Based on the few days of data that got collected last month, the tech said my machine settings were correct (and it feels correct). I just can't fall asleep with the mask on or keep it on when I fall asleep with sleeping pills. I was thinking that maybe I'd try just sleeping in the mask, without the...

Thanks for the replies, everyone. It does help to knw others have taken a while to adjust. There is Sleepyheads for Mac, but the last I checked, it's not compatible with my cpap machine - yet. I figure that it won't be too long before it is though. BUT, if I'm not keeping the mask on for at lesst. 4...

I got my machine at the end of June and had some issues getting used to it at first. There were just some psychological hurdles to get over, but my boyfriend helped me get over those for the most part. I also know, even with there being things about CPAP that I don't like (lack of freedom, mostly), ...

No, I didn't have ANY problems sleeping before. I always fell asleep in under 10 minutes - usually 5. I might have had insomnia (of 2-4) hours two or three times a year. So not falling asleep is driving me crazy more than it probably should. I feel like I've gotten over a lot of the anxiety and plai...

I finally had another night over 4 hours of use.... but I was awake the entire night, so I don't think it counts. I'm starting to get discouraged now. :-/ I figured that if i could persevere and just leave it on, eventually I'd fall asleep.... well... apparently not. And now I have to work until 8pm...

Pugsy - thank you for the thorough explanations! Those things make more sense now. You did send me the info about Encore. I don't have Windows installed on my Mac and wasn't really planning on adding it... but we'll see how the next two weeks go. Until I start being able to use the machine more, the...

Oh, and I've only had it on more than 4 hours for 5 nights, so there is not much data to draw from there. :-/ And sleepyhead won't import the data from this series yet (so I hear, and I did try without success) - and I'm on a Mac. What little data it has been able to gather, has the AHI around 3.7 a...

Okay, I still haven't made it through a night with the mask on. The last few nights, it's started leaking, which drives me crazy. Is this just because the liner is starting to wear out already? Because I didn't have that problem at all the first 3-4 weeks. Anyway, the clinic did say I could go in an...

yeah, I just wish they could figure how out to get rid of the post-nasal drip! I really do think that's the main cause of my apnea. :-/

Well, I have that symptom (and so does my dad) but I don't know technically if it's related or not. I've had a chronic cough for at least 20 years due to phlem. At first they diagnosed me with allergies and prescribed Zyrtec. That helped a little. I got retested and they said I didn't have allergies...

I just can't. I have had the machine for over a month now, I put it on everynight before I go to bed. I end up waking up 2-3 hours later to take the mask off before falling back to sleep. I just can't handle it I started a little over 3 weeks ago, and I'm having similar problems. I think the full f...

What I think is being asked for here is if one builds up a tolerance to CPAP. And it is a good question. From what I know, which admittedly isn't a lot so hopefully someone else with more experience will answer too ... but apnea is dependent on several factors - including weight for many people. So ...

I'm unable to upload the data into Sleepyhead for now (it's not compatible with my machine). I still only have 5 days longer than 4 hours, so I don't think I'd get much useful out of it just yet anyway. :-/

Thanks for the post saying it's not compatible with the 60 series system - that's what I have and I was wondering why it wouldn't work.

BasementDwellingGeek wrote:Was there a typo in the original post? How did stage two come .5 but stage one at 4.5? That was the part that confused me.

No typo on my part - that's what my report says? I can ask about it on my next appt in a few weeks.