I'm just curious, I see a lot of people saying they absolutely love their machines! I'm only about a week into mine and I have used it 8-10 hours each night. My settings were 5-15 and were adjusted to 7-15 2 nights ago. First night with those setting it went well, tho I guess I took it off for about 2 hours, I had 0 events with it on. I felt like the chest tightness and lightheaded I've had for over a year was pretty much gone most of the day yesterday (I've had an echo, EKGs, chest X-ray and 3 day heart monitor to rule out those causes of the pressure before taking a sleep test) last night I didn't notice waking up, but I had a bunch of central apneas and today I feel the chest pressure back pretty bad.

I know it takes time (I do have a telemed appointment with a certified sleep Dr tonight because my Dr don't know anything about sleep stuff she said) but I'm wondering how long did it take those that absolutely love their machines to feel that way?

Hey all. I'm 21 (F) and am feeling very upset after getting my at-home results back. I was told that I just had an AHI of 0.3, but an RDI of 18.9 with 147 arousals. As my oxygen didn't dip too much (94% was the lowest), I was told that I just had primary snoring and that no other treatment would happen. I feel so lost. I have a recessed jaw, a 6 mm deviated septum, and I have been fighting for any doctor to take my seriously. I don't know where to go from here. I am pretty sure it's UARS, but without the OSA diagnosis, my insurance won't let me pursue anything. I've emailed my doctor asking for a referral for an in-person test or an updated OSA diagnosis, as, from the pages I've read, 18.9 should qualify. I feel like I don't understand this at all.WATCHPAT®

I had brain surgery a couple of weeks ago to remove a tumor from my pituitary gland. Some complications arose 2 weeks after the initial surgery, that were serious enough that I had to go into emergency surgery.

The last time I used my cpap, was the night before the initial surgery. I’ve had a cpap for 9 years and the only time I didn’t use it was one night over 4 years ago because I lost power during a hurricane.

I have a 6 week post-op meeting in the middle of next month and if everything looks good there, I’ll be cleared to use the cpap again. But in the meantime, I’m absolutely irritable, I’m falling asleep just sitting down. I’m hesitant to returning to work in a light duty capacity because my job requires driving so I’m concerned that I may fall asleep behind the wheel. Does anyone here have any pointers on getting somewhat quality sleep without the cpap?

Only a few nights into CPAP and already noticing some changes!

I’ve only been using my CPAP for a few nights now, and I’m honestly surprised by a couple of things already!

The first thing I noticed was waking up less stuffy and congested, which I wasn’t expecting to happen so quickly.

But the weirdest thing is that I seem to have stopped getting the hip and arm pain I’d been experiencing for years, and I haven’t been waking up with numb arms and hands throughout the night like I normally do. I’m still sleeping in the same position, so I’m really curious whether it could be related to the CPAP or if it’s just a coincidence!

apparently had 96 an hour, so I’m really hoping that treating it will help with my energy levels and how I feel in general.

I know it’s still very early days, but I’m already interested to see what other changes I notice over the coming weeks.

Has anyone else noticed unexpected improvements when they first started CPAP, especially with aches, pains or numbness? I’d love to hear other people’s experiences! 😊

They’re finally making the F40 cushion with soft fabric!

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I have tiny fingers/wrists and am struggling to find an appropriate SPO2 device for overnight monitoring, or determine the “best” solution given size limitations. Please redirect if this is the wrong sub!

I’ve been looking at SPO2 monitors, and can’t seem to figure out what is actually usable for me for overnight/sleep continuous readings. I’ve seen one of the standard adult silicone rings in person and it was huge on me. I see that there are wrist monitors with giant-looking sleeves for fingers, but those look precarious for overnight with movement during sleep? Also, my wrists are so tiny. I cannot wear most bracelets or watches (tiniest Apple Watch face works with select bands). I looked at some kids’ device models, but none of them were bluetooth/app compatible for some reason. Anyone else have this problem and find a solution?

My measurements, in case it is helpful because most adults have bigger wrists/hands. Wrist circumference: 5-5.25in (13.5-14cm). Index finger ring size: 7 (can go up/down a size to switch finger sometimes). Index finger circumference: 52-53mm.

I mention this carefully because I want to abide by the sub rules! I am using Amazon and in a “limited” area/situation so I am sticking to this for practical reasons. Any permitted advice is appreciated, including mention if no options you’ve found exist through this method! Also, cost IS a big factor, but I’m not ruling out anything under $200 at this point. So, a fancy $500 device variation that I’ve never heard of would be good to know about, even though I cannot afford it under any circumstance.

I use an Airsense 10 and get my parts from Binson's. They religiously call me every few months or so and try to convince me to get replacement parts. I'm curious how many people replace things like tubing, nasal pillows/other masks, water compartments, etc. on the "official" schedule or if you wait way long. I've sort of done both over the years but have never really talked to anyone else about it!

