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Thanks guys for all of the advice. I do like the Airsense 10, I have heard good things. I am pretty much in between the Airsense 10 and the Dreamstation Auto. They both seem to be the top of line from the main manufacturers (ResMed and Philips Respironics).

The mask seems to be a trickier deal as like you guys said, very personalized. I guess I will have to just start testing them out to see which mask is best for me. As I am a mouth breather and assume I will need a full face mask. I have been seeing a lot of good reviews about the Mirage Quattro, so maybe I will try that first and see if that works. I hear they have reasonable return policies so if I don't like it, I can try another one.

I will be sure to keep you guys in the loop on the results. Thanks again!

First of all, want to give an update that I got a sleep test performed in a sleep lab and I was positively diagnosed with moderate sleep apnea. Oddly enough, I am actually relieved to have received a positive diagnosis as at least now I know the cause of my chronic drowsiness and I can get started on operating at my full potential again.

Obviously the next step is to get a CPAP machine and mask. I really would appreciate some guidance on how to go about finding the right one for me.

My prescription is: 11 CM/H2O

I don't know if my prescription matters or whether the fact that I am newly diagnosed matters in terms of determining which CPAP machine and mask to get. In the meantime, I'll also do some research of my own and see what I find out.

Any guidance is much appreciated.

Thanks Dan. I have already made an appointment with a sleep specialist this week. I'll let you know how it goes.

Thanks Dan for the helpful response. I am in a bit of a unique situation because I don't have insurance (besides medical) as I just started my own venture and I am living in Colombia (South America). I was hoping I would be able to self diagnose myself but I guess that isn't an option. I will search for a sleep physician in the area to see what I can do. Hopefully its not too pricey.

Have you found that the sleep studies in the lab versus at home differ significantly in price?

Just want to know what I should be pushing for.

Cheers, Ben

Hello,

So I have been a snorer all of my adult life to the best of my knowledge. This was not much of a concern to me until recently I have been waking up a couple times throughout the night and have not been feeling rested in the morning even though I believe I am getting about 7 hours of sleep.

I looked into this a bit online and sleep apnea kept popping up as a possible diagnosis. I was wondering if anybody could give me some advice on how to proceed? Are there ways I can self diagnosis myself? Do I go right to a doctor? Primary doctor or other? Just wanted some guidance on what to do next to try to address this issue.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Cheers, Ben

Hey there. Glad to have found this place. Hope to get some answers to my queries. I suspect I may have sleep apnea and hope to get it figured out. Thanks in advance for the help!