The following might look redundant to some, as I originally posted it as a reply on another person's thread. It was suggested to me that I start my own thread, so here's the copy/paste of my original post:
Just got up from my first night as well. I also awoke 2 or 3 times. It's hard to tell whether I got a good quality sleep. One thing I can say is that I feel very groggy right now. Should I?
No dry mouth, though. I think the humidifier worked ok. the water container was about half full in the a.m. Is that normal? Also, in the DVD, the video shows the water boiling or bubbling inside the humidifier tank. Is mine supposed to do that? Mine's a Humidaire 3i.
I do have mask marks on my face, so maybe my mask is too tight. One problem I'm having with adjusting the mask is that the tightness varies depending on how far back I tilt my neck. If I move my head forward when I'm tightening the straps, obviously when I tilt my head back, everything will get tighter. But if I adjust it with my head tilted farther back, then during sleep, if my neck tilts forward, I'll have leaks. I think I noticed that when I was in some of my half-awake states.
I felt some constant air coming out from the tube near the nose piece, but my tech said that's where the exhaled air comes out, so that's normal. Is that correct? Is it normal to feel air coming out of there even when I'm not exhaling?
I'm not sure I have any of the software that wuelfman has to get all that data. All that shows on mine is the ramping and the altitude adjustments.
Oh, yeah, one more thing I should mention, which the tech warned me of. Apparently, during the night, my esophagus doesn't close completely, and I get air in my stomach, which goes through my digestive system, and I end up feeling bloated and having to flatulate in the middle of the night. That may have been louder than any of the snoring I may have done. But just as the tech said, it's just pure air so it didn't smell. "Loud but harmless," the opposite of "silent but deadly," I guess. Anyway, has anyone else had problems with swallowing air?
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Re: first night, first thread
Tarzan,tarzan wrote:
No dry mouth, though. I think the humidifier worked ok. the water container was about half full in the a.m. Is that normal? Also, in the DVD, the video shows the water boiling or bubbling inside the humidifier tank. Is mine supposed to do that? Mine's a Humidaire 3i.
I also have the 3i humidifier. When I picked mine up at the DME, the RT there told me to start my setting at "2". I did adjust it back to what I would call 1 1/2. I do remember reading a post here that stated the humidifier doesn't really kick on until a setting of 3 (correct me if I'm wrong guys), so if you're setting is comparable to mine, you shouldn't expect to see any bubbling or boiling.
As far as water usage, again with mine set at 1 1/2, I don't use a lot in a night, maybe a quarter inch of water or less.
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i got the software and the card reader and card that all comes "extra" with my machine. Respironics M Series Auto with C-Flex i dont know if yours does but if it does i would get it. more info to confuse you with (at least me)
for your machine looks like this would work
Resmed: Autoscan 5.4 Software
i got the software and the card reader and card that all comes "extra" with my machine. Respironics M Series Auto with C-Flex i dont know if yours does but if it does i would get it. more info to confuse you with (at least me)
for your machine looks like this would work
Resmed: Autoscan 5.4 Software
tarzan--
on a few of your points:
1) doesn't sound like you got the best rest, relief is not instantaneous for some people, particularly if you had leaks. see below.
2) hard to say whether that's too much water. everyone uses a different amount, depending on their pressure and how high the humidifier is set. if the amount of water increases a lot at times when your humidifier is set at the same thing, you have leaks. but low pressure=less water, and yes, yours sounds like a lot.
3) you can have leaks if your mask is too tight, so dunno if your tightness is enough or just right.
4) you can get pads for the straps (pad-a-cheek and others) which eliminate the strap marks but not mask marks. some people don't get mask marks, but others require a tightness where mask marks seem necessary. i use UMFF and i get mask marks, although i have strap pads.
5) yes, air should be coming out of your outflow area. way to see if you have leaks is to close up your outflow area with your hand and see if you can feel air coming from any place else.
keep at it. it's only been one night.
Caroline
on a few of your points:
1) doesn't sound like you got the best rest, relief is not instantaneous for some people, particularly if you had leaks. see below.
2) hard to say whether that's too much water. everyone uses a different amount, depending on their pressure and how high the humidifier is set. if the amount of water increases a lot at times when your humidifier is set at the same thing, you have leaks. but low pressure=less water, and yes, yours sounds like a lot.
3) you can have leaks if your mask is too tight, so dunno if your tightness is enough or just right.
4) you can get pads for the straps (pad-a-cheek and others) which eliminate the strap marks but not mask marks. some people don't get mask marks, but others require a tightness where mask marks seem necessary. i use UMFF and i get mask marks, although i have strap pads.
5) yes, air should be coming out of your outflow area. way to see if you have leaks is to close up your outflow area with your hand and see if you can feel air coming from any place else.
keep at it. it's only been one night.
Caroline
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I bet they boiled the water for effect – so that you could see the humidifier “working”.tarzan wrote:… Also, in the DVD, the video shows the water boiling or bubbling inside the humidifier tank. Is mine supposed to do that? Mine's a Humidaire 3i.
yes, I’ll admit to that.... Apparently, during the night, my esophagus doesn't close completely, and I get air in my stomach, which goes through my digestive system, and I end up feeling bloated and having to flatulate. Anyway, has anyone else had problems with swallowing air?
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About the boiling water, I know sometimes if my humidifier is really full, the water blowing over the top of it will almost make it look like it is boiling. That always depends on how full I fill the water chamber.
As for swallowing air, when you are using a nasal mask or nasal pillows or prongs, the air is going in your nose and down to the back of your throat. I'm not as much of an expert on this yet as some of the people around here are, but my guess would be that with the air coming out of your nasal cavity in the back of your throat, it is easy to swallow the air instead of letting it go down your windpipe like it should. With the full face mask or the Hybrid that I use, the air is filling up your nasal cavity and your mouth. Maybe the equalized pressure between the two makes you less likely to swallow? I tend to keep my mouth closed for the most part with my Hybrid and I have still been knows to swallow air, but nothing significant. I've never had the bloated feeling or pain that some people experience. You might want to search for aerophagia. There have been a lot of discussions on here regarding that subject and you might just find the answer to your question somewhere already posted! Good luck!
As for swallowing air, when you are using a nasal mask or nasal pillows or prongs, the air is going in your nose and down to the back of your throat. I'm not as much of an expert on this yet as some of the people around here are, but my guess would be that with the air coming out of your nasal cavity in the back of your throat, it is easy to swallow the air instead of letting it go down your windpipe like it should. With the full face mask or the Hybrid that I use, the air is filling up your nasal cavity and your mouth. Maybe the equalized pressure between the two makes you less likely to swallow? I tend to keep my mouth closed for the most part with my Hybrid and I have still been knows to swallow air, but nothing significant. I've never had the bloated feeling or pain that some people experience. You might want to search for aerophagia. There have been a lot of discussions on here regarding that subject and you might just find the answer to your question somewhere already posted! Good luck!
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