Did anyone have trouble getting used to a bipap after cpap usage?

@brendaelk1558
I wish drs would explain more to their patients but they don’t.
The ahi is your apnea-hypopnea index. It’s your total number of events divided by the number of hours you slept. It’s definitely in your clinical settings, and if I remember right also in your MyAir report.
If your events were 14 what was 48? Where did you see these?
I prefer to look at the report in the clinical settings of my machine. It gives a better breakdown of the events(ahi, total ai, and central ai) A hypopnia is like a mini-apnea. It also tells you your mask leakage and how high the pressure went.
Your machine also should have come with an sd card, a small rectangular thing that fits into a slot on the side of the machine. That records your breathing and events throughout the night and looks like a bunch of squiggly lines. Your dr should know how to read them. It can be very helpful as far as seeing where clusters of events occurred at what time. It may also show if/when you took the mask off, shut off the machine, or whatever. If it doesn’t have one, your dme may have them or you can buy one at a computer/electronics store or dept.
I suggest talking to your medical equipment person; something may not be right with that machine. They might suggest a different mask more suited to you.
What is an f40 mask? Is that full face, hybrid, or nasal?
You’re not alone, as far as I can tell most people go through quite a period of trial and error.

@kudzu Oh thank you so much for explaining to me what the AHI meant! I have heard it so much and never knew! I found out where to find it on the settings on my AirCurve 10 V Auto

@brendaelk1558
You’re welcome. If I can help, I will.
Question-when you get up to use the restroom, you mentioned the timer stopping. Does the whole machine shut off?
It’s really better if it doesn’t keep running while you have the mask off, otherwise that would result in major leaks in the report. and the annoying red face.
Does it also automatically start up again when you put the mask back on? There was a feature on my bipap that would sense if the mask was on/off, and turn the machine on/off accordingly. It was so sensitive that at the dme’s office, all the lady did was bump the mask on the table and the machine started. I asked her to turn the feature off and she did. I wouldn’t have known if that hadn’t happened. They turn on some features without telling you.
Depending on how sensitive your machine is, if it’s getting turned on or off somehow while you’re not using it, that could be the source of your leakage.

@kudzu Thank you for answering! I was pushing the off button like I did on my CPAP, but when I come back, I turn it back on. The next morning on my Air it is just showing the time on the first starting. Not the time after I turn it back on! I read somewhere that if you leave your mask on going to the restroom it will not shut off the time! Just unplug the hose so it doesn't think you have stopped for the night. I just never had that happen on my RESMED 10 Auto CPAP but I guess it is different or like you say they have programmed it differently! I took a pic of it with my camera today because on the machine it showed my time after but not on my air app! Does that make sense? NO!

@brendaelk1558
I’m at a loss there! I’ve never had that happen on any of my machines or on MyAir.
They just pick up where they left off with the time.
I really suggest talking to the equipment company; something sounds weird with this machine.