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Sleep Apnea and adjusting to a CPAP machine: Tips?
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I just had my 2 year sleep medicine appointment to get my RX for medicare compliance for another year. Much easier this time since I didn't have to cart in my old CPAP machine and took my travel CPAP which I switched to using full time last year shortly after I bought it. I switched because I had 4 great AHI numbers the first time I used it on a long weekend and for the most part I've had better numbers with the Dreamstation GO auto CPAP machine.
It was interesting when the RN said she couldn't find last years data online for my original CPAP machine and I had to tell her that's because I switched to my new travel CPAP full time. The tech imported the data from the CPAP machine and they were happy with the 100% compliance for medicare which is basically 4 hours per day and I averaged 8.1 hours a day. I also mentioned that Mayo Clinic Connect has a lot of great discussions in the Sleep Health group that she might want to share with other patients who are struggling when they first get started with CPAP. Some of us like me are still looking for the perfect mask.
I am currently using a ResMed AirFit F20 full face mask with a CPAP Comfort Cover cloth cover for the mask and it's working well but it covers lots of the face and makes it a little more difficult. I saw the new Fisher Paykel Evora Nasal Face Mask and it was on sale and I just had to try it. Got it Saturday and tried it Sunday night. Put it on adjusted it, really nice feeling and comfortable. Breathed with it for about 10 minutes or so and decided to try it. Disaster - woke up with my nostrils feeling cold and my mouth puffing open. Then I looked over and saw that the air setting was showing 14 where it's normally 8 to 10. Got up switched to my old AirFit F20 and another one bit the dust. Hate it when that happens but I'm always looking for something better. I think most of my problems are due to a deviated septum and as hard as I try to always breathe through the nose it's just not going to happen as planned.
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@johnbishop- John, I'm always so encouraged by your great reviews especially when they relate to new masks!
Sounds like the ResMed AirFit 20 is still #1 for you. Great job in averaging 8.1 hrs. a day! Happy Zzzz's my friend. Jim @thankful
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Wow! John you too! Actually I had five sleep studies before the final was read and reported correctly to my doctor. I have obstructive sleep apnea and sleep with my mouth open. One nostril is partially blocked right up to my skull scar tissue started building up right after my nose was broken. My brother knocked me down onto my back and while I was stunned ripped the black 50's phone off the wall and broke it on my face. The medical profession experimented for years with stentorious
Snorers. Snoring drew a number of complaints from any one in hearing.Forty years later my chronic fatigue forced the primitive testing. 1993 finally there was something else to torture me with. Twenty years later I received head gear and face mask that fit and made a real seal that fit my face quietly. I have the dream station with the same mask Air Fit 20 large. You sound like a candidate for a BiPap. Ask your doctor to verify that you are a mouth breather. I have been sleeping better and quieter. It is easy to take off and put back on but it's better to turn it off if you are coming back to it soon. The newest head set has several adjustment Velcro straps. Don't suffer. Check it out.