I had my uvula removed as part of a UPPP, when I couldn't tolerate CPAP therapy the first time I tried it. In terms of healing, I couldn't really isolate which pain was from the 'U' portion from which was caused by the tonsils or other bits, but it was a fairly painful recovery. Though the worst of ...

I guess what Dov Ber is talking about is EERS: “Treatment of Positive Airway Pressure Treatment-Associated Respiratory Instability with Enhanced Expiratory Rebreathing Space (EERS)”. See figures 1 and 2: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3014237/ Basically, it consists of a nonvented mask, "dead spa...

Sorry all. I guess this non-vented thing is more unusual than I thought. From what I'm told, each mask style can be made in a vented and non-vented version. So, it's not a matter of the mask model. It's helpful to know that a leak has to be pretty large to 'register' on the app. I hope the data that...

Hi all. I'm new here, and though I've spent a bit of time reading posts do forgive me if I'm not all the way up on the forum etiquette yet. So, I recently started CPAP treatment using a full face mask just about two weeks ago. And because my sleep apnea has "mixed features" - i.e. both obstructive a...