I occasionally get a whistling noise when the humidifier is not securely seated. Try pushing it in and see if it clicks into place. Just a thought.

I read this thread with great interest because also have problems with mouth leak. I am a new user (less than a year) and far from an expert, but I did get a lot of advice from the experienced users in this and another on-line forum. My experience has been that mouth leak was worse with an EPR of 1 ...

Thanks, Palerider. I figured out what you must have mean by referring to the pressure curve was on the Oscar chart. I know this sounds dumb, but I didn't realize that you (quite literally) meant, "look at the way that the graph moves on section of the chart labelled 'pressure.'" Duh! But my line of ...

Palerider, can you explain what you mean by looking at the pressure curve? What is the pressure curve and what would we be looking for/at? I assume that it is what is shown on the "pressure" section of OSCAR. I don't know how to interpret a pressure curve. The guide to OSCAR tells me what a pressure...

One of the best things about full data is that we can customize our therapy to best fit our needs; as our requirements are all different; and clinicians cannot do it for a few, much less everyone. Encrypting or withholding this essential data is the worst thing a manufacturer can possibly do to the...

From my understanding of what I read here, on the ResMed AutoSet it is not a bad idea to change the minimum pressure to a little bit below the median pressure shown in OSCAR when dealing with OSA. It's not a "bad" idea, but it's better to evaluate the pressure curve. I just learned how to reply wit...

It's too late at the moment to read that wall of text Sorry for all of the narrative! I wanted to provide as much info as I could so that anyone who wanted to offer comments would have as much info as I could pull together. I have seen so many posts started by folks who don't provide even the most ...

Thanks, Juli and CorgieWalker, for encouraging me to continue to raise minimum pressure. CorgieWalker, is there a thread on Cpaptalk in which Pudgie worked with you? If so, I'd appreciate a link to it.

Thanks to all who commented. Here is more data at different settings. I raised minimum pressure to 7 and put EPR back at 3 which, I think, is in line with the main suggestions. I had a poor night of sleep with more obstructive apneas than clear airway events. I was foggy and stupefied this morning a...

Can you help me to understand why decreasing EPR has changed my life? I can’t figure out why increased expiratory pressure has dramatically decreased my lassitude, brain fog, and general exhaustion. I need to understand it because, once I do, I might be able to make even more improvements in my qual...

Thanks to all. I forgot to mention that I have to sleep on my back (due to problems in the joints) and with some elevation on a slant pillow (still struggling with mucus build-up from allergies), so gravity is always trying to drop my jaw and side-sleeping isn't possible. If I could side-sleep, that...

This is a follow-up to say that I solved the problem with the "headband" solution. I don't tape my lips shut. I wrap a cotton headband around my mouth and across the back of my head, hold it in place with my chin strap, and go to sleep. Problem solved. It isn't elegant but it works. It is a lot easi...

I'm reading through this post to learn about full face masks, but I do have a suggestion for the original poster. I see that you are worrying that your machine's noises will disturb your wife's sleep. Have you considered running a white noise machine (like a DOHM) in your bedroom? That way, she will...

Thanks, Pugsy. You might enjoy this story. I started seeing my sleep MD during the pandemic. He's a pulmonologist, board certified in sleep disorders. He didn't order my at-home sleep study: that came from my allergist. So, to be fair, I've never seen the sleep MD in person. At our second telemedici...

Thanks for the advice, folks. I will investigate strange ways of wearing scrunchies and read about chipmunk cheeks (thanks for giving me the right word for a good search). I am very grateful for your generosity in pointing me in the right direction, and I'm happy to accept all such pointings that an...