Hi,
I'm using a nasal pillow mask and I've gotten to the point where I don't think it's leaking. However if I put my hand near the mask, I can feel air shooting out from it. It is at the location just below where the nasal pillows connect with my nose. I don't hear any leakage sounds, so I didn't it before. Is that supposed to happen?
air leaking from nasal pillow mask
air leaking from nasal pillow mask
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Re: air leaking from nasal pillow mask
Yeah that's normal. It is the vent. I believe it's primary purpose is to keep you from breathing back in the air you just exhaled. No worries, the machine compensates for it.
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Re: air leaking from nasal pillow mask
Also provides fresh air path if there's a power failure and your cpap stops. Happened to me, woke up one morning and my cpap wasn't running, but I was still breathing. Happy days *smile*.
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Re: air leaking from nasal pillow mask
Always a good day when you wake up breathing, yeah?RogerSC wrote:Also provides fresh air path if there's a power failure and your cpap stops. Happened to me, woke up one morning and my cpap wasn't running, but I was still breathing. Happy days *smile*.
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Mask: Swift™ FX Nasal Pillow CPAP Mask with Headgear |
Humidifier: S9™ Series H5i™ Heated Humidifier with Climate Control |
Additional Comments: SleepyHead software; Pressure 7-15 |
"So oftentimes it happens, that we live our lives in chains, and we never even know we have the key."
...from The Eagles, "Already Gone"
Sleep Well, Frank
...from The Eagles, "Already Gone"
Sleep Well, Frank