A huge thank you to all the forum members who took the trouble to respond to my call for help. After lying awake for a couple of hours, I decided to try the CPAP again. I am happy to report that I managed to sleep for 4 hours with the machine on. I was woken by my morning alarm. I don't feel refresh...

Once again, thanks for the constructive info. The mask is quite comfortable and I have adjusted it slightly to reduce the pressure on my forehead which was the main area of discomfort last night (first night). I think the two main ares of concern are the initial intensity of the pressure and the unc...

Thanks - I will give that a try.

I am very new to sleep apnea therapy. I have a Weinmann SOMNObalance e with a nose mask. I find that when I power the machine on it automatically starts at a pressure of 8 even when I use soft start. Then after 30 seconds it drops to 4 for 10 minutes. I cannot tolerate the 30 seconds at 8 and remove...