I went back to take a closer look at a cross-sectional diagram showing the head airways, and wow, you are so correct. I have all along mistaken the location of nose blockage as being the same as where the airway collapses in an apnea event. Indeed they are not, and the air going in thru the mouth al...

Thank you all for sharing your experiences with me. I have started nose rinse with saline and will see how it works. Apparently my mouth breathing during sleep is infrequent and for very short durations, so it should be ok for me to stick to nasal mask which is more comfy. Will try using a humidifie...

I presume when my nose starts becoming blocked, my mouth opens to breath before the machine can respond and force open my nasal airway by increasing the air pressure? Maybe I should use a chin strap to keep my mouth shut and let the machine do its part? Yet I really do not fancy the thought of suffo...

I agreed with your point. But from the data graphs it seems my mouth breathing is occasional and for very short durations. As such I still get treatment from the machine most of the time.

Hello! I am a newbie, having been on a Resmed S9 Autoset with a Mirage FX nasal mask for 2 weeks. My pre-treatment AHI obtained from a night test is 37. It has gone down to ranging from 0.6 to 2.9 in the last 2 week while on cpap. I often have a blocked nose even when I have a cold, but can usually ...