vents on the profile light nasal mask

yellowcason · Post by **yellowcason** » Mon May 15, 2006 6:24 pm

My pressure is 10. Do i need to leave all the vents on the mask open....i feel that if i do that then all my pressure will just be vented out instead of pushing my airway open.

Any thoughts?

Rebecca

rested gal · Post by **rested gal** » Mon May 15, 2006 6:48 pm

Leave all the normal exhaust vents open. Masks and machines are designed to let you get your prescribed pressure even with the exhaust vents whisking away most of your exhaled breath.

If a mask has an oxygen port, though, the O2 port should have a cap on it -- kept covered as it is with the white tab at the bottom of mask in this picture:

Mask

Additional Comments: AHI 23, oxygen desat. 78%, pressure 10, age 27