I was diagnosed with sleep apnea November of 2008. My titrated pressure setting was determined to be 16 cm h2o. The machine I was supplied with was a Fisher & Paykel HC 233. A real bare bones leaf blower. I had trouble with my mask from the git go. After many bad nights and long studying (1 year and numerous different masks) I determined that I needed an APAP. My Doctor gave me a hard time about it saying I wouldn’t be any better off as 16 cm h2o is still 16 cm h2o no matter what machines I use and the leaks would stay the same. He wrote a prescription to my supplier for an APAP. My equipment supplier set me up with a Rem Star auto M with c flex for 4 nights for a test that he turned into my Doctor. From this test, my sleep Doctor determined that my pressure needed to be set at 4 min and 20 max. My question is, does this make sense to have the range so wide? If this makes sense, then why did I need a sleep study to begin with to get my prescription of 16 cm h2o? Very expensive. I feel I'm not getting much support.
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