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by bassadict69
Wed Jun 22, 2022 7:00 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New user, switching to nasal pillow...
Replies: 18
Views: 873

Re: New user, switching to nasal pillow...

Thanks for the info...I didn't think they went far. I had one fairly decent night with the nasal cushion, then 2 nights of not so much and couldn't keep it on longer than a few hours and had to remove it so I could go to sleep. It's just so uncomfortable and unnatural feeling trying to sleep with so...
by bassadict69
Mon Jun 20, 2022 12:10 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New user, switching to nasal pillow...
Replies: 18
Views: 873

Re: New user, switching to nasal pillow...

Thanks for the suggestions...

Right now I am in the trial phase, I guess, through a local med supply business and have not been charged for anything...I forget the date, but I have a certain period of time to decide whether to keep the equipment or not.
by bassadict69
Mon Jun 20, 2022 7:43 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New user, switching to nasal pillow...
Replies: 18
Views: 873

Re: New user, switching to nasal pillow...

I have made all the changes to the settings and its much better than it was, but I still cannot get full exhalation flow through my nose when wearing it. It isn't a machine or cushion problem, but rather a problem with out it presses slightly on my nostrils, thereby blocking the flow. I may ask to t...
by bassadict69
Sat Jun 18, 2022 11:15 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New user, switching to nasal pillow...
Replies: 18
Views: 873

Re: New user, switching to nasal pillow...

Thanks for all your help! I will make the changes and play with the mask once all the grandkids leave and things calm down around here.
by bassadict69
Sat Jun 18, 2022 10:14 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New user, switching to nasal pillow...
Replies: 18
Views: 873

Re: New user, switching to nasal pillow...

If it means it make it so I can actually use it, I'll make any changes needed... Mode CPAP one of the things I sort of have an issues with but lets leave it alone for now (what should I change it to?) Set Pressure 15 Did you have a sleep study done in a lab to come up with this setting??? ( I had th...
by bassadict69
Sat Jun 18, 2022 9:09 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New user, switching to nasal pillow...
Replies: 18
Views: 873

Re: New user, switching to nasal pillow...

AirSense 11 Autoset is all I see on it...

Mode CPAP
Set Pressure 15
Ramp time 20 min
Start pressure 6
EPR off
Humidity level off
Mask Setting pillows
Tube slimline
B/V filter off
Patient view simple
Smart start off
Smart stop off
Care checkin off
by bassadict69
Sat Jun 18, 2022 8:27 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New user, switching to nasal pillow...
Replies: 18
Views: 873

Re: New user, switching to nasal pillow...

The manual that came with the machine does not mention how to get into the clinical menu...I was fearful of doing something I was not supposed to do, but what the hell! Since when have I followed rules! LOL! I will dive deeper into it later today when I get a chance and post back. I do know my ramp ...
by bassadict69
Sat Jun 18, 2022 7:58 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New user, switching to nasal pillow...
Replies: 18
Views: 873

Re: New user, switching to nasal pillow...

The only settings I have access to is the ramp up time, heat/humidity, and mask type, which I did change to nasal. It is the N30i, so I guess its a cushion rather than pillow. The feeling I had when exhaling through the nasal cushion is like my nose was stopped up...yet when I pulled my nose out of ...
by bassadict69
Sat Jun 18, 2022 7:21 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New user, switching to nasal pillow...
Replies: 18
Views: 873

Re: New user, switching to nasal pillow...

Machine is an airsense 11 and I do know how to enter the clinicians menu thanks to youtube, but that isn't something my provider showed me how to do.

I tried using the new nasal pillow last night and I am unable to exhale through it. I will play with it more today and try a different size pillow.
by bassadict69
Fri Jun 17, 2022 8:01 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New user, switching to nasal pillow...
Replies: 18
Views: 873

New user, switching to nasal pillow...

I am a new cpap user and have the Airsense 11 and started with the full mask. I've only worn it a couple hours a night, then removed it just to be able to sleep. Today, I was given a N30i by my supplier, but no changes were made to the machine. My pressure with the mask was 16...will it be the same ...