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by candiddevmike 1552 days ago
You need a qualified respiratory therapist/pulmonologist/sleep doc to configure it for you (that's part of the prescription, how much pressure you need), otherwise you could really mess up your lungs (too much pressure) or make your apnea worse (too little pressure). They'll also do ongoing monitoring and adjust the levels remotely.
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Not really true for most people with modern APAP machines. Most direct to consumer providers prescribe APAP these days and don't do a titration study to dial in pressures.
Some machines have auto adjusting pressure - my husband has one.

I think this is his unit - https://lofta.com/products/resmed-airsense-10

>With auto titration technology, the AirSenseâ„¢ 10 AutoSetâ„¢ monitors you- breath by breath and adjusts your therapy delivery to maximize outcomes

Pretty much all newer machines do, and most insurance will happily give you one - at least Blue Cross will, as the cost difference over a plain CPAP is very nominal.