You get EPR or "Easy Breathe" with ResMed VPAP anyway. I started out with CPAP at 15. Went up to 17. At that point my doctor prescribed BiLevel for me. My current pressure is 22/18 with EPR at 2. So that essentially means 22/16 with EPR setting. The IPAP (higher number) controls hypopneas. The EPAP...

Guest wrote:If you are paying out of pocket consider buying used here on the forum or from Craigslist.

I'm not paying out of pocket, but I'm sure there will still be a deductible. At least a few hundred.

Maybe. I just hate to spend that kind of money on it right now on a maybe. But I guess that's how medicine works in America, isn't it?

My sleep doctor, after the most recent sleep study, want's to put me on a bipap. Thing is, she wants to put it on a setting of 14/18. I'm on a ResMed CPAP right now that is set at 18 with EPR at max. Is there really a point in going to a bipap from that?

Hello again CPAP talk people. You were very helpful last time I needed help, so maybe you can give me some guidance here. I've been having bad headaches for the past 2-3 weeks. I'm also getting pressure on my teeth, but top and bottom, from my mask. I'm not sure if the two are connected, but either ...

New sleep doctor might actually be effective, but it's going to take another sleep study, this one to justify an auto-bipap. More money. What is particularly ridiculous is that, in the other three sleep studies, with me having "excessively severe sleep apnea", according to the new sleep doc, no one ...

Poor sleep, constantly tired.

Well, this is a bit unreal. Got a phone call today from my "sleep doctor." Their directions are to set my CPAP to a setting of 17. Which is exactly back where I started, when I first called them to say that my apneas were still averaging over 20 per hour on some nights. Back in February, they had me...

I thank you all VERY much for you help so far, and if anyone has any better/different ideas on my next course of action, I'd gladly take them in to consideration.

I still wonder if there isn't something else he could do to get the pressure down. I guess we'll cross that bridge at the appointment.

I'll leave it as is for the remainder of the trial, which is until the 1st. Then I'll send the data to the doctor, set an appointment, and go tell him what I think I need. Seems a silly way to do things, but I guess that's medicine nowadays.

Well, here's last night. I think I really need an auto bipap.

I think i fell asleep pretty quick last night. Probably within 20 minutes. The night before was a lot harder, which is probably why I slept so long last night.

Here's from last night. Looks like the APAP is trying but not really keeping up. Should I bump the minimum to 17? I got the liner, and it's doing a decent job of keeping the leaks down, but I'm having a hard time falling asleep with it for some reason. Feels kind of suffocating. Obviously it's not s...

Those sleep study centers need to be kept busy. After some point you have done enough sleep studies. 1. Get a new doctor, but I think you will find that they are one-trick ponies, wanting to have another sleep study. 2. You might have some other problem. Just because you have apnea doesn't mean tha...