New and armed with questions

[Midwest_non_sleeper]

Thanks so much for the replies. My post kinda reads like I'm bragging but I promise I wasn't, I was genuinely confused. Much appreciate the welcome and the feedback.

Go ahead and brag a little, that's a very good start. Some people have to go through a whole lot before they can consistently get their numbers under 1.

Edit: I would pick up a nose pillow and use it (I like the Dreamwear), you'll know pretty quickly if you're a mouth breather or not. When wearing pillows, if you open your mouth, the internal and previously closed circuit pressure will push out of your mouth as your respiratory system depressurizes through the only place it has to escape: your mouth. This, in all likelihood will wake you up, because it's a...uh, strange feeling. Only ever happens to me rarely as I am most certainly not a mouth breather.

The Dreamwear can be a touch on the expensive side though, so maybe a ResMed set of Airfit P10 pillows to start...which after looking, are just about as expensive as the Dreamwear is.

[zonker]

hey, mark, when you get the chance, could you fill out your equipment profile?

see my sig for the newbie link.

thanks!

[MarkWriter]

Done! (For the mask I put in the one I just ordered. The one I have now is a Sunset something-or-other.)

[Pugsy]

Your profile shows the AirSense 10 CPAP machine yet in your first post you said you had the ResMed AirSense 10 AutoSet..
which is it?

If you couldn't find the AirSense 10 AutoSet in the menu options it's because it is down in the R's ....they stuck ResMed in front of AirSense so it's all by its lonesome in the Rs...all the other AirSense models are in the As.

Sunset is a known generic supplier of various cpap supplies...usually on the cheaper lower end. I didn't even know they made masks but I sure wouldn't want a mask from them. Some things just need to be name brand first class quality and IMHO masks top the list.
The right mask can be the difference between success and failure.

[MarkWriter]

Sorry about that, I think I got it right this time!

[zonker]

Done! (For the mask I put in the one I just ordered. The one I have now is a Sunset something-or-other.)

thanks muchly. now, whenever you make posts, all will see your equipment and not be compelled to ask.