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Things that have helped me:

- nose mask rather than full face mask

- nasal spray if my nose feels congested

- upping the pressure. In theory a professional is supposed to set your pressure but I do tweak mine. If the setting is not visible it's probably in a hidden menu - Google for how to enable it for your machine.

- sleeping pills

I hope you find a solution. Sleep apnea is terrible.

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I’ve seen someone go from AHI of 15 to a 1 during at at-home sleep study and asked what they did differently, they said their nose was stuffy so they took some cold medicine/allergy before bed.

I wish at-home sleep tests didn’t require a physician to prescribe and review results. It would allow people to experiment with sleeping positions, snore guards and other methods to get their AHI down.

Please don't recommend sleeping pills to people who have sleep apnea. They can make apneas worse.

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