If you have chosen the correct machine ( DreamStation CPAP) and not the DreamStation Auto Cpap, your machine the DreamStation CPAP is what we call a brick. While it will deliver your therapy it does not give use useful data to help solve problems. It only gives compliance data. Here is what Respiro...

I had this same thing happen to me a lot my first year or so on ASV. It happened before my diagnosis as well and was the main reason i went in to get checked out. Just as I would slip into unconsciousness i would pop back awake as if i'd stopped breathing. It rarely happens anymore. So you had this...

Added my info! Although not sure what to put for humidifier, it's whatever comes with the dream station :S

It seems like it's odd, waking up gasping is a sign that you have apnea, but I only have had this when wearing the mask. I'm curious how it will go tonight.

I can ramp mine, from 4 to 9 over 30 minutes, but generally because I don't seem to fall asleep quickly, I assume there will be many nights it ramps to 9 before I fall asleep. The first night I was pretty exhausted so I fell asleep within 20 minutes. I could always ramp it multiple times, but it see...

To begin with, I generally have insomnia, and never fall asleep within 30 minutes. It was only my second night on CPAP, but I absolutely couldn't fall asleep with it. During my titration test, sometimes as I was falling asleep, I would relax and stop breathing, and then I'd sort of realize it, and b...

Thanks for the help guys! For sleep aids I've tried about everything, different doses of melatonin, benadryl, doxylamine, even some anti anxiety meds. Nothing really seems to work. I've tried no tv after a certain time. Even as a kid in early highschool when I didn't have a cell phone (I've actually...

Hello all, Some background: I'm a 25 year old female who has dealt with insomnia and waking up 4-5 times a night for as long as I can remember. I recently went of sleep meds (ambien) when I moved across the country. When I went to the doctor here, he mentioned that my waking up a lot might be sleep ...