This thread is freaking me out. I live in Florida. And I have had my cpap for 10 months now. I've never cleaned it, a single time. I don't clean the humidifier, tubing, or anything. I rinse off my mask about every two nights and that's about it. I do replace the parts on a schedule (every two months...

For years now, I hate going to the dentist. When I'm reclined there, it's very difficult for me to breathe. I'm not a mouth breather typically, but when I'm reclined that far at the dentist, I can't breathe through my nose. There's been a couple times when I've had to fight for breath and make a sno...

"Aside from [cases where CSA is associated with heart failure], about half of those suffering from CSA can be managed on CPAP alone."-- Quote of Michael Coppola, M.D., pulmonary, critical care and sleep disorders physician in Springfield, MA, who is a member of the American Sleep Apnea Association ...

I just was confused about how my sleep results showing so many central and mixed apneas, and other people saying how CPAP won't do anything for central apneas. So, I guess I was doubting my own anecdotal experience? CPAPs can't "fix" real centrals but they might prevent an OA from happening which m...

I'm feeling great. I'm also waking up at 6am every morning, naturally, with no alarm or anything - something I've NEVER been able to do. From what I can tell, everything is working great. I just was confused about how my sleep results showing so many central and mixed apneas, and other people saying...

I got the Resmed S9 Autoset with Humidifier. ? Hi, please fill out the equipment section of your profile, it helps folks to respond better. also, can you do a screenshot of your night from sleepyhead, click the ^ over the calendar to turn that off, then drag the AHI chart down, so that we can see e...

Hi. I was referred to a sleep lab a few weeks back and got my results in last week. I am 30 years old. I'm 5'11" and weigh about 235 pounds. For the first hour of the test, I had an AHI of 106.7 (14 obstructive apneas, 21 central apneas, 25 mixed apneas, 28 obstructive hypopneas). My oxygen saturati...