See my previous note in the thread below for a description of my previous (negative) experience using a dental appliance. The dental appliance made my AHI much worse. I am a happy CPAP user now.


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My sleep apnea journey began with a oral appliance and finished with CPAP, so I can give you my perspective When I was initially diagnosed with sleep apnea, my sleep doctor mentioned both solutions, OA & CPAP and gave me the choice of which to pursue. Initially I went with the OA solution. For me th...

Hello, I've used both the LX and the LT. In my case, I strongly prefer the LT, since my leaks are much lower. Here are the reasons why I think the LT has an advantage: - The angle of the pillows can be adjusted. The pillows rotate on a detented pivot mechanism. This allows you to precisely adjust th...

Hello Cobra, Thanks for your suggestions. I'm pretty sure the DME adjusted it right since he stressed how important it was to have a loose fit. In fact when I was wearing the mask with the headgear and air pressure off, it was possible to grab the mask and pull it away from my face to the point that...

Hello, I've been using the WISP for about 3 weeks now, but unfortunately I've had to give up on it. This is a very nice small and lightweight mask. It has a very nice soft flexible seal. The flap of the seal points inward so that as the mask pressurizes the seal tries to expand outward and seals eve...

Hello pugsy, New to CPAP but I'm learning a lot from your posts. I will need to purchase a machine soon when my DME trial is up. In a message above you mention that "large leak" territory has different thresholds for the resmed & respironics machines. Can you explain why they're different? Is this a...