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Posted by Dead On My Feet on March 18, 2009 at 09:17:58:

Hi All,

I have been on CPAP for ~5 weeks. I just realized I am snoring with my mask on. Called the Dr. and we have bumped the pressure up from 9 to 11. I slept with it last night and never noticed the difference in pressure. (I have no idea whether I was snoring or not). Now my question is: How do I know that the machine is putting out the same pressure as I received at the titration? It always seems kind of weak to me.

When I was at the titration they did a calibration, asked me to lift my legs, and asked me to snore and I couldn't do it. I couldn't make that piggy noise because of the air blowing. Now at home, I can do it easily with my mask on. Of course, I don't know at what pressure the calibration was done but I would have thought that it would be impossible at home too with the pressure they selected.

Any thoughts, anyone?

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