Snoring with a APAP?

[Moondawg]

I know "anything" is possible. Yet how likely is it that I would snore so loudly with a fully functional, properly set APAP with a good fitting FFM that someone (like my wife) would hear me in another room - assuming I am wearing it??

[BlackSpinner]

I know "anything" is possible. Yet how likely is it that I would snore so loudly with a fully functional, properly set APAP with a good fitting FFM that someone (like my wife) would hear me in another room - assuming I am wearing it??

Your pressure is too low or your mask is not right. One of the "cures' for snoring is xpap treatment.

[ChicagoGranny]

Snoring is a clear indication that something isn't working properly with your CPAP system - pressure too low, leak too high, pressure range minimum too low, incorrect flex setting. Are you using one of the softwares to monitor your nightly breathing and events?

You don't have a snoring girlfriend hidden in there do you?

[Sir NoddinOff]

I have my autoPAP machine set with the Pmin at 7.5 cm/h20 and occasionally in the first few minutes of sleep, it will immediately kick the pressure up to 9, totally wiping out my snoring. That's one of the major things auto CPAP machines are designed to do... call it 'prime mandate' if you like. I know this because I use Sleepyhead software which flags snores. I'm happy to report that It wipes 'em out every time after a minute or two.

As a curious side note: Sleepyhead can be tricked into thinking you're snoring if your hose scrapes against a bed frame or night stand... strange but true. I've seen it happen. Another poster found that their dog was snoring with its chin on their chest... this registered as the patient snoring! Crazy.

[GumbyCT]

I know "anything" is possible. Yet how likely is it that I would snore so loudly with a fully functional, properly set APAP with a good fitting FFM that someone (like my wife) would hear me in another room - assuming I am wearing it??

IF it was properly set you would not be snoring. So either the pressure is set too low or the mask is leaking which allows the pressure to drop sufficiently to permit snoring.

Keeping your mouth closed can help keep the snoring down too. Ask her to check to see IF your mouth is open when she hears it.

I too have been known to snore thru some extreme pressures.

[robysue]

Moondawg,

Your profile shows a Series 60 humidifier. Hence, you are likely using a Series 60 System One. Currently you will NOT be able to use SH or Encore Viewer 2.0 to check your data. You will need Encore Basic or Encore Pro 2.8.

[ChicagoGranny]

I have my autoPAP machine set with the Pmin at 7.5 cm/h20 and occasionally in the first few minutes of sleep, it will immediately kick the pressure up to 9, totally wiping out my snoring.

In such a case I would just start off at 9 by setting the min to 9.

[archangle]

If the pressure you need changes during the night, you might start snoring before your APAP can adjust upward. Examples would be if you roll onto your back, or enter or leave REM sleep.

You may need to put up with snoring for short periods until your machine adjusts or raise your minimum pressure.

In some sense, while you're snoring, you aren't having apnea at that instant, because you're breathing, but usually, if someone is snoring, they're stopping breathing before or after the snore.