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Hi, I'm Chris and I just got my machine on tuesday. The first night I got some sleep but kept waking up. Tonight I got so aggravated after 2 hours I threw the mask off and now I'm writing up my story because I can't get back to sleep. I'll start at the beginning. I did my sleep study back in december and my rating was 25 AHI. I went back in january for the titration study but it was a failure because I never went into rem sleep the whole night. I started with a nasal mask and just couldn't get all the way asleep. I switched to a full mask and fell asleep finally but there wasn't enough time left in the night to get any good readings.
So I got a respironics REMStar Auto A Flex with humidifier with a full face mask. I think it's set at a range of 4-11. The aggravating thing is that the machine keeps changing pressures on me and so I can't fall asleep. At the beginning, it seems like there is a random, brief slight increase in pressure. Then it increases the pressure such that when I breathe in it pressurizes and then the pressure goes down when I breathe out. This makes some sense, except that the pressure often cuts out before I've finished breathing in. Also, it sometimes cuts out in the middle of breathing in, then increases pressure again, then cuts out again. I don't know how anybody can fall asleep with these random pressure changes all the time.
Anyway, I'll call my doctor tomorrow (well, later today now) and see if she can help me out. So far she's been really helpful. I just wanted to get this off my chest now. I want this to work but I'm having some startup problems I guess.
Chris
So I got a respironics REMStar Auto A Flex with humidifier with a full face mask. I think it's set at a range of 4-11. The aggravating thing is that the machine keeps changing pressures on me and so I can't fall asleep. At the beginning, it seems like there is a random, brief slight increase in pressure. Then it increases the pressure such that when I breathe in it pressurizes and then the pressure goes down when I breathe out. This makes some sense, except that the pressure often cuts out before I've finished breathing in. Also, it sometimes cuts out in the middle of breathing in, then increases pressure again, then cuts out again. I don't know how anybody can fall asleep with these random pressure changes all the time.
Anyway, I'll call my doctor tomorrow (well, later today now) and see if she can help me out. So far she's been really helpful. I just wanted to get this off my chest now. I want this to work but I'm having some startup problems I guess.
Chris
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So on monday the tech upped the pressure, and I got a new resmed mirage quattro mask. I think the mask is working better than the first one I got. I still occasionally get leaks into the eyes but they're easy to fix by a quick shift of the mask during the night. I also like the way my jaw is freer to move around. I'm still fiddling, trying to get the ideal fit but it's overall a better mask for me.
Wednesday night was the best sleep in a while, and I didn't feel tired in the afternoon like I usually do.... so maybe this thing is actually starting to work? Last night I had trouble falling asleep, but I don't think it was the equipment... I actually kinda like the pulsing pressure... it's a bit relaxing and predictable in a way. Even with the trouble last night, I'm not yawning all afternoon and falling asleep at my desk. So maybe the sleep I did get was still better sleep?
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