I'll just keep cleaning it daily then.

thanks for your advice guys. yes the caps are sealed.

I'm trying to work out how to dissemble the mask but am afraid that I'm going to break the valve.

I'll run side by side CPAP and pulse ox tonight and post the results

I'm using a Medium Resmed Full Face Mirage Ultra at Pressures 10-12cm H20 AutoCPAP with A-flex.

It looks as though (on the pressure-flow curve) that the mask that I am using allows a vent flow rate of 33-38 cm H20 at pressures 10 and 12 respectively.

Hmmm... that's my response above??

With my CPAP machine I bought a pulse oximeter. I bought a Masimo Rad-5 and am using Profox oximetry software. I've been waiting for a special cable to connect to my computer and finally arrived this week. Anyhow, I gave the pulse oximeter a trial run. Unfortunately I only used my CPAP for half the ...

It seems as though my baseline leak is at around 40lpm. How and why is this so. When I look at restedgals screenshots her baseline leak is at around the 25lpm mark? It feels as though my mask fits fine and I check for air leaking out the sides and bottom by placing my hands near the area and in most...

Perhaps a stupid question but here goes anyway. What is the more important number to note.... Time (min) speant at pressure (over nights sleep) or 90% pressure with Auto CPAP? I've had a good look over a few weeks of data and it appears that the largest amount of time spent at a certain pressure is ...

Ultra Full Face. I chose the ultra because the silicon seal is a lot stronger than the mirage quattro. I think they may have change the seal over on the ultra because it's a lot softer than the ultra full face mask I used during my CPAP trial

I have asked the question in another thread on 2 different forums. I'm fairly new to using CPAP and my worst problem so far is keeping the mask on. Slowly but surely I am getting better at it and have had a few suggestions on how to keep my mask on. here are some of the suggestions so far 1. Mittons...

Ozij, I had a good look into Complex sleep apnea and spoke to my sleep physican about it. He doesn't believe I have complex sleep apnea. He believes (and showed me with the data gained from my sleep study) that the central apneas are more of a sigh as opposed to an apnea. I set my CPAP pressure at 7...

I should have posted this here first. I should mention that I suffer from post central apneas at higher pressures Here's my details and study results I was recently diagnosed with sever sleep apnea by using a home diagnostic PSG. I have to be honest and say that even though I have had 2 studies cond...

cheers. Thanks for the replies guys and gals.

I did a CPAP trial late last year and into the new year and for 2 weeks I was on straight CPAP at a pressure of 10 to 11cmH2O. I might try that again

Does anyone know of a reference manual that outlines how to make therapeutic changes to CPAP machibes

Surely there has be something. For example you may find books such as "Medical Biochemistry-Fundamentals"

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that little disclaimer that I gave (i.e I understand that you should seek medical advice and so on) was exactly that. A disclaimer. I understand it but also understand that sometimes, with enough reading and understanding, that people can control their own therapy by making adjustments to pressures....