I know my mask is starting to leak a bit on the ends and read about putting plumbers tape on it. I'll try that tonight to get the leaks even lower. Last night was the first in a long time that my fiancee didn't get up in the middle of the night and head off to the spare room. She said there was alwa...

[/quote]Wow, that's great!
mar[/quote]

Thanks mar ... I'm really happy with such an improvement.

Guess it's time to google 'Falcon Position' and see what it is

Bingo!

I didn't get a chance fo hit Home Depot yesterday but I did get to a drug store. I bought some of that Nexcare Micropore tape that I read about here.

My leak rate went from .78 l/s down to .44l/s

My AHI went from 7.7 down to 2.8

My HI went from 7.6 to 2.8

No apneas at all

ozij wrote:

DanJuan wrote:How do I know if I am mouth breathing?

Like this:

I also need the humidifier set to max to keep my mouth moist enough and even that isn't so effective.

That's mouth breathing alright!

Ah, so that's how Guess that means I'm off to Home Depot tomorrow for some blue tape.

OK, I got my equipment section filled in. How do I know if I am mouth breathing? Just try the tape and see if things are better? I also need the humidifier set to max to keep my mouth moist enough and even that isn't so effective. I also should mention that I had my nose broken when I was a kid and ...

I considered an Optima but I wanted something I could take on a long motorcycle trip or maybe a short kayak trip. It shouldn't be too hard to wire it up to be charged by the motorcycle while riding. I had some spare room under my gas tank so I installed an extra Oddysey battery that will charge whe...

Hi all, New guy here and would love to glean some of the collective wisdom I know is here. I'll give a brief medical history as I think some of it is related to the apnea. I've always been told that I stop breathing at night but never took it seriously. I remember 25 years ago my ex wife would shake...