I too am a new user, slender 45yo woman non smoker and don’t snore. I had no apnea and no desaturations (90% was my lowest O2). I have low BP and my cholesterol is perfect. My only issue is fatigue. My AHI during non-REM was 7 and it jumped to 18 during REM which I understand is a frequent occurrence. So my overall AHI was 8, but sleep doc said OSAS is always worse at home. I’ve also found, post studies) that my breathing. Is like 800 times easier if I use breathe right strips, so I am wondering if that is causing the hypopneas. I have had my mask a few days and yet to fall asleep with it on. I only slept for 22min during my titration study in about one minute chunks. I abandon the mask about halfway thru the night so I can function the next day. I am a working mom with 3 school age kids. All the success stories I see are from those with moderate or severe apnea and snoring issues that cause complaints with their partners. Anyone here with more mild apnea have any success with cpap. I am really struggling to see any benefit to this treatment if it leaves me more tired that before. In addition to me adjusting, this is a big adjustment for my bf. His formerly silent sleeping beauty now comes to bed with hoses and masks and noise. A lot of the success stories are also from those who were driving their partner nuts with the snoring.
I this will improve my health, I am all for it....I just haven’t found anything that speaks to health benefits for those of us with no other health issues and no desaturations robbing our brains of o2.
