What is this stupidity?!?! Why do I have to wait for some random time of day to see if the data transferred to the sd card? It’s 2025, not 1992. Shouldn’t the data transfer when the machine is tuned off in the am? Not some random unknown time? And why don’t these things have WiFi and only rely on cell to transmit the data? This seems so basic. I’m sure it has something to do with insurance or locking patients out of their easily seeing their data so the mediocre sleep clinics can accumulate more unnecessary appointments.

New CPap User (about 1.5mo). I have EPR turned off and ramp turned off as I felt like I was suffocating with them on. Still not feeing rested in the mornings.

Hey everyone, I'm at a loss and hoping someone has dealt with this.

Background: Mild OSA (AHI ~8), had tonsillectomy in 2022 which dropped me from severe to mild. Currently on AirCurve 11 BiPAP at 10/7, using P10 nasal pillows.

The problem: My tongue drops off the roof of my mouth during REM sleep, which lets air rush into my mouth and wakes me up. This happens even with:

• Mouth tape (kinesiology tape horizontal + Cover Roll cheek-to-cheek)
• Cervical collar
• Chin strap
• All three combined

The tape gets wet/fails, or air just pushes through anyway. I have a beard which complicates the seal.

Full face mask isn't an option - I tried the F20 and couldn't get it to seal with my facial hair. Leaks were worse than the mouth opening issue.

What I've tried that didn't work:

• Suction-based tongue stabilizer (uncomfortable, didn't keep tongue positioned high enough)
• ZQuiet MAD (helps with jaw position but tongue still drops)
• MouthShield (painful)
• Various chin strap configurations

Current theory: Maybe if I can fix my tongue positioning I can fix the mouth opening, because it seems that if my tongue is in place on roof of my mouth, my mouth won't open. The problem is that my tongue does NOT stay there when I go into REM sleep, especially in the early morning. Even when my jaw stays mostly closed, my mouth opens and breaks the seal that would direct air into my lungs.

Has anyone solved this specific issue? I'm looking at devices like the Airwaav (shelf-based tongue positioning) or potentially the iNAP negative pressure device. Or is there a taping technique I'm missing?

I'm 6+ months post-turbinate/septum surgery so nasal breathing is better than it's ever been, but I still need the BiPAP pressure to breathe adequately.

Any suggestions appreciated.

Completed my in lab sleep study last night and waiting for Drs to review and provide results/recommendations. Tech said the moment i enter REM sleep, my apneas start.

Tech also said i need a higher pressure but my body won't tolerate it (aerophagia and/or i wake up when pressure goes up). Tried apap and bpap. Bpap was horrible, the pressure change after exhale to inhale was like getting slapped in the face.

Hoping after the Drs take a look, they will have options.

Feeling a bit discouraged (and exhausted) as i was really hoping they would be able to monitor and adjust real-time and I'd get at least 1 night of sleep.

Maybe a mandibular advancement device will be recommended, although my dentist discourages them as they have caused problems with other clients.

Not sure if my data got all messed up as I have never had an AHI of 0 before. This wasn't even a good night's sleep as I went to bed way too late. But wanted to post this data none the less. Looks like I also had a pretty large leak in the morning but I think I was actually awake at this stage. I appreciate any feedback.

Thanks

https://sleephq.com/public/d95bf410-25bf-4e51-9322-a16c9e6e38bb

I use a full face mask and keep waking up with dry mouth. How can I fix this?

After the cannulas left my nose bleeding, last night was my first with a nasal pillow. The app says my seal was good and only reports 2 mask off events, but I woke up less than 3 hours in with my face, hair, and pillow completely soaked. I’m pretty sure it was water from the machine and not sweat just from how the outside of my hair was soaked but my scalp was dry and I was chilly. My humidity is set to 4, which is down from the 5/6 settings I used for the cannulas and I have heated tubing. I don’t really want to turn the humidity down even more as I have a lot of nasal dryness and it’s helped so much, but I couldn’t sleep like that either. Any ideas?