CPAP machine collecting dust!

Switch to auto-mode. After waking, scroll the display to see your average pressure from last night. EPR might help with air swallowing. When you're done, either keep auto-mode on or reset to your average nightly pressure.

49f on hrt. 4th shot tonight, no side effects yet. food noise went quiet right away. no more sugar cravings, ditched energy drinks and random shopping too. lifting 6 days a week, 2 miles daily. probably helps that i eat clean most of the time. added 10-15 lbs from peri that won't budge, so hoping this helps.

Weight loss changes airway geometry enough that CPAP settings calibrated at higher weight overshoot at goal - titration study confirms the new pressure.

the Sleep Number data skepticism is fair - any device that is also trying to sell you a better mattress has an incentive structure that shapes how it presents your sleep data. the comfy is non-negotiable either way; the biometric readings are probably more useful for trend direction than absolute numbers, assuming your habits and environment stay roughly consistent

Nope, California here. Got sleep apnea and a high BMI to go with it, so Zepbound was my ask but insurance only approved Mounjaro instead. Two weeks in now. Not complaining, just caught off guard reading your comment.

Of course resubmitting's an option. Just need to check whether insurance actually covers Zepbound for that specific purpose. Sleep apnea's still on record even without CPAP compliance.

That said, really try wearing the CPAP nightly. Adjustment happens eventually. If it's genuinely bothering you, might just need a different mask or headgear setup entirely. Sleep apnea itself makes weight loss noticeably harder though. Shed a serious amount of weight once before, and adapting to that machine played a central role in pulling that off. Changed things dramatically for me overall, and I'm closing in on 17 years running one now. Plenty of moments it drives me up the wall, but it's genuinely transformed things for the better too.

Worth digging into why tolerance is an issue and solving that specifically. Plenty of mask and headgear combinations exist depending on sleep position and comfort preferences.

Nearly a hundred pounds down and off the sleep apnea machine, that's massive, congrats! Body composition stuff tends to sort itself out once maintenance clicks, but honestly the health improvements alone make it worthwhile.

Exactly! Just seeing my kidney function numbers improve alone has been a massive win. Plus I travel a ton, so packing lighter clothes and leaving the sleep apnea machine at home makes everything so much easier now, lol.

Absolutely get it. On this long term since it manages my diabetes so effectively. Repaired quite a bit of cardiac damage and finally ditched that awful cpap machine at night because of it. Just wish it was cheaper and easier for everyone who needs it to actually get.

Sleep apnea diagnosis in 2017; a 60 pound loss in 2018; the next study called it marginal and my doctor said I could quit CPAP if I liked. By fall 2024 the 60 had returned along with 30 more, and in Oct 2024 OSA was diagnosed again. Back on CPAP, and this round I figured out how to view my sleep data and tune the clinical settings. The new pulmonologist wants my whole planned weight loss finished before another sleep study is ordered. So far 118 pounds are gone, and roughly 20 remain. Pressure is dialed to the minimum now, and CPAP may be unnecessary. Watch and ring data (Apple, Oura) show no breathing issues. Edit: nasal masks appeal to me but Im a mouth breather. Taping my mouth shut to try one triggered a panic attack. Ten-plus masks later, the F40 is my pick and I love it.