Hey Alex. I'm trying CPAP again, much more thoroughly. One thing I've done very different from last time is educating myself via the great patient forums, primarily:
cpaptalk.com
Besides learning lots and lots of details about how to manage the numerous fiddly problems that come up with CPAP, the most important thing I've gotten is the lesson: 1) CPAP is really hard to get used to for many people, it requires a lot of research, management, and experimentation. 2) If you do that work, and wait for months, CPAP works really well for most people, and transforms their lives.
I know you weren't looking at it as a quick fix, but 40 days is actually not that long for acclimating to CPAP and finding a mask/machine/humidifier/etc setup that works for you.
Also, I'm not seeing any output data from your machine here, like AHI. Machines, masks, and humidifiers have all advanced enormously in the last 6 years, including their ability to track data and tell you things. Unless you've fixed your airway some other way, and are bounding with energy, you might want to consider giving CPAP another try. Untreated sleep apnea does horrible things to the human body and brain over time. I can recommend books, machines, programs, etc...
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Besides learning lots and lots of details about how to manage the numerous fiddly problems that come up with CPAP, the most important thing I've gotten is the lesson: 1) CPAP is really hard to get used to for many people, it requires a lot of research, management, and experimentation. 2) If you do that work, and wait for months, CPAP works really well for most people, and transforms their lives.
I know you weren't looking at it as a quick fix, but 40 days is actually not that long for acclimating to CPAP and finding a mask/machine/humidifier/etc setup that works for you.
Also, I'm not seeing any output data from your machine here, like AHI. Machines, masks, and humidifiers have all advanced enormously in the last 6 years, including their ability to track data and tell you things. Unless you've fixed your airway some other way, and are bounding with energy, you might want to consider giving CPAP another try. Untreated sleep apnea does horrible things to the human body and brain over time. I can recommend books, machines, programs, etc...