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How did you get used to CPAP?

Sleep Health | Last Active: Dec 10 11:08am | Replies (15)
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@lfserpa1

I tried cloth covers for 3 days and I agree they made the face mask feel better but I had severe leaks every night. I just switched back to bare silicone. I may try to design my own face mask to see if I can do better than the commercial ones.

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Dec 10 10:53am

Welcome @lfserpa1, A little leakage doesn't seem to affect my AHI numbers but it definitely has an impact if I don't snug the mask a little on the tighter side. I used the CPAP Comfort Covers that were recommended by one of my first sleep medicine therapists/PAs at Rochester Mayo. She shared the link and I've been getting the cloth covers from them for the past 5 years - https://cpapcomfortcover.com/

I can't even get through the night using just the silicone mask and I've tried many different ones due to being a mouth breather. The problem I have not using a cover is that the air pressure gets really high and the mask lifts off of my face for major air leaks. I used a ResMed AirFit 20 full face mask for a few years and it worked well but at the expense of the bridge of my nose so I have finally found one that is not quite as comfortable but it works and doesn't hurt my nose as much, a F&P Simplus full face mask.

I tried making one of my own out of old t-shirt material but crafting is not one of my skillset 🙂 and I wasn't able to make one that worked for me. Can you let us know how it goes making your own face mask cover? or do you mean design your own CPAP face mask?

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