Hi all, I have been trying masks since late September. I hated the Ultra Mirage because of it's bulk and the fact I mouth breathed. Tried very hard with a Liberty for three weeks and could not get consistency in fit and it hurt my upper lip so much. DME gave me a hybrid yeaterday. I liked it a lot -...

I hear you. I am on my second week of a try with the liberty and am having all kinds of problems. The most I have been able to go is 6 hours. IF I can avoid waking because of a large scale leak, within 2-3 hours I feel like the top of the mask is caving my top teeth in. There are lots pf folks who h...

It looks like he lost excess weight to handle the issue. Other than that the only other "cure" is a tracheotomy. Taft and Pickwick* Sleep Apnea in the White House John G. Sotos, MD * From Apneos Corporation, Palo Alto, CA. Correspondence to: John G. Sotos, MD, Derom Apneos Corporation, 2033 Ralston ...

I can't give you any advice - just compassion. I am in a very similar situation - just finished my third night on cpap (well fourth considering titration on Sunday) and it HAS been difficult. I am a mouth breather as well as a early awakener. I am using a nasal mask (what they titrated me with) and ...

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The mask is programmed into the machine, so I am almost 100% positive that 0.24 L/s is the net leak. Is this high?

Thank you!

Hello Everyone, It has been a whirlwind of activity with me and OSA. Three weeks ago I went for my annual physical and told my doctor that my wife said I stop bresthing sometimes in my sleep (which I am sure is how many of us first became aware of it). Three days later I was in a sleep lab for a PSG...