Don't have an educated thought on why the air comes out the mouth instead of other directions, but just thinking it through, maybe it takes the path of least resistance. In the case of an apnea compromising the airway, rather than go against constant incoming air from the CPAP, any crack in a tongue...

Having a dual diagnosis of sleep apnea and PLMD can be a tricky proposition as any test results can be skewed depending on which disorder is more prominent at the time of the test. If your legs are waking you a lot, you won't be able to sleep enough to fully capture the severity of your sleep apnea....

After my early years of CPAP use being a struggle with mouth leaks and using all available aids to address it, I finally trained myself to keep my tongue suction sealed to the roof of my mouth. The trick to maintaining it while asleep was I practiced it 24/7 for months until it became natural. Even ...

No personal experience with this but just googled and I see some masks claim to be designed for this very purpose. Hopefully someone will come along soon with experience and recommendations based on successful user experience.

Can't speak to why your mouth puffing is more problematic on the new machine. In general with the mouth puffing, I spent my early years on CPAP struggling with this. Done it from straps to taping. After seeing it suggested on here, I began a mission to train my tongue to stay suction sealed forward ...

Sorry I am just now seeing this. Any chance you have Restless Leg Syndrome or Periodic Limb Movement Disorder? I have found the persistence of my stuck thoughts parallels with how much my jumpy legs are acting up. I won't go into more detail at this point since it may not even be your issue.

After nearly 15 years I still have good results with my jumpy legs using a TENS Unit with the electrodes on my lower back before the RLS kicks in too bad. Prevention works best.

Wow, this was a blast from the past. I just thought of Snoredog when I saw an article recently about concerns over melatonin. Lots of us benefitted from his desire to see others be successful with their cpap treatment. He was always patient with me, even though I'm sure I plucked some nerves sometim...

Hi. Stopped in to catch up and as usual, was down the rabbit hole for a little while. :) I know there used to be a couple people here active also on the RLS Foundation Board. Just dropped in there to see if anything is new in the world of Periodic Limb Movement Disorder only to find the site looks t...

My goodness Kiralynx you've had a lot of heartache in your life in recent years. Hope those pups are giving you lots of hugs and kisses.

Congrats my friend! Years ago my pressure needs were low enough (11) that I could tolerate a pressure that nearly totally eliminated my events. As my needs crept up over the years I'm not willing to use a pressure high enough to accomplish that. These days I think my AHI hangs around 2, though hones...

You're in good hands here. I can't add anything on the technical side, just some experiences based on the familiarity with some pieces of this. While 2 arousals per hour from limb movements is considered a negligible amount, it could be an indicator to keep an eye open for movements to potentially b...

Tried the link to your sleep study results and got an error message. No need to do anything about that for me, I can just ask you. Were your legs wired during the test to look for limb movements, and if so, what did the report say about it? Just asking because jumpy legs can be a sleep buster.

For future reference if this is going to come up periodically it might be helpful to have a mouthpiece made. It may not give as good of results as your machine, but could mitigate your events enough to be meaningful. Talk to your sleep doc about it if your CPAP cannot be factored in on these trips. ...

Well hello - I remember you. I am not around as often as I once was, but stopping through here is like visiting home. Sounds like you've got a lot on your plate. Glad you stopped in. Always good to see a familiar name pop up out of the blue.