Even though my AHI was at 0 I still woke up feeling really bad as usual... then again I only used it for 4 hours and got 6 hours of sleep so maybe that's why?

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Weird question here. I recently started using a CPAP and I'm using a nasal pillow mask that has an exhaust vent pointing forward from the face. My wife hates the feeling if I'm facing her. Any ideas for how to redirect it or something?

So, my 15yr + Remstar M series uses the old credit card sized memory card. I used to get it read at Philips Bankstown. They have now closed all their Sydney clinics. I've asked a lot of places if they can read this card. All have said no. Does anyone know where I can get this done?

I’ve been using my machine, religiously, for 14 months. I’ve only missed 4 nights that whole time. It’s made my sleep much more effective, and I’ve been pretty happy with it. My events went from 32 an hour to 0.5.

I ordered parts last week, like every time before, but they never showed. After calling my supplier, I find out my insurance is refusing to pay for lack of use. I also have chronic insomnia, and only get an average of 3.25 hours of sleep a night, but I use the machine for every minute of it. I’ve been working with my doctor, and never miss an appointment. I can’t afford the parts on my own, so now the sleep I do get will be pretty much useless. Has anyone had to deal with this? It’s hard enough for me to sleep without someone monitoring it, and punishing me for my issues

Had zero events last night! I've been on CPAP since January and am normally between .5 and 1 events an hour so I'm not complaining but I'm definitely happy with zero. Even if the machine wasn't completely satisfied with my mask seal.

Context for this post: I'm on Medicaid and my CPAP and supplies are fully covered by insurance. Money is tight, but I'm about to start a six-week gig that would pay pretty well, but it would be better for my financial situation if I could save as much money as possible.

When I first started therapy last summer, I was given the AirFit F20 because I tend to breathe through my mouth while sleeping. However, I quickly found that mask frustrating, uncomfortable, and claustrophobic. I decided I wanted to try a top-hose nasal mask with mouth tape instead in the hopes that it would alleviate the claustrophobia and discomfort, so I switched to the P30i. I really like the fit and feeling of the mask, but getting my mouth taped properly has always been a huge chore, and the past couple months I've had a lot of difficulty actually getting myself to do it because I've been dealing with a separate health condition and experiencing a lot of pain/fatigue i.e., often can't keep my eyes open long enough to tape my mouth shut, but that's led to a lot of nights not using my machine at all or only using it for 3ish hours, and I'm feeling the effects of getting so little usage of the machine.

I want to try the AirFit F30i; it seems like it has all the features that work well for me in the P30i, and the mouth coverage would hopefully mean I could just quickly throw it on and go to sleep.

However, I called my supplier yesterday and they said that I can't order a new mask because I'm not due for a resupply until August 15th. I don't know if I can handle another three months struggling by with this mask, but paying almost $200 out-of-pocket for a P30i feels equally staggering. My questions:

1. Is there anything I can tell my insurance and/or supplier to get a new mask sooner? I.e., will they cover it if I tell them I'm having trouble keeping up compliance?

2. Are there any cheaper, trusted alternatives to CPAPShop?

3. Are there places on the Web where people swap or sell masks/parts etc they didn't like or use?

4. Any warnings about the F30i or alternate recommendations? It seems right for me, but it's so hard to know and I'd especially hate to pay for it myself if it ends up being a bust.

Any help or insight would be really deeply appreciated. Much love to this community.

Hey guys been on cpap for almost 2 months. I have tried the Nasal pillows first now I'm using the Airtouch F20. This mask helps with mouth leak but even with the heated tube, I did bump up the humidity level 2 different times (tried to go up 2 but was too much got water in the tube, then next night used only 1 up from what setting i was given) to see if that might do the trick. I sound raspy and cotton mouth daily. So I bought those Oral melts for dry mouth as I do take medications that this is a side effect and I use 2 inhalers daily. Are there certain setting you guys have used and maybe other things to help these issues? Does anyone else experience this? I'd love to hear your suggestions. Thanks

It won't turn on. I checked the cables. It's plugged in. I didn't use it last night; could it have been turned off remotely because my use had been spotty? There are good reasons.

