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How to reduce my events while using my Cpap

Sleep Health | Last Active: Apr 3 2:09pm | Replies (128)
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@tsal

My father finally has a good seal with his AirTouch F20 face mask, but he had 17 events last night. He sleeps on his back with his head raised. We are wondering if lowering his head will help. I'm not sure if we're going to be able to get him to sleep on his side. I appreciate any advice you have, it is next to impossible to get any assistance from Lincare.

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Jan 12 1:34pm

Hi @tsal, Welcome to Connect. Thank you for being an advocate for your father. I've used a CPAP for about 5 years now and always used to be concerned about having a good seal with the mask. I'm not so sure that it has to be a perfect seal anymore as I've had good and bad AHI numbers when my mask had a good seal and when it had a bad seal. I do think a lot of events can be due to sleeping on the back. I'm normally a side sleeper but have had shoulder joint pain issues that make me sleep on my back and my events are usually higher when I have to sleep on my back. It might be due to the pressure settings on your father's CPAP. Here's some information on the topic:

--- CPAP Pressure Settings: https://www.sleepfoundation.org/cpap/cpap-pressure-settings

Is your father able to discuss the pressure settings with his sleep medicine doctor or care team?

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bonniesallee | @bonniesallee | Jan 20 3:36pm

My spouse also sleeps on his back with his head raised. Would it help to lower his head (or raise it)? This question wasn't answered.

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