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Cpap and getting better sleep: What's your experience?
Sleep Health | Last Active: Sep 15, 2022 | Replies (356)Comment receiving replies
Thank you for the post @colleenyoung. @DrDonaLocke I'm looking forward to part two of the series. I'm too new in the CPAP arena to add any tips but I can relate to the issues discussed in part one. I'm a mouth breather so needed a full face mask and did not like the mask from the overnight study nor the one I picked out to go with my CPAP machine - Dreamstation with ramp up and humidifier. After 7 days I started looking and found the Dreamware full face mask and loved it the first night but had issues with it also. My pressure was set for 8 to 18 with 4 for the 15 minute ramp up. Now the mask gets vibrating off my face when the pressure gets up so I tighten it more and it seems better but feels way too tight. I had thought the cushion might be too small - it was a medium with the medium frame and my other F&P Simplus was a large. I went to the medical store and was able to get the large cushion for the Dreamware full face mask and it seemed OK the first night but now I'm back to square one. I did find that the Sleep Medicine store turned off the resistance feature so I set it to X1 thinking it would help but it didn't seem to make a difference.
So, I'm planning to try and be more proactive and learn from my fellow CPAP Connect members. Hey, maybe now I can learn more than one new thing a day!
Sweet Dreams everyone...
John
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Welcome to the world of CPAP problems. I have used mine for many years and have always had the problems you have experienced. It seems either too tight of if just let out a little than it leaks all over. Then I get the red frowning face on my CPAP screen. Full face masks are very hard to get to fit properly. The nasal pillows have much less space to leak from, but for us mouth breathers, it is needed. I did try a chin strap, but with my double chin, it just slipped off of my chin. Also when you have a cold or you are like me with a deviated septum that keeps me from being able to breath right with my mouth closed, a full face mask is a necessity. My lung doctor says the reading from my CPAP shows great effect and I am no longer getting sleep apnea episodes. Thus I must conclude that even though the mask does sometimes leak, it still is effective.
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I do like that I can see the results of how I slept with the app on my phone and the computer. The sleep medicine doctor wants to get me down to 4 for the AHI. My best night so far is 6.1. I do like the air hose on the top of the head vs on my nose.