Tried using the Wisp nasal mask last night and lasted four hours. It felt hard to breathe and stuffy, even with regular humidification. For some reason I guess I kept my mouth closed for the two hours I slept, because my mouth was not dry when I woke up. When I checked the SD card nothing was record...

Tried the Wisp for a little while last night. I didn't have the right kind of tape so I used a piece of a Chin Up Strip instead. Wrong. It was too strong and when I started to fall asleep and my mouth tried to open to let some air out, it couldn't and I woke up gasping. Slept the rest of the night w...

49er wrote:

Pugsy wrote:Try the Wisp tonight. Don't worry about taping or chin strap at the moment unless the air goes out your mouth so bad it wakes you up.

Ellen,

I agree with Pugsy. You have nothing to lose by trying the Wisp.

Sigh. YOu're right.

Congratulations on the weight loss! I have lost 36 lbs. since my sleep study back in April, but I have a long way to go. Your sharing is very encouraging. I'm hoping that as my adjustment to this machine increases and i get the therapeutic benefit of CPAP, I'll be able to do more than a 10 or 20 min...

Do you have some sort of nasal mask that you could try that is easier to seal? I realize that there may be some mouth breathing issues but I doubt that they would be any worse than what you are seeing now with the full face mask. Yes, I have Wisp nasal mask. Chin up strips haven't worked and regula...

If it was only one night ... I'd ignore it ... How long have you been on the machine therapy? The machine should be ok around 70 l min leak, but should be less ... If you are new to this, I would try another mask ... Try adjusting the mask while awake and laying down in the positions you sleep in ....

I would stick to CPAP mode and focus on solving the leaks problem. When I tried the Quattro™ FX Full Face CPAP Mask with Headgear, it did not stay on my face. It just moved around the face. The FX style was the source of the problem. Can you try another full face mask? p.s. What is Displaced Homema...

When the leaking is this bad, are the CA and OA numbers reliable? I didn't leak that badly the night before. This is with a mask liner, too. I"m just disgusted.

I have a real problem with dry mouth too and I use a full face mask. I have nasal allergies and use a corticosteroid spray, plus I take medication that has dry mouth as a side effect. I keep the humidification up as high as I can, use Biotene toothpaste twice a day and the rinse once a day, and have...

This is last night's (Wednesday p.m.-Thursday a.m.) detail page showing leaks. I had the mask on wiht a pad a cheek liner from 10:15 to 4:00, when my daughter woke up to complain about the high pitches squeaking noise coming from the leaks near my left eye. (We live in a small apartment, both our do...

going to try pad a cheek liner tonight with Quattro mask.

If that doesn't work I have nasal Wisp and I'll try a piece of Nexcare tape (vertical) on my lips. I have chin up strips but they don't seem to work for me and chin strap moves too much.

You're right, I am so frickin' obsessed with all the problems I"ve been having getting adjusted to my machine, and the length of time it has taken me to get this far, that I'm worried about stuff that may not even be happening. Going to try the Pad a cheek liner tonight and hope I made the hole big ...

Meant to add, I stayed on my right side for the whole six hours, I wedged pillows behind me so I wouldn't turn over.

This is last night's (Aug. 20-21) stats showing leaks. I was awake for the first hour, from 10 to 11, then woke again a few minutes before 1 a.m., before waking again at 4. I guess I need to use the mask liner. Leaks aren't improving that much and mask is on pretty firmly. http://i1348.photobucket.c...

Thanks, Pugsy.