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Sorry I can't help with the Resmed Autoset machines. I have only ever had Resprionics machines. They appear to be very good though.

There is really no risk in raising the pressure. You should do it slowly though so that your body has a chance to adjust.

At 8.5, you are not at a very high pressure yet. Actually 10 cm is about average for many people so you are not there yet. A lot of people on this forum adjust their presssure because titration studies (sleep study with mask and machine) is so artificial, that it is often way off.

Raising the pressure, will help with the snoring when you get it to the "sweet spot" for you. Everyone is different. It is easier to do with an Auto machine but you can do it with your machine. An auto is always a good machine to have because it can be run in straight cpap mode and auto mode, with a range of pressures. Some do better with straight cpap- some with auto. I do better with auto at a narrow range. Even if you prefer straight cpap, an auto is good to have so that, if changes happen (like you begin to snore again or feel really sleepy in the daytime again), you can do a little home titration to see if you need a different pressure setting. You do this by setting it is auto mode and a certain range (people here can help with that) and watch where you 90% comes after a period of time. Then you would set your cpap pressure with that new information.

Do you go back to sleep after you wake at 3ish or 4ish? Waking up early (and sometimes often during the night) is not unusual for people just starting and getting used to the machine. A week is still a very short time. It often takes people longer than that. Some do adjust right away and some take months. You are probably doing fine - just trying to find the right pressure for you.

Hawthorne wrote: Do you go back to sleep after you wake at 3ish or 4ish? Waking up early (and sometimes often during the night) is not unusual for people just starting and getting used to the machine. A week is still a very short time. It often takes people longer than that. Some do adjust right away and some take months. You are probably doing fine - just trying to find the right pressure for you.

I think that is part of the problem, I get up for work at 430, but when it is early like 3 I do go back to sleep. I think that there is some sort of event that is causing me to wake up, I just don't what. I give each pressure setting two nights so that is why I'm going up .5 tonight. I have not had any real problems adjusting to the mask or tape yet, I will be looking for a FF mask from the new DME the other one did not carry any to try. I am not giving up!! My uncle has been on a CPAP for 10-15 years, I just found out, so I will talking to him too about some of this stuff.

Thanks for all your help Hawthorne, this will be my last time on here unless I find some wifi in the mountains of PA. Have a good weekend!!

You have a good weekend too!

Hope your uncle can share some experience with you.

I think your doing fine with your adjustments. Since you are adjusting well though and your pressure is not that high, you might raise it a whole cm this time. It would not hurt and might be enough.

It could well be an event that wakes you and so a higher pressure is going to be better for that and for the snoring.

A full face mask may help but may not make any difference. It's a good thing to have on hand though in case you get congested because of a cold or something and end up mouth breathing.

You may not get this until you get back but that's okay!