Keep waking up due to massive pressure up my nose

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While the AHI is good, the patient is still bothered. This is like the classic example of the doctor reporting excellent health, but that patient reporting that (s)he feels lousy!

First of all, the patient only used the machine for two hours, so this is problematic. The insurance companies want you to use it for at least four, but really you should use it the entire time you're asleep.

It seems that the problem here is that the patient is bothered by the higher pressures, and perhaps also by the fluctuations.

I would try raising the minimum pressure to seven and lowering the max to 10. Those are only guesses, so you might need to fiddle further if that doesn't work well.

Thank you! After the air pressure was up my nose so bad for several nights and the machine said there were no leaks, I felt done. So, as soon as it happened (the night of the graph), I threw it off.

I’ll have to look at my manual to find how to change my pressures.

Find a TV show you like and rewatch it. When you do, wear your machine the whole time. LIke take a whole weekend and just wear it. The therapy is working so you need to do the therapy. What you need to do is get used to it. Also, you need to use your mind here. Stop putting bad ideas in your head about the pressure. It's helping you to be healthy so learn to deal with it.

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@OP - May I offer another strategy? I am a STRONG believer in our power to program our minds into thinking and accepting what we want. So I developed a mantra - you can even write it down. Repeat it to yourself time and again and again, at any time of day and when preparing for sleep. It may sound simplistic to you, but it worked for me. I told myself the equipment was a friend not an alien enemy. I told myself this friend was here to help me sleep better and help eliminate/mitigate other known and potential issues. I listed several medical conditions such as heart disease, blood pressure, etc that pertained to me personally. Rinse and repeat. Then do it again. Then do it again. In time, I internalized the mantra and changed my perception.

As the philosopher says, time patience and perseverance will accomplish all things.