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- Wed Sep 29, 2021 8:00 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Questions from a bearded newbie
- Replies: 15
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Re: Questions from a bearded newbie
As someone who has a beard more often than not, and a mouth breather, leaks tend to be the biggest issue I have with my CPAP therapy. Making things worse, I need an ASV machine due to centrals, and I need fairly high pressure 20plus if I roll over on my back to handle my obstructive apnea's in that...
- Thu Sep 23, 2021 12:55 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Questions from a bearded newbie
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1829
Re: Questions from a bearded newbie
At high leak levels, a person could be having apneas that the machine is unable to detect. Please put your mask and machine model in the signature section of your profile. I didn't think about the high leak levels affecting the detectability of events. Thanks I can't put my models in my profile bec...
- Thu Sep 23, 2021 7:53 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Questions from a bearded newbie
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1829
Questions from a bearded newbie
I just got my machine this week, have used it three nights and have questions I hope ya'll can help me with. Machine is an AirSense11 w/humidifier. Mask is DreamWear Full Face. I can't get a good seal on the mask. I'm a mouth breather so need the full face mask. I toss and turn at night and spend mo...