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by ShannanMN
Thu Oct 15, 2015 2:39 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Bad Breath CPAP
Replies: 62
Views: 6959

Re: Bad Breath CPAP

I have been using my CPAP for six months now every night and have family members have been commenting on my bad breath. I can't seem to work out why all of a sudden I have bad breath, I went to the dentist for a check up he said all looks good, I w went to the doctor to get some pills for some mild...
by ShannanMN
Thu Oct 15, 2015 2:30 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Help! Day 2 of CPAP, is it supposed to leak this much?
Replies: 13
Views: 2194

Re: Help! Day 2 of CPAP, is it supposed to leak this much?

My suggestion would be to try a mask that you WANT to try and think you have a better chance of getting good sleep with and then we evaluate the leaks to see if you really need a full face mask or not and go from there. I really appreciate the help! I think what I'm going to do is go back to the sl...
by ShannanMN
Thu Oct 15, 2015 2:08 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Help! Day 2 of CPAP, is it supposed to leak this much?
Replies: 13
Views: 2194

Re: Help! Day 2 of CPAP, is it supposed to leak this much?

Up to you if you want to continue with trying full face masks or maybe try something else. If I try just a nasal mask (which was the most comfortable in my sleep study) and my mouth opens while I sleep, what does that mean to my level of therapy? I think the small is the right size because they sta...
by ShannanMN
Thu Oct 15, 2015 12:16 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Help! Day 2 of CPAP, is it supposed to leak this much?
Replies: 13
Views: 2194

Re: Help! Day 2 of CPAP, is it supposed to leak this much?

there are vent holes for the air to escape which is not a leak. flyergirl - that's what my husband thought it was too, but this is actually not those holes, it's coming out by the bridge of my nose and when I adjust the mask slightly it stops leaking, until I move again. Maybe I just have a goofy-s...
by ShannanMN
Thu Oct 15, 2015 11:51 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Help! Day 2 of CPAP, is it supposed to leak this much?
Replies: 13
Views: 2194

Re: Help! Day 2 of CPAP, is it supposed to leak this much?

Is the mouth breathing because of serious nasal congestion that can't seem to be fixed or is it more out of habit? Honestly, I have no idea why I open my mouth... I don't while I'm awake but I must when I sleep. During my sleep study I started out with a nasal mask and at some point the tech brough...