To me, the big clue is the really big "inhale" hump before the alleged apnea. Plus the "leak" line, but the leak line is delayed because it's an average reading. Try an experiment and turn on your CPAP, breathe a while, then disconnect the hose from the mask and let it blow for a minute or so, then...

Just wanted to also suggest you read RobySue's article about CPAP anxiety. It helped me tremendously in dealing with the stress of this huge lifestyle change and starting to accept it.

http://adventures-in-hosehead-land.blog ... er_19.html

I don't have the information on me now, but I think my mask is the Mirage full face mask. When I did my second test with a mask, they tried a nasal mask and I was gasping for air, couldn't figure out where to breathe from, so they put the full face mask on. I am more than likely a mouth breather. W...

I agree, the air venting is incredibly annoying. I bought this hose hanger that uses command hooks: http://www.pur-sleep.com/products/prodDetails.asp?pID=63&category=13&subcategory=0&size=0&search=&page= Watch the video to see how it works. You can use it anywhere and it won't leave a mark on the wa...

BTW - Can anyone comment on my snoring? I have between 130-180 vibratory snore "events" per night ranging up to 40. I am still within my first 30 day period, so my doctor probably wouldn't think too highly of me changing my pressure on my own. I am on 8 which seems pretty low but my AHI is only arou...

I have seen a very similar graph when I get up in the night to visit the bathroom. I'm also thinking it was a very bad leak. In my case the machine called it an OA. Thanks for showing me your graph. You have almost the identical setup I do (machine, mask, humidifier) and your "event" looks almost t...

And here is the whole night. As you can see, I have very few apnea events but lots of snoring. (I think I am snoring with my mouth closed though - is that possible?) I woke up and ripped my mask off apparently shortly after my long CA. http://i1161.photobucket.com/albums/q519/dfehling58/ca3-1.jpg ht...

What do you mean by "wake you up?" Are you expecting some kind of alarm? I don't think any machines attempt to wake people up, but it's an interesting idea. Zoom out a bit. Show us before and after, and show us the other graphs, especially leak rate. That might be a large leak. You need to look at ...

My answers in red. Is this a "one off thing"? I've only been on CPAP for about 2 weeks. I've had a few CAs but this was the longest. Or do you have a high number of untreated central apneas? only 1-2 a night Did your last sleep study indicate you had a lot of central apneas? only 1 Do you fell reste...

I saw this on my SleepyHead data from last night. Am I reading this right? Did I stop breathing for over a minute? Should I be alarmed or is this sort of thing common? Why didn't my machine wake me up?

ohwhatanight, this is encouraging, because i get lots of sinus infections too and was told I had almost a complete blockage on one side too. Did you look like you'd been in a bar fight and for how long? I do a lot of speaking in front of clients so if I'm going to do it, I need to schedule for a ti...

Hi BigTex - so sorry you are having such trouble. I started just a few days before you and it wasn't fun either. Your numbers are a lot scarier than mine though - so I hope you keep trying. Getting a mask to fit right is really frustrating but after 13 nights, I finally got mine to work (thanks to l...

I've been on Ambien CR 12.5 for about 5 years because of a lifelong problem with sleep. While I could fall asleep easily on it, I was waking up after just a couple of hours, waking up many times a night and having difficulty going back to sleep at all on some nights. I had figured it lost all effect...

One question - where are you napping? Are you in bed in the same position you sleep in at night or in a different place or position? The reason I ask is because I have similar symptoms though I am not on any SSRIs or medications that should cause them but I am pretty certain mine were from the posit...

I didn't see anyone answer your question about surgery for the deviated septum. I had that done about 7 years ago. I won't lie, it was really painful for about a week or so, but it was very much worth it. I was averaging 4-5 really bad sinus infections a year before having the surgery because I had ...