I just had my 2 year sleep medicine appointment to get my RX for medicare compliance for another year. Much easier this time since I didn't have to cart in my old CPAP machine and took my travel CPAP which I switched to using full time last year shortly after I bought it. I switched because I had 4 great AHI numbers the first time I used it on a long weekend and for the most part I've had better numbers with the Dreamstation GO auto CPAP machine.

It was interesting when the RN said she couldn't find last years data online for my original CPAP machine and I had to tell her that's because I switched to my new travel CPAP full time. The tech imported the data from the CPAP machine and they were happy with the 100% compliance for medicare which is basically 4 hours per day and I averaged 8.1 hours a day. I also mentioned that Mayo Clinic Connect has a lot of great discussions in the Sleep Health group that she might want to share with other patients who are struggling when they first get started with CPAP. Some of us like me are still looking for the perfect mask.

I am currently using a ResMed AirFit F20 full face mask with a CPAP Comfort Cover cloth cover for the mask and it's working well but it covers lots of the face and makes it a little more difficult. I saw the new Fisher Paykel Evora Nasal Face Mask and it was on sale and I just had to try it. Got it Saturday and tried it Sunday night. Put it on adjusted it, really nice feeling and comfortable. Breathed with it for about 10 minutes or so and decided to try it. Disaster - woke up with my nostrils feeling cold and my mouth puffing open. Then I looked over and saw that the air setting was showing 14 where it's normally 8 to 10. Got up switched to my old AirFit F20 and another one bit the dust. Hate it when that happens but I'm always looking for something better. I think most of my problems are due to a deviated septum and as hard as I try to always breathe through the nose it's just not going to happen as planned.