Hmm, you may be having same issue I had years ago, specially you stating happens with 7 different mask. After face measurement I was given a large Quattro, I had non stop leaks, and tightened straps so tight, I had indentions in my face, and strap scar back of my neck. This went on for months, till...

Any chance we are dealing with the extra challenges that facial hair cause? At times I've wondered about that, but I think I can rule it out... I'm encountering the issues even when my 'beard' is just stubble, and the most frequent place for leaking is near my eyes, and then sometimes my cheeks. (I...

Thanks. I wake up during the night though I'm not sure if it's because of leaks or because of events. I tried mask liners, but the moment I put them on and turned on my cpap I immediately thought they were absurd... I felt leaking from everywhere! Is that normal? honestly, i don't know. the mask li...

Hi, I have been having a -lot- of leaking lately, and wanted to get the thoughts of the people on this forum. Thank you in advance for your help! howdy. two things- do the leaks wake you up? have you tried mask liners? Thanks. I wake up during the night though I'm not sure if it's because of leaks ...

Hi, I have been having a -lot- of leaking lately, and wanted to get the thoughts of the people on this forum. Thank you in advance for your help! First, let me say what has been typical for me. I have been using CPAP therapy several years, and leaking has always been a major challenge. I have never ...

@palerider, I appreciate the responses. I wasn't arguing, just trying to make sure the question I was asking was getting addressed. The situation you and jnk... describe is, well, confusing (and I don't doubt now that it's the case). There are 2 lab numbers containing the label "AHI", which apparent...

Interesting... I guess I was thinking of the CPAP AHI as just a less accurate estimate of what they measure in the lab. I didn't realize how disconnected the two scores may be. Thanks for the clarifications everyone! Incidentally, I find it interesting that in the recommended/3% definition, arousals...

No, sorry, I understand what these definitions mean, and that a CPAP of course doesn't measure O2 levels. But given a CPAP is reporting an "AHI", I would think the machines are at least trying to correlate with one of these (more accurate?) lab definitions. I mean otherwise, how would a doctor decid...

Thanks! Good point about how long the events are. My sense is that both measures are commonly used by sleep labs, as I also saw them reported on an earlier sleep study by a different lab. I would love to know which is the better comparison with the value from my CPAP. One number would represent a dr...

I recently had a new sleep study done to try out an ASV. Does someone understand the significance of AHI 3% versus AHI 4%? These two numbers from the study were wildly different: AHI3% = 7.83/hr, while AHI4% = 0.57/hr. The clinical meaning of these numbers was helpfully spelt out in the study report...

Indeed!

. . . Incidentally, a different sleep doctor wants to try me on an ASV . . . Which may be the most salient point, since sometimes docs have to, uh, "orchestrate" a "failure" of both CPAP and BPAP before being able to convince payers you should be allowed to try ASV. Yeah... the second sleep doctor ...

palerider wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 16, 2018 2:26 pm

SleepingStormtrooper wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 16, 2018 2:03 pm

min IPAP back down to 6cm, and lowering the PS.

There's no minipap setting.

Oops! I meant min EPAP! I'll fix that so it doesn't confuse someone.

. . . Incidentally, a different sleep doctor wants to try me on an ASV . . . Which may be the most salient point, since sometimes docs have to, uh, "orchestrate" a "failure" of both CPAP and BPAP before being able to convince payers you should be allowed to try ASV. Yeah... the second sleep doctor ...

Thank you Pugsy, Palerider, Okie bipap!!! Anybody that says to increase pressure support for centrals doesn't have a clue. Reducing ps *may* help. Okay, good to know! I will talk to my doctor about trying this. There's really no setting tweaks that will reduce the centrals with this machine unless m...