chunkyfrog wrote:I have never seen a slit shaped vent. The fogging over may or may not be normal.
I wonder if there was a vent on the hospital's hose.
If you no longer have a vented hose from the hospital, the mask should not be used.

Thank you.

Done deal - not using it.

There is some air being vented.

It's coming from this little slit of open space.

Not sure if this is an intentional vent or the pieces are just coming apart!?

Should I stop using it?

baja05 wrote:FYI: Some older swivel connectors where designed to leak. The swivel was the vent.

Ok, that would make sense.

yaconsult wrote:All cpap masks are vented. They have to be! Otherwise they would be unusable.

I posted the pics above.

If you can find the vent, you're a better searcher than I!

chunkyfrog wrote:Any possibility it was a hospital mask?

Yes, it was a hospital mask.

How did you know?

Here is where I what I was talking about as far as it filling with air/whatever and taking a while to dissipate.

Pics here.

Sorry for the confusion.

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