Thanks archangle. I'm getting the Autoset because my Kaiser plan does not cover CPAP equipment (self-employed on an individual plan) and so I had to buy the equipment myself. So I was not at the mercy of a doctor forcing a "dumb" machine on me (though I now can't pay my rent!). I chose the Autoset m...

Ramping is a different feature, not the same as exhalation relief. Ramping is a gradual buildup to the needed maximum pressure, while exhalation relief is about dropping the pressure a little each time you exhale (whatever pressure setting you're at). The ramp feature does not by itself provide exha...

greatunclebill, I just submitted a new post about the fact that I don't have a sleep doctor, I have Kaiser. I don't know under what circumstances you ever get access to a doctor in their sleep medicine department, but I never saw or spoke to a sleep doctor and my requests for help and information du...

My anxiety is sky high, I wonder if anyone can help. I'm awaiting the arrival of my equipment (specified below, prescribed pressures 6 to 10). Thank goodness for this forum and all of the good people on it. When people refer in their discussions to "your sleep doctor" I cringe because with Kaiser, a...

nanwilson, that is right -- pressure settings are 6 to 10. I've had so many panic attacks with all this stuff, I almost had another at the thought that I might have just spent a thousand dollars on the wrong kind of machine. (Not your fault Jen, I've just had to rely on Kaiser's sleep medicine depar...

I just finished my titration study and am awaiting shipment of my APAP (specs should be listed in my post now). My prescribed CPAP settings are 6-10, but I'm thinking of just staying in Auto Mode. How would these two modes of operation be functionally different, or would they be? Thanks from a still...

Sorry, in my sleep apnea-induced brain fog I missed that you had your machine info at the bottom of your post. I imagine others who use that machine could tell you whether it has the exhalation relief feature. Since it's an auto CPAP I would hope so. Or you could go to the manufacturer's website whe...

I'm newly diagnosed and had a 7-night at-home titration study last week and the machine they sent me home with did NOT have the exhalation relief feature enabled. After 3 nights of misery and being unable to sleep and giving up halfway through the night, I finally did some research and realized my m...

You didn't say what CPAP machine your bf has -- some have features to reduce the pressure slightly on exhalation (on the ResMed S9 APAP it's called EPR, or expiratory pressure relief, and similar features go by other names on other machines). This feature drops the pressure slightly when you exhale ...

49er, thanks -- fortunately the manual is available from the url you gave the link for.

I will be purchasing my machine, mask, etc. from cpap.com online and paying myself (my HMO is Kaiser and my plan does not cover any of this). My question: Does the seller (cpap.com) set the prescribed pressures before shipping? If not, who usually does? Thanks from a newbie for the info.

I posted earlier today but my post has sunk down the index so much that I'm not sure I'll ge replies. Meantime, I've been studying this forum all day and realize the term you're using for what I have is chipmunk cheeks. I wear a dental night guard and I'm pretty sure my tongue is always up on the ro...