Sleepyhead has sometimes told me that I have major mask leaks. Today is the first time it's reporting that my mask was leaking way too much and that I should talk to my CPAP provider. 1.) Can someone look at my graphs and tell me how I'm doing, leak-rate wise? I do think the large leak woke me up. A...

I know RobySue did it...have you read her struggles with insomnia? I have! I am impressed that she stuck with it and was successful. I...cannot say the same for myself when I tried it, though hopefully working with another person will help me. Here are my stats for the last two nights. I think I'd ...

You were right about the machine not wanting to go much higher, Pugsy. According to Sleepyhead, it was under 10.5 cm 95 percent of the time. I did wake up in the middle of the night but managed to go back to sleep pretty quickly last night. I meet with the psychologist Friday. I might have an initia...

Sorry for dropping the ball on this! Here are the stats from my last three days. I've also found a psychologist who helps people with insomnia, so fingers crossed for that!

Hi all, I am about two months into CPAP and experiencing sleep maintenance insomnia (which I was also experiencing before I was diagnosed with OSA). I am 26, average weight, no health problems besides some anxiety and depression, and no medications except for Ibuprofen and Tylenol for headaches and ...

Hmm, well, looking at the symptoms for UARS, I do seem to have most of the symptoms: daytime sleepiness, trouble maintaining sleep, arousals out of sleep. But I don't think I snore. One site I found says it's common in people with "a narrow face, a small or narrow jaw, or a thin neck." The NP did ta...

Sure, Pugsy, I'm open to ideas. I've never even talked to the sleep doctor. It's just been the nurse practitioners and a respiratory therapist. They seem like nice people, but mostly of the "give it time" variety. The first NP at my consultation also told me that insomnia is a symptom, not a disease...

Here's some info from my evaluation: "Patient had an average of 17 apneas/hypopneas per hour of sleep associated with mild oxygen desaturations to a low of 90%." "Patient was started on 5 cm of CPAP and the pressure was gradually increased up to a maximum of 8 cm. Collapsing across the different CPA...

You take some OTC pain meds...so I assume some sort of pain/discomfort is going on. What sort of pain/discomfort? Do you need to take the meds daily or just rarely? Only every now and then. A few times a month, max. I mostly take them for menstrual cramps, though sometimes I take them for headaches...

Hi Pugsy, I don't take any medications, except for Tylenol and Ibuprofen. I had a doctor's appointment about six months ago, and they told me my bloodwork looked normal, although I might call to inquire for more detail, because I know sometimes being low in Vitamin D can be a culprit of bad sleep. I...

I see. I will try 8.5 tonight and see what happens. I have a rant I'd like to get off my chest...I've tried to make it coherent, but it may jump around a little. I apologize. I must say, what with not really sleeping after my wake-up early this morning and the news that my 3 am wakeups aren't actual...

The machine doesn't really want to go higher Asking out of curiosity: What would be a sign that it does want to go higher? I was wondering if I should increase my max to 12 cm, based on the red line in the Pressure graph. Around 1 am to 1:30 am, it looks like my pressure was topping out at 10 cm. O...

In my defense, I've only walked around with it around bedtime when I was lying down and needed to get up to get something. I just hate the hassle of having to remove it just for a few seconds, hang it somewhere (I really don't like the idea of my nasal pillows touching any surface, so I always find ...

Last night, I woke up at 3:26 a.m. and I don't think I was able to really fall asleep. If we could somehow figure out what's causing this nightly wake-up around 3 am, that would be great--I really think that's what's preventing me from feeling well-rested. I remember, when my sleep issues started la...

You are making a mistake by taking instructions from members of this board none of whom is a qualified medical respiration therapist. Using Auto CPAP is contra indicated for those who suffer from certain ailments. You need to undergo a sleep study in order to verify if you suffer from these ailment...