i did use the respironics M cpap, $30 special for some months now....min 7 max 15....with ahi averaging between 1.8-3.8 or so. system leakage between 25.9-a high couple of days of 37.7 and one 40.6, but usually in th low to mid 30s or 24.1, 27. 8, like that. 90% pressures from 8.5-11.....but those a...

Hi there, am still pretty new at all this.....but yes, realizing the tube has moisture in it and even if i hang it,i am not sure it is drying thoroughly. i just won't use those commercial products and "dryers". just for instance, something called the "Citrus II Cpap Mask Wipes", have "METHYLISOTHIAZ...

thank you everyone that is helping to inform me. i am still gathering info here about how to self diagnosis/treat. As i look on craigslist, i am overwhelmed with what i do not know. 1)will a cpap machine measure dsats? and if i have never had a sleep study, 2) what kind of machine should i buy? big ...

Thank you for the encouragement and the info....what is a pulse oximeter and what is the reading at night i should be concerned with? would this be a first step in self diagnosis?
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Hi there, i stop breathing when i sleep, my husband hears the episodes and i am always exhausted....last week my new dentist told me my soft palette is really low and prohibits air at night when relaxed....trained vocalist, so, the muscles aren't weak, just a genetic thing....anyway, i don't have th...