I've been on CPAP treatment now for around 3-4 months and still struggling to get below 5 AHI. My initial sleep study diagnosis was mild obstructive sleep apnea with an AHI of 18.5.
I've tried numerous masks and somewhat settled on 2 that I have the most comfort with; the F30i and N30i.
My preferece would be the N30i but I dislike mouth taping due to the residue and pain of tearing off the 3m micropore tape in the morning, so I've been using the F30i.
I've tried wedge pillows (I just keep sliding off the pillow and putting myself in a bad position), soft cervical collars (didn't help and tend to make my neck stiff in the morning for some reason) and "CPAP pillows" all to no avail.
I would say I'm primarily a back sleeper but have been making a concious effort to sleep on my side most recently. I suffer from pretty bad aeraphagia when my pressure reaches 11, so I've been trying to start low and ease my way up. I had a couple of nights back to back which were below 5 AHI but I had an insane leak rate and can't seem to mimic it without the leaks. My leak rate looks pretty bad on my most recent chart but I'm still experimenting on perfecting it. It's dropped a lot since.
I've used APAP in the past with an 8-15 pressure range and the 99.5% pressure number is 12.5.
Anyhow, please see my most recent chart below and any input would be greatly appreciated.