Advice moving to a Full Face Mask

DreamStalker · Post by **DreamStalker** » Fri Apr 14, 2017 9:30 am

Pugsy wrote:snip ....
Last year I did finally find a full face mask I could actually sleep with....the Respironics Amara View and I have it in my stash of supplies available just in case I ever can't get my nose opened up but in 8 years...it has yet to happen.
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I too have an old ResMed Liberty up in my closet that I stashed away for an emergency and it's never been used in over 10 years now.

prodigyplace · Post by **prodigyplace** » Fri Apr 14, 2017 10:31 am

Pugsy wrote:I also turn the machine off if I get up in the night. It's a good marker for when we wake up and sometimes I tell people to do turn if off and back on again even if they don't get up out of bed. It's a way to tell how many wake ups we are having and not have to try to remember anything like time or whatever.

I understand the need for the rush to master the full face mask due to seasonal allergies but you might find that humidified air from the nasal pillows can help with the seasonal congestion issues. Many people find that the usual allergy symptoms are less annoying once they are getting the filtered air with some moisture. Maybe you will be one of those lucky people.

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Maybe...just maybe the humidity and the direct air using nasal pillows will help reduce some of your allergy congestion. It does happen for some lucky people. Crossing my fingers that you are one of those people.

Have a good weekend yourself. I am in spring planting mode right now. Flower beds and my straw bale garden (tomatoes and potatoes).
I bought over 240 annuals last weekend...half are in the ground now and the perennials are in the ground....and now I have to do all my various potted plants...so off I go today to get more plants....Lowes is having a big sale today. Lots of work and I fell yesterday (twisted my ankle) so I am in super slow mode due to the ugly ankle but once it's done things look so pretty it's all worth it.

I have the heated hose running full automatic. do you recommend I raise the humidity manually? If so, what do you recommend? I know I am getting at least half clogged now with the P10.

What we currently have planted is dying and does not like our well water. I am researching how to pump water for irrigation about 520 feet with a 100 foot rise. Looks pricey!

prodigyplace · Post by **prodigyplace** » Fri Apr 14, 2017 4:30 pm

I thought I read that an ASV (?) machine helped those who developed centrals with CPAP. That's why I asked whether I should check into changing machines.

Pugsy · Post by **Pugsy** » Fri Apr 14, 2017 9:17 pm

prodigyplace wrote:I thought I read that an ASV (?) machine helped those who developed centrals with CPAP. That's why I asked whether I should check into changing machines

Only if the centrals are real and can't be blamed on SWJ centrals and then only if someone is having a lot more centrals.
Even if all your centrals were the real deal you aren't having enough of them to warrant going to the ASV machine.
You would need at least 5 per hour average and have them happen every hour all night long and then every night.

prodigyplace wrote:I have the heated hose running full automatic. do you recommend I raise the humidity manually? If so, what do you recommend?

"Auto" on the AirSense machine is 85%
To change the humidity you have to take it off "Auto" and make it manual.
http://www.resmed.com/us/dam/documents/ ... sa_eng.pdf

I don't know if going to manual and setting it to max setting would help or not. Humidity preferences are highly individualized and depend on a lot of personal preferences. Some people find that more added moisture helps the nasal mucosa and some find that they do better with minimal added moisture.

You might add something like Simply Saline nasal spray on a regular basis....see if that helps reduce the congestion.
Also, you can do what you would normally do for congestion from allergies...oral meds or something like Flonase nasal spray.

I use the "Auto" setting on my AirCurve 10 machine. Seems to work well enough and I am afraid if I tried a higher % that I would run out of water....I am pushing it real close as it is.

prodigyplace · Post by **prodigyplace** » Thu Apr 27, 2017 5:05 pm

I have been making due with the P10 pillows, sometimes only using for part of the night.
I think I have things pretty well adjusted but wondered if I should raise the upper pressure. It is currently at 10 and I notice the 95% statistic is 9.12. It apears the pressure hit 10 a couple of times.

Any thoughts?

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