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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
I believe we may have discussed this previously, but repetition is good. It helps to review what we know and besides I am not certain we did discuss this before. I have not had my deviated septum operated on, but I did try to get approval for it. The doctor told me that it was a major operation as the whole nose would have to be rebuilt. He said Minnesota by law does not allow medically unnecessary operations. I could use a decongestant spray to relieve the congestion. The spray did not work so I am left with having to take off my mask during the night and blowing my nose. It will be interesting to see what your doctor says as this was many years ago that I was told this. I too am using the same mask as you and am considering going back to the blue gel face mask. It is huge, but seems to work better at reducing leaks. Thank you for the update and congratulations on getting your events so low.
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@johnhans I think you are right. I talked with another person who had the operation to correct the deviated septum and was told it was pretty painful and took a long time to heal. Pretty sure all of that healing time would be with no CPAP mask ☺ I was looking at the new ResMed AirFit F30 full face mask. It's similar to the Amara View and Dreamwear Full Face Mask in that it fits under and up against the nose but it looks like it would be a better fit for me. Actually, the Dreamwear Full Face Mask was the second one I tried and I used it a couple of months and thought it was good. Then all of sudden I couldn't stand it. After that I tried the Amara View full face mask and used it for less than a month before I switched back to the ResMed AirFit F10. Then I went to the ResMed AirFit F20 and it seemed easier to breath but it was always chaffing my nose. Then I tried the ResMed AirTouch F20 memory foam mask and it seemed pretty good for awhile. That was about the time I had to take my CPAP machine back to the sleep medicine doctor for my Medicare compliance readings. While I was talking with the nurse and telling her what has been bugging with the nose chaffing, she told me about the comfort cover that fits over the mask and is washable. I've used that combination ever since with my ResMed AirFit F20.
So that's kind of my dilemma. Kind of like throwing money down a CPAP pit ☺ and that got me to thinking about what if I could fix the breathing issue with my deviated septum.