Good call the nose mask. Hiccups seem to be gone, just gas. I turned up the EPR some also. AHI, leak rate and pressure all better.

I'm still very tired a week into it but feel in getting more comfortable with the mask every night.

Something must be working because I'm waking up to ROCK hard erections multiple times a night.... I promise I'm putting the mask on the right head .

If you have the ability, I would turn down the pressure as far as you can for it to be effective. I know I needed a higher pressure with my full face mask than my nasal mask.

Thankfully my range was huge and I haven't hit the lower limit with the nasal mask but I'll definitely keep an eye on it, thanks.

What full mask do you use? The f30i leaked like crazy on me, couldn't do it. Could have been wrong fit or something.

Philip J Fry said:

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If you have the ability, I would turn down the pressure as far as you can for it to be effective. I know I needed a higher pressure with my full face mask than my nasal mask.

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This is exactly what I do. Too much pressure causes leaks and air going into my stomach. I am just shooting for an AHI of 1.0 to 1.5 with the lowest max pressure that will achieve that and as I have lost weight I keep lowering it more.

I tried all sorts of full masks. None of them worked for various reasons . I realized at one point that all of my issues were from mouth breathing…or believing that I needed to mouth breath. Nasal mask solves that. Philip's Dreamwear has been a game changer for me

Interesting. So when you switched to nasal pillows you just kinda stoped mouth breathing? Or did you get a chinstrap/tape?

Nvm I see you talked about in the thread

Have any of you tried this yet?

https://bongorx.com/

I know of someone that has a milder case that said they sleep better with this than with their CPAP.

I am thinking of trying it out when I lose another 10 to 15 pounds as a way to transition away from the CPAP.

A month in and almost all of the events triggered are clear airway. Anyone else have this? A bit concerning?

Someone recommended lowering the pressure and turning EPR off for several days to experiment.


I'm still getting settled in on which mask. Nasal mask seems most comfortable and allows better sleep.

AgsMyDude said:

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A month in and almost all of the events triggered are clear airway. Anyone else have this? A bit concerning?

Someone recommended lowering the pressure and turning EPR off for several days to experiment.


I'm still getting settled in on which mask. Nasal mask seems most comfortable and allows better sleep.

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That can be a side effect of using CPAP. Those can go away on their own. The machines aren't great for detecting central sleep apneas (what they are trying to say they are measuring). If you persist with over maybe 5 per hour after a few months, probably going into the sleep lab and doing a formal titration study would be a good idea.

Kool said:

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AgsMyDude said:

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A month in and almost all of the events triggered are clear airway. Anyone else have this? A bit concerning?

Someone recommended lowering the pressure and turning EPR off for several days to experiment.


I'm still getting settled in on which mask. Nasal mask seems most comfortable and allows better sleep.

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That can be a side effect of using CPAP. Those can go away on their own. The machines aren't great for detecting central sleep apneas (what they are trying to say they are measuring). If you persist with over maybe 5 per hour after a few months, probably going into the sleep lab and doing a formal titration study would be a good idea.

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Thanks for the reply. I had my follow-up today, and that's basically what they said. I'll follow up in a month, and we'll talk about a potential titration then.

Would that detect things like CA or Cheyne-Stokes respirations more accurately than the CPAP machine?

100%.
Sounds as if you're dealing with someone who knows what they're doing.