I was diagnosed with sleep apnea in 2014, and got my cpap around September of that year. I got off to a slow start, but I can confidently say that for the past four years I have had near 100% compliance with my machine. It's an old machine - and sorry if I butcher the name here - but there are a million names on it. Phillips Respironics RemStar Pro System One with C-Flex +. I've never had any trouble with it. After my initial diagnosis, I was set at a pressure of 8 and sent on my way.
Periodically over the past 4 years, I have been told I've been snoring. Each of those times, my doc recommended a pressure increase. My boyfriend has told me that within the last couple months I am snoring so loud most nights that he needs earplugs. When I went to my doc recently, he recommended the same thing - pressure increase - so I'm now at a 14. This entire time, my AHI has been well controlled - usually a .5 - although per sleepyhead data it's now averaging 1.88. I know that is still phenomenal, but more than a 100% increase. The increase to 14 happened about a week ago, and my boyfriend is still reporting snoring every night. The last couple months I have also felt more groggy than normal.
The other thing that has started happening regularly for the past month is rainout - every night, regardless of humidifier setting. That has never happened to me before even once in the past 4 years, and now it happens every night.
I have changed nothing in the past four years regarding my machine - same mask, same everything. I haven't gained weight. I checked my sleepyhead data and the VS2 is definitely registering many spikes every night, as high as 50 - but I read on this board that there isn't a good handle on what exactly that is measuring.
I will be eligible for a new machine in September - my insurance company won't let me get it even a little early. I requested an auto pap so the pressure can adjust throughout the night, but I am stuck until then.
So, I would love some insight. On the snoring - what could be causing this? Why isn't the pressure enough? What other routes should I go to investigate? And the rainout - why now is this happening?
I can upload any sleepyhead data that could be helpful, but wasn't sure what that would be specifically - so just let me know and I can drop it in.
Thank you!