New to CPAP...sort of

[2324Ace]

Diagnosed 12 years ago. Odd ball case. 5'8" 175 lbs. Severe apnea. AHI 64/hour. Did CPAP but did not take. Pressure at 8. Lot of aerophagia and kept ripping off mask at night.

Migrated to oral appliance which worked well at first.

but recently I could tell it wasnt working. Tired and daytime sleepiness.

Went for another sleep study and it got worse. AHI was about 85/hour.

Became obsessed with night time O2 and heart rate. Got on CPAP and made a huge difference. Getting better sleep now and O2 levels normalized. AHI levels below 5/hour per night

Yay CPAP

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[zonker]

welcome to the monkey house.

yay indeed. that's a very good bit of progress. if you want to get to an even lower AHI, please read here-

viewtopic/t172378/Sticky--Newbies-PLEAS ... STING.html

with the sleepyhead software, the experts here will be able to see your details and can then give you advice to help optimize your therapy.

of course, if you are happy with an AHI of 5, carry on.

whatever you do, good luck!

[2324Ace]

thanks. I'm pretty happy with AHI of 5 versus 85

[greatunclebill]

welcome back. these modern cpap's and masks make all the difference.

[zonker]

thanks. I'm pretty happy with AHI of 5 versus 85

as you wish!

[2324Ace]

I also use this thing called Snugz - a mask liner - that works really well. dont have that stupid face marks in the morning.

That sleepyhead software looks cool