Well, I ordered the Airfit P10 for her and have used it for the past 3 nights - so far, I think I like my Swift FX better (which is not the for her version). I find the P10 to have a more snug fit on my face - I'm more aware of it than I was the FX. I don't miss the cold blast of air coming form the...

Thanks Pugsy - you are right - she didn't specifically say that my insurance won't cover it - this is what I have in an email from the DME when I asked about replacement pillows Unfortunately we are not able to send Resmed items any longer and that is the manufacturer that makes the Swift FX. If you...

I do need a nap - or a time out! If the bloating/headaches would just lessen, I could manage - some days are great. Some days are brutal. I just need some sleep. I am using the Swift FX nasal pillows - funny you mention the P10 though. My insurance will not pay for ResMed supplies (though the hospit...

Ignore this - it must have been that one set I got that just doesn't fit right. I had ordered two and the other one fits better. The one step forward/two steps back is getting to me though - I'm so much more tired as I never sleep through the night anymore, constant waking up. The headaches that sta...

I'm into my 7th week of using the CPAP and aside from the 2 week hell when the DME changed my settings, it's been going well - there just always seems to be something 'off' that is affecting my sleep. Well, at the end of last week, my nasal pillows (size M) felt really flimsy so I switched them for ...

I'm a newbie as well (almost 5 weeks) so I can't help too much but I just wanted to say that your story is so similar to mine! I stopped breathing 55 times an hour and my lowest O2 level was 65% - for a majority of the time it was between 80% and 90%. I am also about 70 lbs overweight, after having ...

I'm still floored the DME can just make this change without the Dr's ok.... Hi, I wonder if they were trying to change someone else, and got your machine by accident? At any rate, this is why I bought my two machines outright. I don't want anyone else to be in control of my treatment if I can avoid...

You.All.ROCK!!!! Thank you, thank you - I wish I'd mentioned that I wanted to do this 10 days ago!! back to a pressure of 9 on CPAP. At some point I may need to go back to the APAP depending on how my AHI does, but not with the 9-20 range. That was not fun. I am so relieved - as much as I dreaded us...

Well, regardless, I'm at least glad that I don't have to stick with the auto - which, I wouldn't be opposed to, but the varying pressure between 9 and 20 is rough. I do wish I knew how to change it myself because (and I can't believe I'm saying this) but I dread sleeping without it tonight. I have n...

HI - I just wanted to come back an update this post - Shame on me, I didn't call my Dr. about the change in pressure and the side affects I was having. I was to see her about a week later so I thought I'd wait until then. Of course, I'm in NJ....and it snowed....so, the appt was pushed back a week. ...

LOL, yes, I'm still in the compliance portion of the program - so I still have a modem on the back of the machine. My other clue was that the screen no longer says "C-Flex" but "A-Flex" now - and like I said, the AHI, Leak rate and periodic breathing information have disappeared and were replaced wi...

Hi everyone - While I've yet to sleep through the night since starting cpap, the past two nights have been really rough - waking up all the time, feeling like I can't breathe, having leaks and having to adjust the nasal pillows often, etc.... Overall I don't really have any big issues (other than be...

I quit smoking last March because I attributed my headaches, exhaustion, fogginess, etc. to being a pack and a half a day smoker for 18 years. Whoops. It wasn't smoking - though that didn't help. It was when I felt worse after quitting, not better, that I finally went to a Dr and she said "you are g...

I think that with the snores and the other obstructive elements of the AHI (OA and hyponeas) that for some reason the pressure which may have been okay initially ...isn't okay now. Maybe you are simply just getting more sleep also. Whatever the reason...9 cm isn't working well now. If you aren't co...

You have a keeper for a husband...it is sweet that he is so concerned about you, and accepting and supportive of getting started with your treatment. One thing you can do is show him the exhaust port on your mask. That way, he can put his finger above the port and feel the air coming out, then he w...