The straps were for sure not too tight, or too far back. It is strange that the mask felt actually more comfortable than the Quattro fx, until i took it off and noticed the raw area on my nose bridge. I do still have a couple of old amalgam fillings, so maybe? I plan on trying the f20 again to see. ...

I've been using the Quattro Fx for a very long time. I've recently started leasing the new Airsense 11, and now have to order supplies from my local Lincare until my lease is up. They're having problems getting replacement parts because the Quattro Fx is such an older model mask, so I went online an...

Check out eBay for "mouth seal tape" and you will see numerous sales for strips that are "X" shaped. They come in package of 150 for about $8.00 shipped from China so it will take a while to get them. I have some that I purchased a few years ago that still work fine. I used one last week but don't ...

Hello all, I've used the Quattro FX full face, for mild hypopneas and snoring, for quite a while now. Am now experimenting with just a nasal mask, and have the Airfit N30i. I'm a very light sleeper, but this is pretty comfortable as well as quiet. The problem is, it seems my tongue always drops back...

I just tried the F30i, and the size of the cushion doesn't work,.. leaking like crazy. It's beyond me why they don't offer the same sizes as with the N30i. I use a "SW" in the N30i, and it fits perfectly, no leaks. When I purchased the F30i, I was told it only comes with the choices S, M, or W. I we...

I used a cloth medical tape from 3m. It's a pain to remove in the morning, I have to use soap and water,... but, it's the only one I've found thus far that actually sticks well enough to keep my mouth closed, so no air escapes and wakes me. But again, the result was such an extremely dry mouth. And ...

Sorry, it was an Airfit N30i that I used with the mouth tape.

I've been using a full face Quattro Fx for a while, and recently tried the Airfit F30i nasal only mask. I have to Mouth tape or air inevitably shoots out of my mouth after falling asleep. This works ok, except after a couple of hours, I woke up with an extremely dry mouth,..like could barely swallow...

So to improve flow limitations I should increase my pressure? Yes, more pressure should reduce the FLs. The exception being if the FLs are from nasal congestion. You can also try Julie's suggestion of a cervical collar but it might not be all that comfortable and might disturb sleep even more. It's...

Are the 'flow limitations' you speak of simply the hypopneas I have? No, flow limitations are reduction in air flow that don't meet the criteria for a hyponea or OA. Example...50 % reduction in air flow but only lasts 9 seconds...that's a flow limitation but it won't get a hyponea flag because it o...

Again not a lot on the report to blame the poor sleep quality on unless we want to maybe wonder about the Flow Limitations. They aren't horrible but they are there. If you were using an apap machine in auto mode the machine would want to try to kill some of those FLs. What happens if you were to us...

Yep...and I bet that with the known 11 wake ups there are some arousals that you don't remember. We all have a few of those. Sometimes meds are needed. There is a time and place for them. With my back pain issues I have been taking something ever since I started cpap. Sleep maintenance insomnia is ...

Here's something you could maybe do that doesn't involve clock watching and remembering. When you wake up..if you are alert enough just reach over and turn the machine off and then right back on again. This will show up as a break in the therapy line and give you an idea when and how often. It give...

Here's something you could maybe do that doesn't involve clock watching and remembering. When you wake up..if you are alert enough just reach over and turn the machine off and then right back on again. This will show up as a break in the therapy line and give you an idea when and how often. It give...

Take a hard look at the number of hours of sleep you are getting when you feel good and when you feel bad. 6 wake ups in 8 hours isn't going to be as much of a problem as 6 wake ups in 6 hours in terms of how you feel. I see what you mean, although I find it difficult to tell how many actual hours ...