Hooray! I finally got a call back. The sleep center says that oxygen level really isn't the big thing they look at...sawtoothing is. (Note to self: research 'sawtoothing'.) But the thing that interests me most is they they tell me that my cpap will NOT let me go 44+ seconds without breathing. Maybe ...

Dori, the sleep center is saying they will NOT raise my pressure. Can I do it myself? Yup, the first thing I did was try to EXHALE and hold my breath after my initial study, although I do realize oxygen requirements are different while asleep. Bottom line, my oxygen levels are about the same, I am s...

Hi Dori, my pressure is at 9 and the sleep center (after reviewing my recent oxygen monitor results) says no increase is needed. This prompted me to look at my oxygen levels before and after cpap and the oxygen numbers are almost the same. Looking at my numbers causes me to ask 2 questions: Why do I...

Hi Stormy, I'm not using oxygen with my cpap. I'm trying to figure out if I even need to use a machine! It seems like my oxygen level was pretty good before I started using the machine and using the machine has improved it SLIGHTLY. Is that improvement enough to justify use of a machine? Or is it an...

Greetings, I was diagnosed with sleep apnea 6 months ago. My sleep study showed an AHI of 14.6. My oxygen saturation was below 90% for 2.8% of total sleep time and was at or below 88% for 0.0 minutes. The mean was 93.1%. At that time I focused on the apneas. I started using the machine/mask and did ...

Greetings, Sheriff. According to the machine, I have zero 'Large Leaks'. I've used the machine for 2 days and it reports 1 day, 7 days and 30 days. For '1 day' I have 6.8 AHIs ... which I am guessing means 3.4 AHIs an hour. Much better than the 14.6 I had during the sleep study. But if you average ....

Hi Oak! I'm plugging away and so far so good. I've been sleeping through the night right from the start!! I do have a hurdle...we're going to our remote cabin in Colorado for 5 days and there is NO ELECTRICITY. Then off to Japan for a couple days, but supposedly the electricity there will work with ...

Greetings, Jaime Lynn and the rest... I am also a newcomer and have been on my CPAP for 3 days. I'm doing pretty well except I have shortness of breath in the morning . I was just about to post about it when I saw your post. Also, after I take my mask off in the AM I lay there and wake up slowly and...