Aha! You are having clusters of obstructive apneas. They are probably occurring due to your sleep position. There are several possibilities. You might be rolling onto your back. Do you think that might be it? If so, you can train yourself to do that a lot less. We can help with suggestions. You migh...

Thanks. Even if we throw out the CAs and the low-usage nights, you are still seeing a lot of variation, especially in obstructive apneas. I was expecting the variation to be mainly with CAs, which can be very inconsistent night to night, but that's not really what's going on with you. Bear with me h...

If you do want to try taping, I'd suggest you invest in a box of Somnifix strips. They are on the pricey side, but they are very gentle on the skin and easy to dislodge if you suddenly need to open your mouth. (Sacrifice one strip and check that for yourself.) If they work for you, you can either st...

If you google "rent a cpap" you will see a variety of options.

You spend most of your night with your EPAP higher than 7, so I see no harm in experimenting with a higher minimum. Try 8 and see how it goes. Does it feel OK? Do you have an increase in CAs? A decrease in OAs or Hs? Give it a week, and if it feels OK and doesn't increase your CAs, you could try 8.6...

Welcome, and congratulations on starting your PAP treatment!

Do you have phlegm in your throat during the day too? Or just at night with your mask and machine?

You might try increasing and decreasing your humidity settings to see whether a change in one direction or another helps.

You may be experiencing transition events -- events that occur with the transition from waking to sleep or sleep to waking. Different neurochemical systems are involved in breathing in those two states, and sometimes the hand-off from the one to the other other involves breathing patterns that are c...

FWIW, my primary care physician in Kaiser is happy to write a scrip for me to purchase a machine outside the Kaiser system.

So maybe it WOULD be worthwhile to try flex again. Just a thought.

You note: "Keep in mind that I have only found the right mask and eliminated the mouth breathing in the last 30 days, so the older data must not be of value." Could you include the Overview data for those last 30 days? The data you posted go through Sept 19 only. In general, I'd ignore days on which...

Miss E asked for the Overview page....not the statistics page. Click on "Overview" tab in OSCAR...then go down to the lower left corner and set the date parameters she suggested. What items and their arrangement would be desired? The same as your sticky? Event Flags Flow Rate Pressure Leak Rate Flo...

Thanks for the update. Next visit to the doc you might ask which of these conditions is one that Afrin would help. In other words, do any of these conditions explain why Afrin was so helpful? Best of luck pursuing these new options.

Impressive change with the Afrin, which is a nice clue for further diagnosis. Let us know what happens after the CT scan, would you?

I’m cautious about clicking on links to unknown sites and entering passwords. Can you scan the document and upload it?

The people at your clinic sound pretty mellow—lucky you!