If you're looking for something more natural, inert and not sourced from animals (like lanolin) you might give Nozaid a try. It's just pure sesame oil, and gently lubes up the old nose. (I got some on Amazon).

Thanks Okie bipap — Somehow that all makes me feel better. I just want to make sure I'm not being dumb and getting manipulated by "the system" somehow. I guess since the lab apparently only likes 2 machines and they're both good ones, and I can eventually go rogue with adjusting my treatment myself ...

I was recently diagnosed with severe apnea via an in-lab sleep study. (Mostly OSA with a touch of CSA for style points). I'm in the US and my insurance tells me they cover the full cost of a CPAP if I have a prescription. I definitely am very grateful for this and the help I'm able to get to fix thi...