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by Sparkie_Kerri
Sat Apr 22, 2023 11:32 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: hybrid mask hurting my nose
Replies: 17
Views: 3107

Re: hybrid mask hurting my nose

hi, JUlie:
it still hurts my nose but not as badly though the high presures are raising my eventsper hour. I did lower the pressure back to 21 over 11 so hope this helps.
Julie wrote:
Wed Apr 12, 2023 1:09 pm
And what happens when you lower the pressure?
by Sparkie_Kerri
Sat Apr 22, 2023 10:00 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: airway resistance due to tracheostomy
Replies: 0
Views: 39896

airway resistance due to tracheostomy

Hello. I'm on bipap therapy, pressure of 21 over 11. I've had the pressure raised as high as 24 over 12 due to higher than noral AHI. the readings range from 7 to 15 so the pressure was lowered back to 21 over 11 last week but the apneas are still around 7.4 per hour with low mask leak. I have a Tra...
by Sparkie_Kerri
Wed Apr 12, 2023 11:26 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: hybrid mask hurting my nose
Replies: 17
Views: 3107

Re: hybrid mask hurting my nose

hello. i have the evora full face mask in extra small. it used to work better than it does now but ceased to be as effective ever since the pressure was increased from 21/11 to 23/12. i'm also going mad iwth the high pressure even on bipap.
by Sparkie_Kerri
Mon Apr 10, 2023 9:15 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: hybrid mask hurting my nose
Replies: 17
Views: 3107

Re: hybrid mask hurting my nose

hello. i'll check them out. wish I could purchase from cpap.com but as i reside in Canada, unsure if they would ship here. i also found out the respiratory therapist remotly increased my pressure to 23 over 12 which is really getting hard to deal with. thanks, i have heard "full face" referred to bo...
by Sparkie_Kerri
Sat Apr 08, 2023 9:09 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: hybrid mask hurting my nose
Replies: 17
Views: 3107

Re: hybrid mask hurting my nose

thanks, i have heard "full face" referred to both hybrid and the regular full face. i only hope they have something small enough as my face is *very tiny. for example, the vitera I have tried is small but it is too big. There are full face masks that do not touch the of your nose at all. Generally, ...
by Sparkie_Kerri
Fri Apr 07, 2023 11:53 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: hybrid mask hurting my nose
Replies: 17
Views: 3107

Re: hybrid mask hurting my nose

Hello. thanks so much for the excellent advice. yes, I've tried full face masks: the sim plus and vitera but the vitera leaks at the sides. The evora is an extra small and fits well, it just tips my nose upwards. I will definitely look into which company will ship to Canada and get return insurance ...
by Sparkie_Kerri
Fri Apr 07, 2023 8:39 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: hybrid mask hurting my nose
Replies: 17
Views: 3107

hybrid mask hurting my nose

Hello, all. I've just joined this forum so hope this is the right place as I desperately need help. I cannot nose breathe due to a bone disease I was born with so I use the Evora full face mask as well as a Dreamwear full face mask. They push my very short nose upward to the point where I'm having s...