EdK

I used a Resmed S6 for about 20 years. Now I have a new Resmed AirSense 10.

The methods of operation are quite different. The old S6 provided a true continuous pressure. When I exhaled the machine did not back off, meaning I had to overcome the machine's pressure to fully exhale. Whrn my breath paused at the end of an exhale, the machine continued to try to force air down my throat. At that point I could relax my diaphragm and air would begin flowing into my lungs without the effort of an inhale. I could pick it up while air was entering my lungs. It may sound strange but I adapted to that quickly. It bacame very comfortable.

Now I have a machine that is so smart it forces me to breathe normally, initiating my own inhale, and allowing an effortless exhale. I can't get a good night's sleep. I am acclimated to the old-school CPAP machine and am having trouble sleeping without the crutch of the machine doing the work for me.

I wake many times during the night and am exhausted in the morning. The Resmed MyAir report gives me perfect scores, with 0.7 events per hour. That is 0.7 too many. I am having events about every 80 minutes, when I wake and spend 10 minutes falling asleep again. . No wonder I can't get through a REM cycle.

Does this sound familiar? Have others encountered this? Will I adapt to it? Or, can I set the AirSense to stupid mode and get comfortable again? Or should I bite the bullet and work through it?

Thanks Ed K