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I was doubting the effectiveness of my CPAP machine and decided to take the night off. I usually sleep close to eight hours with 3 to 4 hours of deep sleep; without the machine I sleep about the same time but log only 30 minutes to an hour of deep sleep.

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> I usually sleep close to eight hours with 3 to 4 hours of deep sleep

Sounds like you are getting better sleep than most healthy people. I always wondered if one could benefit from a CPAP machine even without suffering from sleep apnea.

My partner sleeps poorly and I have wondered the same.

You are right, I should be grateful for the machine. But the mask is a hassle and I find myself getting cranky about it. Still, I wear it every night. It was definitely reassuring to see what a difference it makes.

I should try and talk my partner into trying it. ;-)

If you have a model that stores data in an SD card you may find Sleepy Head useful.

I will check this out. It stores data on the card, but I had forgotten about this. It might be interesting to see if any correlates with the sleep data.

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