I am in the same boat as you, I have lost about 60+ lbs, and currently have a simplus, although I have consistently had issues with sores on my nose and sides of my mouth. What I have found to work out the best is a regimental face & mask cleaning before bed, and I will use an astringent on my face,...

If it IS stainless, the tarnish is perfectly harmless more than likely either some kind of cleaning agent residue, or an oxidative film.. probably from the excessive heat of the dryer along with moisture. It "Should" clean up with lemon juice. If it is Aluminum.. what you have just created is Al3O2 ...

Edit: I see it's in your profile. But, I'm curious as to why you seem to be wondering about your results. I would think it should be clearer. I have listed a week statistics in the first part of the post.. All in all, great numbers, but I am still having daytime sleepiness issues. After nine months...

Update: so, after a couple of weeks setting the pressure to 11.6, I have noticed that my AHI has shot up a few points, and I am still having daytime sleepiness issues, as well as waking during the nights. I have gone ahead and switched back to an APAP mode and increased the minimum pressure to 10, a...

Ok, I will make the changes and post results in a few days or so. Thanks!

Ok, try set pressure.. check..
Thoughts on a specific pressure? Should I start with my 90% pressure (11cm past 6mo), or go higher/lower?

Do you wake up very many times during the night for any reason? Not for any particular reason, usually I will just roll to another side, and back to sleep. Do you take any meds of any kind (even OTC) and if so, what are they? I take diclofenac 75mg 1-2 times a day probabaly 2-3 times a week for pai...

So I was diagnosed with OSA (AHI 14 O2sat 86%) and put on CPAP (Auto 8-17cm) by my sleep doctor in early Feb of this year. my compliance rate is hovering around 95%, which is pretty good I guess for new users (one of the biggest problems I have had keeping compliant so far is sores on the bridge of ...