What is the difference?

[Justme]

I have been using a c/pap for a year now! I finally have a comfortable mask.WHat is the difference between a c/pap and apap? Also...anyone figure out how you can not get the hose caught up at night?

[chrisp]

Welcome ,
A Straight pressure CPAP delivers a constant pressure all night long every night. It is set to the pressure determined at the sleep lab.

An Auto Titrating CPAP delivers only the presure needed within the range set. I constantly adjusts to sleeping position, allergies,snores, whatever may be happening at the moment. This usually results in better compliance and more comfort and rest.

[rested gal]

Good definitions, chrisp!

Justme, most people rig up some way to hang the main air hose on the headboard or up on the wall to keep it out of the way, especially if you turn from side to side.

One of the simplest ways I've read lately for getting the hose up is to tie two or more socks around one place on the main air hose, forming a "sockball". Wedge the sockball between bed and wall at the head of the bed.

Or, try hanging a bungee or loop of some kind on your headboard for the main air hose to run through. When trying to think of what might work to hold the main air hose above your head, picture being a fish on the end of a slack line. Figure out a way so you can turn easily under it.

[IWannaSleep]

I'm lucky on this part. I loop my hose up around my bed post and it comes down with just the right length to position correctly on my pillow. It works especially nice with the swift the way the hose comes off of the interface at the perfect angle, and the swivel works so well i'm able to toss and turn through the night and not cause any hangups or pull the interface off sideways.

[ballast949]

I have my machine on a stand beside the bed and for some reason, the hose doesn't bother me at all. I just tuck the slack under the covers. I guess I a used to tossing & turning all those years pre-xpap that I now lie pretty still most of the night. I could never sleep on my back for more than 5 minutes - now I can sleep in that position all night.