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by riveter
Sat Nov 18, 2017 2:58 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Mask Liner Solved My Mouth Breathing Problem
Replies: 2
Views: 481

Re: Mask Liner Solved My Mouth Breathing Problem

I have been suffering for 10 years on poorly tolerated CPAP. I would wake up many times a night with a dry mouth from a lifetime of mouth breathing due to sinus problems. Sinus surgery made it so I could breath through my nose, but I could not break the night time mouth breathing habit. About two w...
by riveter
Sat Nov 18, 2017 7:27 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Mask Liner Solved My Mouth Breathing Problem
Replies: 2
Views: 481

Mask Liner Solved My Mouth Breathing Problem

I have been suffering for 10 years on poorly tolerated CPAP. I would wake up many times a night with a dry mouth from a lifetime of mouth breathing due to sinus problems. Sinus surgery made it so I could breath through my nose, but I could not break the night time mouth breathing habit. About two we...
by riveter
Tue Nov 07, 2017 7:30 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Need help with screen shots
Replies: 19
Views: 19266

Re: Need help with screen shots

SleepyHead 0.9.6's built-in screenshot tool SleepyHead 0.9.6 has a built-in screenshot tool that works well for most Macs and PCs. Once you have the window set up the way you want it to appear, simply press the F12 function key and SleepyHead 0.9.6 will a screen shot of the SleepyHead window. The sc...
by riveter
Tue Oct 24, 2017 11:23 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: No matter what I do, I keep getting leaks
Replies: 19
Views: 9456

Re: No matter what I do, I keep getting leaks

I had similar breathing problems. I could not breath through my nose. It turned out I had a deviated septum and a bulbous turbinate on one side. It was hollow in the middle and filled up most of the nasal cavity. So I had a septoplasty and turbinate reduction about 4 years ago. Now I can breathe out...
by riveter
Tue Oct 24, 2017 8:47 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Full Face Mask Recommendations Needed
Replies: 20
Views: 2009

Re: Full Face Mask Recommendations Needed

The liner looks like a piece of fabric that goes under the sealing surface. What does that do?
by riveter
Tue Oct 24, 2017 6:52 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Any Recommendations for Full Face Mask
Replies: 10
Views: 3594

Re: Any Recommendations for Full Face Mask

I may like to try the Amara view. But how does it fit around the nose? Looks like it just seals at the bottom of the nose.
by riveter
Tue Oct 24, 2017 6:46 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Full Face Mask Recommendations Needed
Replies: 20
Views: 2009

Re: Full Face Mask Recommendations Needed

I will look at those recommendations. Thank you. I want to try a nasal mask but I have not yet been able to fall asleep with it yet. I will keep trying.
by riveter
Tue Oct 24, 2017 6:06 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Full Face Mask Recommendations Needed
Replies: 20
Views: 2009

Full Face Mask Recommendations Needed

I am using a Mirage Quattro full face mask. I'm having a hard time stopping my mask leaking. My pressure is high at 17 cm h20 so I have the straps pretty tight to minimize leaks. I know this mask is supposed to 'inflate' to create the seal but I always have to use brute force to tighten it up. Is th...
by riveter
Sat Dec 12, 2015 10:41 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Can an ENT make a difference?
Replies: 25
Views: 5011

Re: Can an ENT make a difference?

I have been struggling with CPAP therapy for 7 years with poor results. A CT scan of my sinuses showed I had a big hollow turbinate (concha belosa) and a deviated septum which made it nearly impossible to breathe through my nose. I had a septoplasty and turbinate reduction and now I can breathe thro...
by riveter
Mon Nov 30, 2015 4:19 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: F10 and Eson Masks for sale
Replies: 4
Views: 1239

Re: F10 and Eson Masks for sale

Is the nasal mask still available for sale?
by riveter
Mon Nov 30, 2015 4:18 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New masks for sale
Replies: 13
Views: 3306

Re: New masks for sale

Are any nasal masks still available for sale?
by riveter
Wed Nov 25, 2015 1:05 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Will Trade Mirage Quattro for Nasal Mask
Replies: 1
Views: 484

Will Trade Mirage Quattro for Nasal Mask

I would like to trade a new in bag Mirage Quattro medium and mask insert. I would like in trade a nasal mask with insert also new in bag. I recently had sinus surgery and am now taping my mouth shut to train myself to breathe through my nose. So I think I can now try a nasal mask. http://i.imgur.com...
by riveter
Tue Nov 24, 2015 11:19 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: F&P Eson Nasal Mask Medium - donate
Replies: 3
Views: 593

Re: F&P Eson Nasal Mask Medium - donate

Just what I was looking for. PM sent.
by riveter
Mon Oct 27, 2014 6:34 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Septoplasty and Turbinate Reduction today
Replies: 16
Views: 6121

Re: Septoplasty and Turbinate Reduction today

Great news, Riveter. Good luck sleeping tonight. This is the one apnea related surgery that I have had that I would do all over again if I had to. The difference in ability to breathe through my nose was remarkable. Indeed. I can fully breathe through my nose now, whereas before one or both sides w...
by riveter
Sun Oct 26, 2014 8:18 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Septoplasty and Turbinate Reduction today
Replies: 16
Views: 6121

Re: Septoplasty and Turbinate Reduction today

It's day 9 since surgery. My recovery has been pretty easy, except for those first few sleepless nights. The last couple of nights have been pretty good, sleep wise. I have not used CPAP for 9 days now, and I am no worse off. I don't feel rested and my body still hurts like usual, but I am as well a...