So, I'm new to it, I've tried it a few times in the past without success. I was told before by a nurse that the feeling I get is normal but I'm not sure. It's like, when I take the mask off, my lungs feel like they need to adjust to the air again? Almost like I cannot feel I am breathing? Anyone else get this at first?

I live in socal and i have the humidity at 4 and hose temp at 82.

im using nose pillows. during the night sometimes i feel my nose “itch” its almost like im getting too much humidity but when i try to touch my nose to make the itch go away, theres not really water there.

i tried 3 humidity but it seems like thats too dry.

should i maybe increase the tube temp or DECREASE it???

Several AirSense 11 units I've come across have shown corrosion on the PCB board, even with zero run hours, rendering them unable to power up, along with other issues.

I'm wondering if anyone else has faced this issue.

I have mild sleep apnea (7.5 events/hr without cpap) and have been using a cpap for 3 weeks. I chose the nose pillows style as I already use mouth tape while sleeping. Almost every night, I wake up to find myself trying to blow air out my mouth or my cheeks puffed up. Someone told me that eventually my body will stop trying to do this. Has anyone else experienced this? Do I need to wait it out or should I switch to the style that covers both mouth and nose?

For what it’s worth, my app generally reports that I have a good seal while sleeping. The issue is more that I keep waking up.

Also, does the kind that covers your mouth make the dry mouth worse? Pre-cpap, I was already having dry mouth issues which the mouth tape helps with a lot. So far I’ve found that the cpap has increased my dry mouth even though I have the humidity as high as it can go without condensation happening.

Sorry for any typos/ bad grammar as I’m still in the sleep deprived stage.

I caught the flu last week, and seemed to recover within a few days, but then started getting worse and worse until I went to urgent care. A chest x-ray later and got a pneumonia diagnosis, which I've never had or even heard of anybody getting outside the elderly or prairie children crossing the Plaines. I've only been using a CPAP for a couple months, but is there something different I should do when sick? Is it a reasonable theory that the cpap pushed the bacteria/virus into my lungs where it found a second chance to infect me? Mask gets cleaned daily, hose weekly, humidifier tank rinsed daily and fully cleaned weekly.

Would be appreciated to get a second opinion

Link to the data: SleepHQ

Thank you to anyone who will take their time

I just got approved for my CPAP for severe sleep apnea. However, it’s going to cost me over $1,000 which I cannot afford. I’m in grad school, have an internship, and squeeze in work 7 days a week. I have class till 9pm. I struggle to afford rent and groceries. I’m already fit and don’t smoke. I cancelled the order. Any advice is greatly appreciated

New CPAP user for 2 months.

• Sleep test indicated severe apnea 50+ AHIs/hour.
• And apparently Oxygen dropped to 72 for 167 minutes!
• After CPAP (resmed Airsense 11) AHI's dropped to 6-7.
• At home wrist pulsometer test said Oxygen dropped to 82 for 8 minutes (much, much better), but below the bar of no less than 89 for 5 minutes, so oxygen was ordered.
• Before the doctors office called with these details, I got a call from the DME wanting to deliver oxygen as long as I gave them my credit card number since I haven't met my deductible yet. I was not pleased.
• In the meantime, I started using mouth tape since I am a bad mouth breather and AHIs dropped to 2-3. Does this bring me up above the 89 oxygen? Who knows. I don't have a pulsometer of my own.
• The oxygen concentrator box is big suitcase size on wheels and hubby says when running it sounds like a hospital room now.
• It attaches to the tube that connects to my mask and I don't notice/feel anything.
• Since I started, myAir scores always in high 90's with a few 100s. But it doesn't know my oxygen, so how can it say I am doing great when oxygen has gotten so low?

