Now with that said, my buddy told me that he can use any mask and he feels no difference in pressure or his nasal breathing. If I use the under the nose mask, I can immediately tell the pressure feels greater in my nostrils. It's also harder for me to breathe through my nasal passages, but doable a...

It's frustrating Instead of listening to your buddy, why don't you get a consultation with an ENT? Correcting a deviated septum is easy and the recovery is quick. Padacheek sells a mask liner for both the Resmed F20 and F40 full face masks. There are also nasal gel pads. I would go with the cheaper...

airflow is more direct with under the nose masks This has been said multiple times on this forum. I've never been able to understand it. No matter which of the two styles of masks being used, there is the same air pressure under the nose. The speed of the airflow is controlled by the rise and fall ...

Think of a garden hose. Think of what happens to the force of the spray if you cover half the hose with your finger. Nasal pillows masks, for sure have an upper part that is narrower than your nostrils' opening, and therefore the air flow coming out is indeed stronger and more irritating, than when...

Air rushing that direct into the septum In a properly operating CPAP system, air doesn't rush in. The CPAP system just creates a gentle pressure. I hear ya Granny. Machine works fine. I’m not sure I agree pressure is gentle at least to me. Lol. ENT is just saying airflow is more direct with under t...

Reading your post it seems to me that this collapse is irreversible. I find it very difficult to imagine how a mask that only touches your nose from beneath can cause this whereas a mask that sits on the bridge of you nose did not. Which makes me wonder: Did you show both masks to your ENT? I'm not...

How severe is the deviated septum? I ask because almost everyone has a septum with some degree of deviation, but for most people it's never a problem. As for "nasal wall weakness", I'll be honest: I don't have the foggiest idea of what the ENT is talking about. My septum is moderately deviated. The...

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Thu Oct 10, 2024 12:10 pm

Movieman wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 09, 2024 6:28 pm

I have no idea if the doctor is correct.

Generally, ENTs don't know fecal matter about CPAP.

I currently use the Air touch F20 mask which works, but it is big and bulky. I like the smaller design of the hybrid masks, especially for side sleeping which is why I want to switch. Over the past year tried the Evora, F30 and most recently the F40 mask. Ironically, they all seemed to be fine for a...

Mind if I slide in this question about the water tank of the 11. It may seem like a non-issue. When you need water, just fill it. For my use, when I fill it to the max, good for one day. For day two, still good. For day three, I have to fill it even when there is still water in the tank. For day th...

I have the air sense 11 and I do like it over the 10, but I don't use a climate line and I didn't have a big supply of air sense 10 parts/accessories to worry about. For me the EPR function on the air sense 11 is superior to the air sense 10. Breathing through the air sense 11 seems so much more nat...

Your minimum *and* maximums are too low. Oh, no. I hope not. I saw how the max pressure was topped out. However, I had higher pressure settings before and I kept pulling the mask off at night without remembering it. My doctor even sent me for a sleep study/titration not more than a year ago to see ...

This is not how OAs or any apneas are flagged. High leak rates don't flag apneas. Why are your links expiring? Oh, I did not think that high leak rates flag apneas. I thought if leak rates are too high that I would actually get more OAs, Hypopneas, etc., that the machine would flag. My thinking was...

vandownbytheriver wrote: ↑

Thu May 30, 2024 9:59 pm

Still looks like it wants you around 8 or 9 base level. Or just leave it where it is... no biggie, you're doing great.

Sounds good. Thanks!

Uhhh... the link expired. Oh! Hard to read then. :D Apologies. The original link was for May 27. The past couple of nights have been better though. I didn't upload last night to SleepHQ yet, but I have May 28 to compare. See below: May 27 Link - High leak rate (time off by an hour): https://sleephq...