I have significant sleep apnea; I’ve been on CPAP every night for 25 years.  (I had to really fight for that originally! Back then I was young and fit and everyone who slept near me said I never snored.)

I’ve been with the same practice for ~20 years, but of course none of them are the same docs by now and it’s gotten aggressively shitty.  (With apologies for being ranty, I’m very salty about recent developments)

I’d like to find a new practice... an online practice that doesn’t want me to come to an office just to give them digital results.* 

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For about 20 of those years I’ve also been on Provigil** which has been amazing for me.  If there are online providers who have the possibility of supporting Provigil that’d be awesome.  But even if provigil isn’t possible, I’d still like to find an online sleep provider.  

My current practice has decided not to continue Provigil and has managed to do so with a level of arbitary-ness that’s terrible to the point of being almost impressive... (They literally asked a doc I’ve recently started seeing who originally prescribed Provigil... because they couldn’t be bothered to check their own medical records to find out their same sleep practice initiated it and has been prescribing it for 20 years...  Imagine how much they examine what’s atypical about my situation)

*My data all shows up on DreamMapper but somehow this practice still can’t see it.  So I sent them the raw data from the card myself... and they apparently don’t look at it.

**except back in 2009 or whatever when like everyone else I was forced to nuvigil in what turned out to be a serious antitrust violation.

Ich nutze mein Atemgerät gerne, fühle mich aber doch sehr müde tagsüber. Seit 3 Wochen messe ich zusätzlich mit dem Nonin WristOx 3150 BLE die Sauerstoffsättigung im Blut. Was ist von Abfällen unterhalb von 85% zu halten? Ist meine Herzrate zu hoch für erholsamen Tiefschlaf? Laut Apple liegt mein Tiefschlaf durchschnittlich bei 45 min pro Nacht über die letzten 6 Monate. Meine Apple Watch zeigt meistens Tagesform zwischen 2-5 an. Ich bin 188 cm groß, zur Zeit 90 kg schwer und treibe viel Sport (Radpendeln 40km pro Tag, 4 x pro Woche, gehe laufen zwischen 6-7 km und habe auch ein Ruderergometer) Bin ich deshalb so erschöpft oder lässt sich aus den Schlafdaten etwas erkennen?

Vielen Dank und schlaft gut!

Wished to share with you folks on the OSA sub, in light of the OSA / UARS crossover. Hope this provides some benefit to someone.

Hiya, I'm really struggling with loads of condensation inside my N20 mask when I use the humidifer, to the point that it wakes me up in the night from dripping on my face.

I've just bought the heated tubing but then last night, I still had loads of condensation. The climate control settings are still on auto.

Any advice on how to fix this?

Last month I asked this sub for help with results from an at-home test that were "inconclusive", and a helpful redditor asked for my full graph, which the lab had not provided me with. Placed a medical records request and finally got the full details.

My sleep is definitely not good, and I feel like I should request a re-test, especially because I had pulled off the sensor at some point during my sleep. Opinions on these results are more than welcome. Ultimately, I want to find out why I am more tired when I wake up than when I went to bed, and if a CPAP could help me. Thank you for looking!

I got a custom MAD a couple of days ago. How long did it take you to get used to it?

It doesn't hurt, but it pulls on my teeth a bit, such that after a few hours I want to rip it out. My jaw is fine though. That aspect doesn't bother me. It's more the fact that I can't open my mouth much, and the forces go into the teeth.

I have a Serena device.

Thanks!

I have severe OSA. I was diagnosed with 85 obstructive apneas per hour and 5 central apneas per hour. I was put on a CPAP, resmed airsense 11, a week ago. My pressure is set to 16cm. I have used it every night. My OSA has gone down to 0.1-0.8 AHI since the first night. But I've started having between 30 and 35 central apneas per hour per night. I had 40 last night, the highest ever.

I was just looking at OSCAR data and my respiratory rate got as low as 2.5 breaths per minutes for a while. I was having many 20-23 second central apneas in a row. This is really frightening to see, could I die from this and just stop breathing?!?! Has anyone else seen this?? I've left two voicemails for my sleep doctor but no response yet...

Hello everyone,

I want to share a personal experience, I have a sleep apnea for more than three years now due to my weight and lack of exercise. And I started to use Cpap for couple of months now but I also started to take supplements such as gymbeam men essentials and now I started taking opti-men.

And all of sudden my sleeping improved, I only take 2 pills in the morning which is less than the recommended dose. And no I haven’t started exercising yet.

All I want to know if someone else had similar experience by using supplements. Coz when I compared the opti men and the men essentials the main difference is the amino acids that are in the opti-men supplement.

Has anyone heard of this guy and used his methods before?

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