Medical Update:
I got my CPAP last Friday and have been using it every night.
The good news: Programming and set up was a breeze, wife has not complained about snoring at all, machine is quiet enough also, and I am getting usage scores of 100 out of 100 every night (5 nights) with about .5 events per hour. So all of the external factors are great.
The not so good news: My sleep is not so good, both by how I feel and as measured by my smart watch. Not a huge drop, but noticeable. I think some of it is getting used to the treatment, but I feel like I am waking up or in light sleep too much. I wake at night sometimes and mess with breathing, allowing pressure to build up, releasing through my mouth etc., and go back to sleep. I think one possibility is that I try to mouth breath once I try to begin snoring, and then go back to nasal breathing, but it kind of startles me so I come out of sleep at least 3-5 times per night. I have tried sleeping without my MAD and that makes the mouth breathing worse. I am not generally a mouth breather, but am interested in what a full mask might do. I will give it some more time, but given the proper working of the treatment side, I think I might need some kind of adjustments. Any thoughts?