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palerider wrote:

dontknowhowtodeal wrote:I am sorry about supplying the name of the products but they are not on the list in the profile.
ResMed Airsense 10 Autoset for her

it is:
AirSense™ 10 AutoSet For Her CPAP Machine with HumidAir™ Heated Humidifier

Right I missed the For Her and am so used to telling them to type it in on other models. You can find it listed in the pull down menu just like Palerider listed it.

dontknowhowtodeal wrote:I am going to try again tonite wearing it to sleep but this time I will lie on bed instead of sitting in my recliner chair. Advice anyone?

I would try out the manual humidity and tube temperature settings. Your manual states the tube temperature can be adjusted down to 60 degrees. See if that helps the heated air feeling. It may not prevent rainout but if you have the machine lower than the tube it will run back into the humidifier.
Get the software running and then we can see what is happening. We will walk you through any specific problems you have.

Also I just read this in another post and have experienced the similar sort of thing-
Sometimes I feel like I need a good deep breath

My first couple weeks were pretty tough. Several times I felt like taking the mask off and saying to heck with it. But after the first night that I managed to sleep a few hours with it I noticed that I didn't wake up with a headache, coughing, and needing a drink of water. After a while it will get easier, now I would never think of going to sleep without using the machine. I know it's rough but you have to hang in there and you will get used to it.

dontknowhowtodeal wrote:Also I just read this in another post and have experienced the similar sort of thing-
Sometimes I feel like I need a good deep breath

Your minimum pressure may be too low. Lots of people need something around 7 or more to be able to breathe adequately.
And, if the Ramp is turned on, you may need to look at those settings, too.


Den

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Breathe however you like - through your nose, your nose and mouth or just your mouth. It is best (especially with a nasal mask) to only breathe through your nose, but once asleep you can't control that, so if you think you're mouth breathing, a full face mask is best, allowing you to not lose Pap air that way, even if your mouth's open. Don't try to adapt to the machine's rhythm in any way - it's supposed to adapt to your breathing and respond by raising pressure if necessary, but you're not expected to do anything otherwise.

Julie wrote: Don't try to adapt to the machine's rhythm in any way - it's supposed to adapt to your breathing and respond by raising pressure if necessary, but you're not expected to do anything otherwise.

that's a very good point, the machine *has no rhythm*, it just supplies constant air pressure.

many people who are new to it think that there's something the machine is trying to get them to do, but it's not.

If i unplug my machine to move it, will that cancel all of the settings? I did not set up my machine so I don't know what numbers were used

dontknowhowtodeal wrote:If i unplug my machine to move it, will that cancel all of the settings? I did not set up my machine so I don't know what numbers were used

Nope! Everything will be fine.


Den

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As a side note, you should actually go through the setup menus and copy down on paper what all the original/existing settings are. That way you'll have a reference point for them and it'll give you experience and practice going through the menus.


Den

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You sound like you are doing better than I am at week 2. I understand it can take a month or even longer to get used to. It's more uncommon to get used to it really quickly, my understanding anyway.

johnny515, I have only used the machine once. But i had a lot of reactions, and now am trying to figure out how to change the temperature

You might like the Hybrid FFM better than what you have. It's still a FFM, but has nose pillows and a much smaller mouth area to seal. Kit comes with all three sizes of cushions and nasal pillows. Link is in my equip listing.
Cheers,
otrpu

I checked my settings and discovered that the tube temperature was set at auto, which it looks like could go as high as 85 or 90. What would be the suggested temp to try? I lowered it to 78

dontknowhowtodeal wrote:I checked my settings and discovered that the tube temperature was set at auto, which it looks like could go as high as 85 or 90. What would be the suggested temp to try? I lowered it to 78

You just have to try different settings and see what feels good to you. Everyone has their preferences and what works for them.