I had a similar experience recently. My ResMed S8 VPAP S, had it almost 4 years with 10,000 hours, it started acting up. On/Off switch got funky, pressure would drop suddenly. I have the worst DME going so I said to hell with it and got a 0 hours S9 VPAP S from Second Wind for $975. Good luck.

Can a mouth breathing, side sleeping full bearded guy with a IPAP of 20 find lasting happiness with a ResMed Quattro FX Full Face mask?

I have a similar profile (VPAP S, Mirage Quattro, 20/16) and share your frustrations. The following thoughts came to mind as I read your post: 1. Your 20/12 Bipap settings seem too far apart; I get by with 20/16. 2. There is nothing wrong with mouth breathing, you can still get positive results. 3. ...

If you've got your masked on tight and you are still getting "farting" my guess is that you've got the wrong size mask.

Good luck and hang in there because when you iron out all the bugs effective treatment of your sleep apnea will GREATLY improve the quality of your life.

Thanks for the tip on the oximeter; I ordered my CMS50F from Amazon today, $189.

Cheers, Tom

I have a beard which I keep fairly short, and I use the Mirage Quattro FF mask. I'm on BiPap with a fairly high inhale pressure of 19 so I have to keep the mask on very tight to prevent leaks. TO make matters worse I sleep on my right side, So I now have the outline of the mask in red, aggravated sk...

How would that Bipap Auto SV differ from my ResMed VPAP S? THanks

I don't trust Lincare as far as I can throw them.