No opinions from anyone on my actual question? Assuming your "actual question" was this: If I tuck it away, will it still be usable next time I need it? then the answer is "no". There are three question marks in what I wrote. Both follow, basically, "does it make sense to keep the mask?" So I don't...

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Sat May 07, 2022 5:10 pm

That machine is the one supposed to be too noisy - are you sure it was the mask that caused the problem?

It may be the mask/machine combo, but that problem's much easier to fix by using a different mask.

No opinions from anyone on my actual question?

I bought an AirFit N30i, and tried it out last night. It was reasonably secure and comfortable, but so noisy that I'm not sure I can use it. (It's supposed to be super quiet so I don't know if it's a problem with my machine or pressure or what. My machine is a travel Z2 I bought to use while waiting...

These are from the machine screen. The app stopped working for me awhile back.

I agree, "%" is completely meaningless, which is why I hoped someone else might have an idea.

Yesterday, I checked the info on my night's sleep and found some new numbers, but I don't have the faintest idea what they mean. Under "large leak" it said 5%. A percentage of the time sleeping during which I had large leaks? Usually this number is zero for me. "Periodic breathing" also showed 5%. M...

Don't get bogged down in the minutiae of the full document I linked. If anything, pay more attention to the segment dealing with "high level thermal disinfection," it is that section that has the information with the greatest correlation between home and hospital usage. In that section, the recomme...

This may not apply to you, but I find it very difficult to fall asleep without my CPAP. If you decide that the machine is more trouble than it's worth, at least test out beforehand how you sleep without it.

Thanks for that info, though I'm afraid it's too technical to be of much use outside a hospital.

I think I may just have to resign myself to frequent pillow changes.

Archangle: the instructions on the bottle I have state "not to be used as a terminal strerilant/high-level disinfectant on any surface or instrument that... contacts intact mucous membranes." It's possible I'm reading the instructions wrong -- they are indeed unclear. Pugsy: That's a very kind sugge...

I've seen numerous doctors for it over the years, including an infectious disease specialist. There is no simple cure.

Pugsy -- that's the one I bought, and it can't be used on nasal pillows. I do have wipes -- they're always very cheap so I have a bunch of them, but I don't think they have any sanitizing/disinfecting properties. Bleach would presumably work, but then I'd have the stink of bleach in my nose. I may j...

I'm having a lot of trouble with recurring staph infections. Since staph germs tend to live in the nose, I'm concerned that I'm reinfecting myself through my nasal pillows. I bought a terrifying cleaning solution online but it doesn't sound like it's safe for pillows. Any suggestions?

JO, my PR-1 had the same noise symptoms (intermittently) for over a year. Oddly, the one thing that would quiet the contraption was moving it. Sliding it around a bit on the night stand. When the length of ownership time was sufficient, I got a new machine, courtesy of Medicare. Parenthetically, as...

I'm afraid I don't have an answer, but I logged in to ask a similar question. I find the varied nature of the system one noise really disturbing, and it got much worse (louder) when I tried the heated humidifier and tube. I wondered if this is normal and I guess it is. My old apap had constant white...

You wish is my command.

I still haven't had a chance to get distilled water (It's weirdly hard to find) so have yet to try the humidifier. I've never had one with a heated hose before, so am curious to see how it feels.