One other option for the mouth leaks: tape. I use Somnifix strips, which are gentle on the skin but keep my lips from opening. You would also need to position your tongue so your mouth didn't balloon up with air (chipmunk cheeks). That is something you can probably learn fairly quickly. In case the...

What happens is that the air getting out of the mouth is the responsible for keeping me awake. I have to stop that. welcome to the zoo! may i recommend- http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic/p1089718/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=112758&p=1086133&hilit=+waveforms#p1086296 it works a treat for me and may work for...

jimbud wrote: ↑

Sat May 23, 2020 5:29 pm

Full face mask would be the quickest.
You can always work on other solutions later.

JPB

Thanks..

So, the no breathing time apparently has nothing to do with central apnea?

What happens is that the air getting out of the mouth is the responsible for keeping me awake. I have to stop that.

Awake reported AHI is pretty much useless data. If we aren't asleep it simply doesn't count. The machine is just flagging awake breathing irregularities as some sort of apnea event. Remember the machine only measures air flow and has no way to know if we are asleep or not. Awake breathing is very i...

No, that is not chipmunk cheeks. It's just normal mouthbreathing or mouth leaks. There are some solutions: 1. Full face mask - your mouth can open but the therapeutic CPAP pressure is maintained. 2. Chinstrap - these may keep your jaw from dropping. 3. Foam cervical collar - same idea as chinstrap ...

Oh, another information: my AHI from the last two days are 29.3 and 32.4. Almost 100 ‘total obstructive apneas’ in three hours usage. I was totally awake in these two days while using the cpap, so I don’t know if is useful information.

Hello, my friends. First of all, sorry for my poor english, I’m not a native speaker. I’ve been struggling with a moderate sleepness (all day long) and a lightly headache. My cognitive performance and focus went to space and my days are really lost. I was given the referral to polysomnography, but a...