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- Wed Jun 03, 2009 7:31 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Newbie needs mask help
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2598
Re: Newbie needs mask help
Thanks to everyone for all of their help and encouragement. I think I am finally figuring this mask out and actually had a fairly good night's sleep last night. I really appreciate all the help. The more I hear, the more I realize how much I have to learn about living with sleep apnea. I'm glad I fo...
- Mon Jun 01, 2009 2:36 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Newbie needs mask help
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2598
Re: Newbie needs mask help
[quote="Uncle_Bob] If you are having a problem with waking up during the night and feeling like you can't breath through the mask then your pressure might not be set high enough. Whats your titrated pressure and what is the pressure you are using on your machine?[/quote] I dont' know what my titrate...
- Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:51 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Newbie needs mask help
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2598
Re: Newbie needs mask help
I am not sure if my straps are adjusted correctly. I think they were too tight since I woke up feeling like I couldn't breath at all through the mask and my nose hurt. So I loosened them last night but I loosened them too much. In other words, I am still trying to figure it out. I only got the one s...
- Mon Jun 01, 2009 9:11 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Newbie needs mask help
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2598
Newbie needs mask help
I am using my first Cpap mask. It is a Mirage Swift LT for her Nasal Pillow. (Sorry I'm newly diagnosed and don't know all the terminology so please forgive me.) I keep having problems with it whistling and leaks. The therapist said that she had never heard of a whistling problem and it sounded like...
- Tue May 26, 2009 7:11 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Dry Eyes Question from Newbie
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2967
Re: Dry Eyes Question from Newbie
Thank you all for the suggestions. I have been using eye drops and GenTeal Gel at night but it didn't seem to make a whole lot of difference. I have tried to feel for a leak but couldn't feel one. I thought I was crazy because one time I was getting a sleeper out of the corner of my eye and it felt ...
- Mon May 25, 2009 7:26 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Dry Eyes Question from Newbie
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2967
Re: Dry Eyes Question from Newbie
Thank you, Gerald. I didn't realize there was a profile section. I now have filled it out. Would appreciate any help anyone can give me. Thanks.