So even when I go to scheduled follow up in July, if my oxygen level is not retested, how will we really know if I am improving? Ultimately, I feel better, more energy, clearer thinking.

• Do I accept CPAP, mouth tape and Oxygen forever?
• Should I buy my own pulsometer?
• What more can I learn with SD card info/OSCAR?

I’m sort of new to my cpap. I got it sometime late last year or very early this year and I hate it. I hate the mask so so much. I can’t recall the exact type of mask but the tubing goes out of the front and it doesn’t cover my nose, just fits up to my nostrils. It has two straps, one that goes over the top of my head and one that goes around the base of my head. I stopped using it because I couldn’t handle the sensory issue of having something hanging in front of my face constantly, rubbing the back of my neck, wrapping my head, and being unable to talk without choking.

I guess I’m mostly hoping someone here has some tips because I hate it but it apparently helps me so I don’t want to give up. Something to help alleviate the sensory overload of it all.

Like the title. I understand the doctor might want to say not to go too too low or not to go too too high but why would the machine think it needed to go that lower that high if it wasn't needed? I guess what I'm really wondering is why are we supposed to narrow the range by the doctor in the first place with the machine is supposed to sense it automatically

Got my CPAP for UARS and currently trying to get adjusted to using it. pressure feels fine and i can fall asleep moderately fast. Still waking up a lot. Hoping that changes soon. I practice good sleep hygiene too.

Hi all,

I got a sleep study done 18 months ago and received an APAP machine (iBreeze) It's been good but the last month I've been waking up not breathing, while wearing the mask. I upped the pressure, replaced the mask, headgear, and tubing but nothing has helped. I think I need a new machine. I've moved out of state from my previous sleep doctor.

How do I go about getting a new mask through insurance? Would I have to go get another sleep study done at a new local clinic? Thank you for any help

Just approved for the Inspire therapy implant.

So far I have seen my ENT, and done a sleep study (overnight, in facility). I requested the in facility because I tend to stop breathing and I live alone. Dying is not an option. I have to do an outpatient trial first. Then surgery. This is a long process. I have struggled with CPAPS for many, many years. I was close to stroke and mental/physical breakdown before starting CPAP therapy. I attribute my survival to CPAPs, but it has been an extreme struggle. My lifestyle has been severely limited by CPAPs. I have literally tried every mask on the market. All have their drawbacks, some extremely so. But I am alive.

So I will post my progress here regarding my Inspire experience. Here is to a "normal" life!

My sleep clinic originally sent my prescription to Medigas however doing my own research on their reviews it was meh. I found CPAP clinic.ca and spoke to them, I do have an appointment for next week at the Shepherd location.

Can people advise if all this is necessary on the quote? I have Manulife through work 80% no deductible however I’d like to get the most covered by Ohip and them.

Just want to do the most due diligence and also get the most out of my coverage/pay the least.

I just bought a chin strap. Does it go under or over the cpap?

Hi all

Just wondering if anyone has any advice? I got sent a replacement air flow f30 and tube for my machine. I just took the old tube and mask off and swapped it over. When I put the new mask on it is so noisy! When I’m breathing it’s like the machine is fighting me and air is coming out of the holes in the elbow joint and it just makes a continuous woosh sound. I tried the mask on the old tube but it’s making the same noise.

I’ve rang my sleep service so hopefully they will now what’s up but thought I’d also ask here incase I can fix it before I hear back from them.

Used my CPAP for first time last night and I'm exhausted today. I didn't sleep well because of leakages.

I need to nap because I just can't do anything. For napping CPAP on or off?

Is this a common theme with patients new to CPAP therapy? Been having extremely vivid dreams (which I haven’t had in nearly 3 years) and wake up with no racing thoughts and no worries. My entire day is calm and don’t feel much stress at all - the CPAP is doing wonders for my mental health, but I still feel physically unrested getting up out of bed, and throughout the day. Could this be an issue with my pressure setting, and will the physical rejuvenation come soon?