Don't know why you assumed costochondritis, the soreness is generally chest muscles getting used vs being unused (relatively) prior to cpap, and does go away in time. I was going by what Miss E suggested it could be and based on other topics I've seen. Maybe its not exactly that and/or there's a di...

Hi folks, Figured I'd give an update since last post. Quick summary: 9/3; 4h57m usage, AHI 1.01. Decent amount of flow limitations at max pressure settings for a 45minute period. Woke up at 5:30am and couldn't fall back asleep but had good energy throughout the day. 9/4; 6h26m usage, AHI 0.47. Nothi...

ok thanks. Will stay the course for a few days while keeping an eye on AHI, flow limitations, and overall energy levels. Of course, I'll be checking OSCAR every morning

Last Night: - Reduction to Max 8.6 from 8.8 - AHI 0.44; 1 Hypo, 2 OA, 5 RERA - Had left calf cramps in night/morning. I drink a lot of fluid, eat a banana a day, and don't drink alcohol. This used to happen more often to me, but this is first time in a long time, 1st or 2nd time this year. - Chest d...

While one night does not a trend make, I agree with you that lowering your maximum did not have untoward results. If you'd like to keep it a 8.8 for another few nights, that's fine. I think you could also safely go down to 8.6 tonight. Your choice. In your previous post, the pressure increased in r...

day 3: - Reduced max to 8.8 from 9, EPR increase from 2 to 3 - AHI 0.71; 2 Clear Airways, 1 OSA, 1 Hypopnea, 1 unclassified --- I took mask off to go to restroom and left machine on. Next time I will turn it off as I had to anyways returning because pressure was too high and uncomfortable. - Woke up...

I agree with Miss E in that given the AHI is so low it probably wouldn't hurt anything to lower the max a bit in an effort to reduce the chest wall discomfort. While usually it doesn't last past a couple of months I have heard of a few people where it took longer especially when they started cpap a...

Thanks for the warm welcome. I have read many of posts from both of you while lurking - your information has been very helpful for people like me and finally got me to register and download OSCAR to take more control of using CPAP. Before you woke up around 5:20 you had a big burst of leaks, flow li...

my equipment/specs: Autoset 10: Auto Mode Min 5.8, Max 9, ramp 4.8 autotime, EPR 2 full time, humidity 1, 77F hose, smart start. P30 mask medium/medium

hi all, New here but several months lurking....this may be a long post but trying to give proper background... Diagnosed with severe OSA about ~15 years ago but never could get used to the machine (Remstar M ). Speed up to early 2020 finally built up will power to try CPAP again - OSA was re-confirm...