First night on my cpap

[KATCSR]

Well, my first night on cpap is in the books and it was not easy.. I took it off at least three different times.. I had a hard time adjusting to my nose mask and many other things.. I also woke up with quite a stopped up nose.. I called the sleep center this morning and they said that was normal but that I could up my humidity. I don't have a constant pressure yet.. They want me to use it two weeks and then they will let me know what pressure they want me to adjust it to.. It automatically ramps up for my breathing issues now.. It's a resmed 10 I believe... I sincerely hope things get easier...I had really crummy sleep last night

[Okie bipap]

It is common to have trouble sleeping the first few nights. It is quite a change having that alien thing sitting on your face when you try to sleep. My first night, I could only stand the machine for about two hours. The second night I managed about four hours. Third night, around six hours. Now, I use it all night long when sleeping.

[zonker]

Well, my first night on cpap is in the books and it was not easy.. I took it off at least three different times.. I had a hard time adjusting to my nose mask and many other things.. I also woke up with quite a stopped up nose.. I called the sleep center this morning and they said that was normal but that I could up my humidity. I don't have a constant pressure yet.. They want me to use it two weeks and then they will let me know what pressure they want me to adjust it to.. It automatically ramps up for my breathing issues now.. It's a resmed 10 I believe... I sincerely hope things get easier...I had really crummy sleep last night

welcome to the zoo! you aren't alone. the bulk of us have quite a time adjusting to therapy. you CAN do this and you will adjust. stick around here and learn a bunch.

the experts here won't be able to help you until they have all the details about you. we are all different and it can take different adjustments to you machine to get you "dialed in".

you will eventually become adjusted and you'll soon wonder what all the fuss was about.

in the meantime, if you would-

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

good luck!

[Pugsy]

Welcome to the forum.

First of all figure out exactly which model ResMed 10 you have....it's probably the AirSense 10 and there are 4 models in the AirSense line
Model name is clearly shown on the face of the machine lower right corner
AirSense 10 CPAP
AirSense 10 Elite
AirSense 10 AutoSet
AirSense 10 AutoSet for Her

Then go here and request the clinical/provider manual for your machine.
https://www.apneaboard.com/adjust-cpap- ... tup-manual

You might see AirCurve 10...if you do come back with the rest of the words.

The stopped up nose thing...might be related to the humidity setting being used and that's something that just has to be sorted out individually because everyone's nose is different in terms of what it needs to be happy.
Most of the time the nose needs more humidity which is why your DME said to increase the humidity.
But you need to check the settings first and see what it is set to already. If it's already fairly high then might be better to back off on it.
If it is already fairly low...then obviously more humidity is probably the way to go.
Google "cpap rhinitis"...it's a common issue with some people. So common that humidifiers are routinely dispensed with machines now and your AirSense machine has one built in even.
I myself need nearly maximum humidity to keep my nasal mucosa happy but someone else might do better with minimal or even no added humidity. This really is an area that comes with a big YMMV sticker.

It's common to wake frequently from just the mask being on the face even if no issues with comfort or fit or leaks or whatever.
It's something new attached to the face and the brain just doesn't quite know what to make of it.
I think it took me about 3 months for my brain to quit waking me just to alert me that something was stuck on my nose and blowing air up the nose. Eventually the brain will adjust to its new best friend because it knows it is there to help you.
So it will get better but will take some time.