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by wrybread
Sat Sep 28, 2024 6:07 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Mask straps keep slipping... Solution?
Replies: 4
Views: 6094

Mask straps keep slipping... Solution?

The straps on my Airsense N20 mask keep slipping and I wake up with my face getting blasted with air. Ive been sewing on additional Velcro since the Velcro is so weak, which works but then the straps stretch over time so I need to do it again. I'm about to sew Velcro on my new straps but thought I'd...
by wrybread
Mon Feb 13, 2023 4:45 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: getting a lot of mask leaks lately...
Replies: 17
Views: 3040

Re: getting a lot of mask leaks lately...

Update: this cpap pillow really helps! Really well designed, it's not just cutouts, has extra support around the cutouts. At the moment I love this thing.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084R77J83?ps ... ct_details
by wrybread
Sat Jan 21, 2023 4:49 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: getting a lot of mask leaks lately...
Replies: 17
Views: 3040

Re: getting a lot of mask leaks lately...

That's interesting, wow, I'll give that a try.
by wrybread
Sat Jan 21, 2023 1:45 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: getting a lot of mask leaks lately...
Replies: 17
Views: 3040

Re: getting a lot of mask leaks lately...

Good idea about soaking two masks and alternating. What do you soak them in?
by wrybread
Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:56 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: getting a lot of mask leaks lately...
Replies: 17
Views: 3040

Re: getting a lot of mask leaks lately...

It's been happening with brand new mask pillows and mask too. I can certainly make the leaks stop with some tweaking, but they start back up while I'm sleeping. And then it becomes a part of my dreams sometimes, and/or I wake up with really irritated eyes. Or it just wakes me up a few times in the n...
by wrybread
Fri Jan 20, 2023 10:33 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: getting a lot of mask leaks lately...
Replies: 17
Views: 3040

Re: getting a lot of mask leaks lately...

I'm not really asking if they're comfortable, I'm asking if they work to prevent leaks, or if other people have experience with them.
by wrybread
Thu Jan 19, 2023 11:21 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: getting a lot of mask leaks lately...
Replies: 17
Views: 3040

Re: getting a lot of mask leaks lately...

I agree! But I've been trying that and don't find it comfortable. My chin hangs off the edge. If the mask is off the pillow then so is my chin, which gets uncomfortable while I sleep, for me at least. And it's why I think those CPAP pillows have a bit of a curve to them. Amazon search for "cpap pill...
by wrybread
Thu Jan 19, 2023 10:59 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: getting a lot of mask leaks lately...
Replies: 17
Views: 3040

Re: getting a lot of mask leaks lately...

no cpap pillow users here?
by wrybread
Thu Jan 19, 2023 8:48 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: getting a lot of mask leaks lately...
Replies: 17
Views: 3040

Re: getting a lot of mask leaks lately...

No but when I wake up I can clearly feel air leaking rapidly out of the mask, usually aimed up at my eyes. Which then irritates them as well.

Definitely no leaks from my mouth.
by wrybread
Thu Jan 19, 2023 8:27 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: getting a lot of mask leaks lately...
Replies: 17
Views: 3040

getting a lot of mask leaks lately...

I've been getting a lot of maks leaks on my nasal pillow lately, which is odd because I used my CPAP for probably a full year before that started. Not sure what changed, but lately I wake up in the middle of the night with leaks pretty often. That makes me tighten my nasal mask to the point that my ...
by wrybread
Sun Jan 01, 2023 3:13 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Getting air in belly?
Replies: 2
Views: 433

Getting air in belly?

My brother is new to cpap, using a mouth mask with an Air Sense. He's getting air in his belly... I use a CPAP too and have never had that happen to me. He says he wakes up burping and feels bloated in the morning. Has anyone heard of that? Any advice? It's never happened to me so I don't know what ...
by wrybread
Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:41 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Has anyone else noticed more styes since using CPAP?
Replies: 18
Views: 3773

Re: Has anyone else noticed more styes since using CPAP?

For anyone else who happens to find this thread after getting some styes: I tried a bunch of things to treat it, including teatree oil, which I saw recommended often, but nothing worked. Except baby shampoo! I'm guessing any baby shampoo would work but mine is from Burt's, as in Burt's Beeswax. I cl...
by wrybread
Mon Aug 01, 2022 8:22 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Has anyone else noticed more styes since using CPAP?
Replies: 18
Views: 3773

Re: Has anyone else noticed more styes since using CPAP?

You've heard of using a tea bag for styes, right? If not, it's a really common treatment for them. The heat from the warm tea bag opens the clogged duct. It works really well. A hot hardboiled egg does the same, with the advantage that you can apply more pressure. Fresh out of the boiling water, and...
by wrybread
Sun Jul 31, 2022 12:57 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Has anyone else noticed more styes since using CPAP?
Replies: 18
Views: 3773

Re: Has anyone else noticed more styes since using CPAP?

Resmed Airfit N20. It goes right under my eyes and they frequently get irritated and teary after using it.
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