Seeking Input for settings

Hello All!

I just found out about this forum and would greatly appreciate some incite.

I was recently diagnosed with mild sleep apnea (AHI 9.7 from a Lofta home test). I started therapy 5 nights ago using an AirSense 11 with an AirFit F30i full face mask.

Initial settings were the default 4–20 APAP range.

Night 1:
Fragmented sleep. I was woken up by sudden pressure increases — the mask was inflating and that’s what woke me.

Night 2:
Raised minimum pressure from 4 to 6. Slept through the night, which was a big improvement. However, I had significant dry mouth and nasal congestion.

Night 3:
Added saline spray before bed. Helped temporarily, but I still woke up congested and needed to reapply. Dry mouth continued.

Night 4:
Took climate off auto and set humidity to 5 and temp to 76°. This caused rainout (water in hose/mask), gurgling, and I had to get up to clear the line. Switched climate back to auto afterward.

Night 4 (continued adjustments):
Used saline spray + Breathe Right strips.
Increased minimum pressure to 7.6.
Reduced EPR from 3 to 2.

Night 5:
Sleep became fragmented again. AHI was slightly higher than expected despite higher pressure. However, dry mouth seemed to improve significantly compared to prior nights.

My concern:
I think I may be making too many adjustments too quickly and not giving settings enough time to stabilize.

My current thought:
Hold settings steady instead of continuing to chase changes. I was considering increasing minimum pressure further (possibly to ~9–10) while keeping EPR at 2, but I’m not sure if that’s the right move or if I should pause adjustments.

Questions:

1. Am I adjusting too frequently at this stage?
2. Based on this progression, does it make sense to increase minimum pressure further, or hold steady?
3. Any suggestions for managing nasal congestion + dry mouth with a full face mask?

Appreciate any feedback. I’m trying to dial this in without overcorrecting. Thank you!