helps very much! Since I posted my original message I did hear back from the nurse and she and the Dr. looked at my recent stats and even during the longer event, the central obstructions were at level well below the critical. At least they are now aware of my concerns and will...

Since December 30 I have had 5 separate Cheyne-Stokes events lasting from 16 minutes to 30 minutes each. I have tried to communicate my concerns about this to my pulmonologist and his nurse, but they totally discounted my concerns and didn't even seem to know how I could determine that these occurre...

Hello I've been using a Swift FX mask for a couple years now, but I get some leaks and I have very irritable nasal cavities and I'm thinking maybe it's time I switch to a full face mask or possibly a hybrid. My ONLY concern is that I have a small case of claustrophobia. I've tried on a couple face ...

just switched to a ResMed F20. This has virtually eliminated leaks, but my AHI has jumped dramatically (last nights' was 30.4 events per hour.) You might want to use the available software and see exactly what is going on. https://sleep.tnet.com/equipment If you were for sure asleep when all those ...

Hello Magicdave, I recently started using the myAir app from ResMed. It only tracks sleep data for 30 days, but it reports on usage hours, mask seal, AHI, times the mask is taken off, and provides a "sleep score." I had been using P10 nasal cushions, but the leak rates were increasing, so I just swi...

Welcome to Mordor! Did you happen to notice the thousands of people who are protesting the outcome of this election? These people are scared to death of a Trump presidency as they well should be. Did you happen to notice that the thousands of people who are protesting the outcome of the election ar...

You can also try to consciously plant your tongue on the roof of your mouth when while awake. After a while you will develop muscle memory as well as the muscles of the soft palate which helps to seal the air out of your mouth (sort of like sealing the water out when you go swimming under water if ...

Shortly, someone will suggest you change to a full face mask. This is all fine and good for those whose facial shape and mental tolerance allows it. Not for some of us. Others may suggest taping. For those concerned about safety, there is a product called chin up strips. Good going, five years is a...

This is a fifth year anniversary for my CPAP machine. I have struggled from the day I received my machine with leaks due to mouth breathing. I have tried every type of mask imaginable and every type of chin strap available, pretty much to no avail. Fortunately, I was doing some searching on cpaptalk...

I was borderline needing the Small frame. If I were going to use the DreamWear full time I would probably have purchased the Small frame but while I liked it well enough it didn't knock out the P10 from number one mask preference spot. I recently tried the DreamWear and at first thought it would be...

Walmart ships free to your closest store for customer pickup. I just ordered mine from Walmart. I have used my CPAP for five years this month. Until recently, I have done fairly well with a "tight" chinstrap, but it was probably too tight and was causing some jaw pain (TMJ) so I am hoping that this...

It looks like the only way to access the ResMed software for the S9 is through a private message. Could I impose on someone to provide me with that? I would appreciate it immensely! Thank you in advance!

I had major sinus congestion for many years (dating back to the early 1960's) which involved sinus polyps. I had surgery 5 or 6 times over the years to remove the polyps. I have breathed through my mouth for the past 50 years because when both nostrils are nearly 100 percent blocked because of the p...

RogerAN, so sorry for everything you're going through. Apart from the overall stress of your health issues, do you identify anything different between these two nights (or the days)? Is this an unusual disparity between your AHIs for these two nights -- is there usually that much variability for yo...

The two pictures below show my stats for July 19 and July 21. The first is my first "smiley face" on SleepyHead, and probably my only. The next is two nights later with vastly different results. I'm coming up on my first anniversary of CPAP and I obviously haven't gotten it totally figured out. Part...