Hang Fire wrote:robysue wrote:But as Hang Fire says, we need to know the OP's leak level and his AHI, as well as a bit of information about his usage and how well he's sleeping in ways other than CPAP usage.
Sylvia54 wrote:Here's the problem, for some reason he doesn't want to share any of his stats, even though he's been on cpap for at least 2 mos now.
He's been asked for more information repetitively.
In other words, the OP, krl, should put up or shut up.
Hang Fire; Your comments make no sense. Look up krl postings and see all the complaining he's been doing here with other members trying to help.
Meanwhile, he won't provide any data at all while it appears he's been using cpap since August. Can YOU provide meaningful help to him by guessing?
I agree with RobySue, and it's just like I said in my previous post here, for SOME PEOPLE it CAN take a year or more of consistent use on cpap to make full recovery.
In fact I've seen postings from people who have been on cpap for years and have still not made full recovery from their symptoms.
My main symptom was and still is chronic insomnia.
For me, it's taken over 6 mos. of consistent cpap treatment to START getting 6 hrs+ sleep more than once or twice a week. I suspect I had untreated sleep apnea for many years. Sleep doctor started me out on fixed pressure of 7cm for the first three mos of therapy and progress was subtle. DME told me to start RAMP on 4 (no air) and flex on maximum setting of 3. Finally got clinic NP to change my prescription to variable 8-12cm last July and that helped with longer sleep intermittently. Last month I turned off the flex exhale relief setting and sleep has improved more. Progress for some is very gradual as we figure out through trial and error what needs changing at the moment. Obstacles such as dry mouth, sinus trouble from weather change or who knows what, mask leaking, hose getting in the way and tugging on the mask, are all obstacles that we must resolve on our own or through help from those more experienced.
