Hey there, sorry to hijack your argument, but I was wondering if anyone could help me interpret what's going on with the wave form in these screenshots. For context, I've switched back to my X30i mask in an attempt to stop the mouth leaking/puffing that's happening when I go into REM in the mornings...

Good to hear I have some company in my misery! I am seriously contemplating maxillary expansion for my nasal issues but that’s down the line. Do you sleep in any kind of incline? I’m thinking if I can get in a good incline, on my back, with cervical collar to keep it all in place, I might be able to...

Thank you very much for that explanation. It’s extremely helpful.

In that case what would your thoughts be on me sleeping sitting up? My nasal blockage always seems to worsen when I lay down. When I’m upright I can breathe pretty easily through my nose (post surgery)

I guess I just am still confused because if I am only breathing through my mouth then how could I be getting flow limitations from nasal obstruction?

Do you think the purely oral oracle mask might work for me?

I guess I’m just a little confused why a FFM won’t work for me. If I only breathe though my mouth then what is the problem? Couldn’t that bypass my nose?

Also for context: at start of the night my nose feels relatively open but by morning it feels very blocked (dry). Also I get blocked on one side while lying down. And when I say blocked on one side I mean completely blocked. Not just obstructed. My guess is that I experience a lot of similar nasal i...

wouldn't switching to a full-face mask like the X30i take care of that problem? No, not necessarily. Not if it is nasal congestion flow limitations you are seeing. A full face mask won't fix nasal congestion. A full face mask will keep you from losing precious cpap pressures out your mouth from mou...

Bear in mind that nasal congestion can and will show up as increased flow limitations and no amount of pressure changes or increases will treat or take care of nasal congestion. Have to treat the nasal congestion in the traditional way....decongestants, nasal rinses, saline spray, etc. Right, but w...

Hey everybody. I'm back with some updates. After a few more nights waking up with an extremely stuffed nose in the early morning [using P30i mask], I decided it was time to listen to the advice I've gotten and give a full-face mask another try. (Btw, I tried raising the humidity to the max setting, ...

Please be aware that mouth breathing during sleep can be an involuntary action to breathe, not just a mouth leak when using a nasal/pillows mask. I made the mistake of trying to force myself not to mouth breathe by collar/tape/chin strap.My jaw found a way to breach all three so air could pass thro...

Thanks for your input, Pugsy. Responding below. When we use a nasal pillow mask and we see some leaking the first thing we think of is mouth breathing/opening but there is another cause of leaks and that's simply the nasal pillows sliding around a little and losing the seal. It can come and go and c...

Last night's data is updated: https://sleephq.com/public/teams/share_links/9e7cba49-901c-4a35-a0cb-959f35efad47/dashboard Another bad night. My notes: 1/5 * Pressure: 14/10 * Setup (changes from default): * mask: p30i * humidity: 3 * temp: 74 * tape: kinesiology (small piece horizontal over mouth), ...

Thanks for your input! I think what is frustrating me the most is not knowing what is causing the leaks. My experience over the last few months has been this: Early night: When I use just mouth tape (no chin strap/collar), I wake up with dry mouth even in the earlier, lighter sleep stages. Adding a ...

Here's my SleepHQ link for last night: https://sleephq.com/public/teams/share_links/9e7cba49-901c-4a35-a0cb-959f35efad47/dashboard Below are notes from last night. I'd appreciate any feedback on what I should do tonight. I'm between trying to tape + headband again vs new x30i mask. Pressure: 14/10 S...

I have Oscar I just forgot to put in my SD card last night.

I guess maybe I’ll try to adjust those other settings to help with breathing. But it feels like it’s a dryness issue so I’m not sure how they’ll address it.