Interesting study. OK, clearly I would need to stop CPAP for 2 weeks to make a valid test. HOWEVER: All the certified home sleep test companies I have looked into, including that one my doctor prescribed, get horrible reviews from patients and employees, and they have paid out millions of dollars fo...

My doctor wrote a sleep test prescription for a home sleep test from Snap Diagnostics. Do you know if their kits usually provided in good condition, and are their results fairly trustworthy, relative to other home sleep test companies? They have two types of testing kit, and can't tell me yet which ...

The nasal canola won't work for me because it forces me to breath through my mouth. But if the test could use my chosen CPAP mask, it could work. There seem to be many types of home sleep test equipment, that measure a variety of different things. Since I am not just trying to justify not using a CP...

Hmmm you're on a CPAP forum. A very useful forum! It and one other forum was the place I found out about pillows and neck collars, as well as different face masks and machines, and I found out how to change the settings on my CPAP machine. Without those things, I could not have successfully used CP...

he Statistics screen from OSCAR provides better evidence of compliance... If you're willing to lug your CPAP to the doc visit, the Sleep Report (with Essentials Plus turned on) from your AutoSet is also better compliance evidence than the one night HST... The problem is that I am seeking to use an ...

https://wesper.co/ has a FDA cleared test. It measures Respiratory Effort, SPO2, Airflow, Heart Rate, Pressure, Body Position. Something seems fishy. How can "non-invasive" patches measure all that? Heart rate and body position, sure. Maybe approximate respiratory effort, if one is positioned near ...

Can you help me find a good home sleep study kit (preferably inexpensive, since my insurance will only pay 80%). It must NOT use a nasal mask or canola. It must include breathing measurements (e.g., chest movement, including something like a chest strap to hold it in place), and possibly a pulse oxi...

I hope everyone here knows that almost all doctors and facilities in the U.S. accept traditional Medicare, as well as Medicare + a Medicare Supplement (sometimes called "Medigap") plan, whereas a substantially smaller subset accepts any given Medicare Advantage plan. In addition, Copays and Deductib...

So - the basic conclusion has to be: If there is no such thing as one size and one style fits all, for clothing, then its also true for medical equipment. OK. I sometimes modify shoes and boots to fit my feet, because feet aren't shaped the way typical shoemakers assume. Before I started modifying t...

XPAP machines compensate for leaks with more VOLUME......NOT PRESSURE. Basic physics: to force more air through the tubes, as well as into the nose if air leaks out the mouth, you need to generate at least a little more pressure at the machine. Which makes it noisier. I'm not certain how big the ai...

pressure is NEVER increased to 'compensate' for leaks. NEVER More pressure is used solely to open airways. But to keep the airways open, you need to have enough pressure inside your airway to open it. If a lot of the air leaks, the CPAP machine must apply more air pressure to provide the same press...

I am a successful CPAP user - down to about one detected event / night, which is considered normal. I use a full face mask (Resmed Silicone F20) that completely covers my mouth and nose. (NOT one of the useless PR "full face masks" that don't cover both, which I also tried.) If adjusted right, it al...

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Sun Jan 23, 2022 10:36 am

I’ve been taping, on and off, for years to control mouth leaks during CPAP.

Oh.

I use a full face mask (Resmed F20) that completely covers my mouth and nose. It also creates a little tension that keeps my mouth closed.

I use the O2Ring, worn on my thumb. It stays on very well. Thanks for the info. :D - SleepyCPAP Sleep study in 2010 (11cm CPAP). Adjusted to 10cm with pillows (Swift FX>TAP PAP >Bleep). PRS1 “Pro” 450/460 until recall, now Aircurve 10 VAuto. Tape mouth. Palatal Prolapse solved by AlaxoStent. You "t...

I can set OSCAR to be more sensitive. Could you please explain how you set OSCAR to be more sensitive? I don't understand. Edit Profile -> Select Profile File -> Edit -> Preferences CPAP -> Turn on Custom CPAP User Event Flagging Note: This detects "User events", detected by OSCAR, not CPAP-machine...