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[michelehhp]

Was put on a CPAP approximately 2 months ago. Have trouble keeping it on all night at home, as I like sleeping in a cool/cold room so have issues with condensation buildup. However, I spent 10 days with my folks who have their A/c set around 80 so condensation was not a problem and I slept with the machine on all night most of the nights I was there. The day(s) after having used the machine all night, I would wake up sleepy and have to go back to bed within a couple of hours of getting up. I didn't have that problem before starting to use the CPAP, and don't have it when I don't use the machine now.
Is this common?

Michele

[Julie]

What machine are you using - full name/model? And mask? What pressure settings?

If you're using a humidifier, but don't need it because of local conditions (it's a convenience, not therapy in itself) turn it off and see if things get better condensation-wise.

Without more info it's hard to advise...

[michelehhp]

Julie,

Am using a REMstar Pro C-Flex + set at 8. Mask is a Mirage Quarttro. According to machine log, my average AHI is 3.3, average leak time is 4 mins.

[Pugsy]

The humidifier you have selected in your equipment profile belongs to a machine that was discontinued nearly 10 years ago.
Does your humidifier look like the one in your profile?
What is the model number? There's been half a dozen various Remstar Pro with CFlex machines.

Depending on the machine there are heated hoses available to deal with the condensation in the mask or hose.
Depending on the machine there hopefully is data available to see if your therapy is even optimal on those nights use use the machine and don't feel so good the next day.

[Imatryin]

The day(s) after having used the machine all night, I would wake up sleepy and have to go back to bed within a couple of hours of getting up. I didn't have that problem before starting to use the CPAP, and don't have it when I don't use the machine now. Is this common?

I've been on cpap for about 3 months now. Once I started sleeping all night, I was getting 8 to 10 hours of sleep and still waking up tired. In my case, I had sleep problems for about 14 years before being diagnosed, which probably caused a whole host of other problems.

Now that you're sleeping, your body may just be absorbing that sleep and using it to repair and restore your body. I'm just now starting to really feel good when I wake up and the days that I need an extra nap are becoming fewer and farther between. Now I average about 8 1/2 hours of actual sleep, but I have the cpap on for about an hour before I go to sleep. I like to read or watch a little tv before I go to bed. (Don't tell Chicago Granny !)

If you have the SleepHead software, download it and check your AHIs on the nights you sleep all night and compare them to the nights that you weren't really sleeping well. If you download it here, some of our awesome experts can take a look and give you some other explanations and/or suggestions to help you improve your sleep.

Keep using your cpap. This too shall pass. Good Luck!

[yaconsult]

If his machine is as old as the humidifier that he chose in his profile then it is not supported by SleepHead. I don't even think that it has a memory card at all.

[Pugsy]

If his machine is as old as the humidifier that he chose in his profile then it is not supported by SleepHead. I don't even think that it has a memory card at all.

True. Old dinosaur for sure but

Was put on a CPAP approximately 2 months ago.

Leads me to believe most likely at least a PR S1 model of some sort..either the 50 or 60 series.
I don't know if the DreamStation has the term Remstar on it anywhere to confuse people. It might for all I know.
Of course one could have maybe decided to use a family member's machine or something like that.
Hence my question about the model number.

People often pick the wrong humidifier for the Respironics machines and don't bother to look at the final results to see if what they are using is what is shown in the picture.
I think that is probably what happened here...just picked the wrong humidifier.