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In-lab and home sleep studies showed no central sleep apnea. Lots of hypopneas and apneas. I'm hoping the machine shows no centrals, as well.

I can't focus to drive, it takes people repeating stuff for me to comprehend it and that sort of thing. I get "jumps" in my core muscles when I make certain movements. I wake up in the morning with bright red lips as if the blood pressure in them is high and sometimes a slightly red face that I believe may be from fatigue. All doctors have been puzzled. Bright red lips go away as the day progresses (chap stick helps mask some of the brightness) and the redness in the face also goes away. I also tend to feel short of breath all day. I forget stuff quickly (numbers, etc.) sometimes.

Odd that I can have an 85 second apnea and yet not drop below 91% blood oxygen. My apneas and hypopneas seem to hit me interchangeably. Snore index was unreliable for that home test due to no true audio testing.

Now that I'll be starting my treatment within just a few days from now, I'm curious what other people's reactions and experiences have been. I'll be on ResMed APAP (Air Sense 10 Autoset) using the P10 nasal pillow mask to start out with.

Between my in-lab sleep study and in-home study, I'm somewhere around upper 4ish to 5ish AHI. In-lab study also showed an RDI of 18. Not a lot as far as AHI, but I'm also one of the people who my ENT doctor referred to as the mild sleep apnea hitting very hard. I was told that some people are a 10AHI or higher and they don't feel that tired. Others like me are a 5 or more and feel awful every day. I walk around feeling like I could just lie down and take a nap after 8-10 hours of sleep. I never feel rested in the morning no matter how much I sleep. Riding as a passenger in a vehicle or sitting at home in my computer, watching TV on the couch, etc...I could fall asleep within minutes doing any of those. My cognition and attention suffers.

What did your APAP feel like when you first started using it? I know that it can be set to ramp up higher after you go to sleep. Does it feel like just some air blowing into your nose or what? Any feelings of panic? When I stand like a foot in front of a typical stand fan, I feel a "panic" that I think is caused by the air flow being misdirected/disrupted in my nose. Apparently this is common for people who let the windows down in a vehicle and stick their face into the wind. I read that it had something to do with the wind interrupting the air flow and making it circulate somewhere in the nose. Does APAP feeling like this?

I suppose I would sum it all up in asking: what exactly is the singular thing that makes it most difficult to get used to? The feeling of air being blown into the nasal passages? I don't really get claustrophobic in general. I know that some people feel that from the mask around their face from what I've read. What else?

So I challenged their price of $923 for the regular version of this kit vs the For Her version at $1,107. They're going to match the $923 because they have no answer for why the price is that way. Looks like they're ripping off the women. That extra algorithm setting couldn't possibly cost nearly $200 more.

I'm getting this one: https://dmesupplyusa.com/resmed-airsense10-autoset-her-cpap-humidair-climateline-humidifier.html

I'll order the regular P10 mask because people have been known to say I have a big head.

Everyone seems to like the ClimateLine hose as an extra feature, so I can't imagine needing to order a regular hose except for maybe as an emergency spare in the future. Even at that, I'd just overnight another ClimateLine hose.

I guess it makes me curious why they feel that ladies only should have a feature that has lighter output and/or faster response time.

But as long as I buy an Autoset machine, I should be good on that, right?

If I can get the For Her version, will a regular P10 mask work? I see that they have a "For Her" mask and a regular mask, as well. I presume that the ports would be the same for the hose connections. I'm thinking it must just be the way the mask itself is designed. I don't need to get a "For Her" mask to match the machine, right?

I'm waiting to hear back from DME Supply. My ENT doc referred me to American Home Patient who referred me to DME simply because I don't have insurance on file and I'm self-pay. DME is probably going to ask me for a prescription, so I'm already prepared for the run-around once more. Hoping to get this resolved soon. Just want to make sure I get all of the right stuff the first time. Thanks for the help.

The AirSense Elite is a fixed pressure CPAP that records detailed data on the SD card. It is a little better than the AirSense CPAP, which is also a fixed pressure CPAP but does not record detailed data.

Does the non-elite version record data to internal memory instead of SD? As long as I can connect it to the computer for reading and analysis, I'm fine with it. I need to keep watch on my AHI and such to use a program like Sleepyhead with, as well.

So it sounds like the AutoSet may be the one I need if it is the only one that auto adjusts automatically throughout the night...? The others are fixed pressure only? It confuses me when they list all of them as CPAP when it is supposed to be APAP isn't it?

What's an "elite" CPAP? One title says it and the others don't.

The last link also says "AutoSet"...did they just use different wording for the same machine? That's odd.

How do I get them to agree to give me the For Her version on the prescription?

I need a physical copy of it, but the ENT doc referred me to American Home Patient who said that because I am self paying that I could go directly through their vendor DME supply. Not sure if the ENT doc has the prescription. They said American Home Patient would work with me on that and said they had the prescription info. American Home Patient passed me off to DME. It's a mess and they act like the prescription is gold or something.

So if I can get that version separately and the ClimateLine separately...am I good on everything else?

How's the P10 headgear and what's the more sturdy kit that I've read in the past that people said could be changed out?

I'm thinking of getting a pillow with cutouts for CPAP to lay on my side, as well. Anyone try those?

Alright, so I'm just a few days away from ordering. They use a company called DME Supply USA. There are so many of the ResMed Air Sense 10 listings.

One is the machine with HumidAir Humidifier for $758: https://dmesupplyusa.com/resmed-airsense10-cpap-humidair-humidifier.html Looks like no hose.

Another is the machine ResMed AirSense 10 Elite CPAP w/ HumidAir Humidifier: https://dmesupplyusa.com/resmed-airsense10-elite-cpap-humidair-humidifier.html $848

For $969, this one has more: https://dmesupplyusa.com/resmed-airsense-10-elite-cpap-humidair-humidifier-climatelineair-tube.html ResMed AirSense 10 Elite CPAP w/ HumidAir Humidifier and ClimateLineAir™ Tube

ResMed AirSense™ 10 AutoSet™ CPAP w/ HumidAir™ Humidifier $883. https://dmesupplyusa.com/resmed-airsense-10-autoset-cpap-humidair-humidifier.html

Finally, for $923 you get ResMed AirSense™ 10 AutoSet™ CPAP w/ HumidAir™ Humidifer and ClimateLineAir™ Tube https://dmesupplyusa.com/resmed-airsense10-autoset-cpap-humidair-humidifier.html

Will it hurt anything getting the ClimateLineAir hose if I'm not in much of a humid environment all of the time? Better to have it ahead of time or to not bother? We have central heat/AC. It gets a little chilly in the house during the winter time since it is an older house that doesn't stay that well insulated. I'm trying to think ahead...will that help prevent the rainout during the winter if the house is a little chilly?

Mask will be ResMed P10. If I remember correctly, isn't this the quieter mask that also needs an upgraded version of headgear because it is a bit flimsy?

I presume that it comes with the filter that I'll need for the first month or so. I can figure that out as I go and order more stuff.

Humidifier chamber...shouldn't that come with it as part of it? Or is that something that I should change regularly?

Anything else I'm missing?