Well my face swelling has gone down and Ive stopped taking the pain killers , so Last night I used my machine and mask . Ive been watching some youtube videos by TheLankyLeft27 and one of his videos was about taping your mouth. So I purchased the same type of tape and last night I tapped my mouth as...

Miss Emerita wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 16, 2021 1:05 pm

Oh, NOT what you needed on top of everything else. I hope you recover quickly.

Thanks for your comment , its appreciated .


Ben.

Respirator99 wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 15, 2021 6:34 pm

Flipping heck! That looks painful to say the least.

Hope you recover soon.

Lesson learned , always wear a helmet when riding a motorbike

Next time I will


Ben.

Recently I've not been using my Resmed Airsense 10 machine as I had an accident while riding a rented motorbike . As soon as I’m off the prescribed drugs and feeling a bit better I will start back and see how things go.

Thanks to every one for your past help ..

Ben

Well last night ( Dec 12 ) I went to bed around 11.30 pm , and then around 1.30 am I had the same episode of feeling some thing was sticking in my throat , and as last night when that feeling occurred I held down my face mask until the some thing was sticking in my throat feeling went away. After th...

If you want to learn about zooming in to see flow rate breaths and arousal vs asleep flagged events watch the videos here. http://freecpapadvice.com/sleepyhead-free-software Bear in mind that while it talks mainly about CA/central apnea flagging....false positive awake/arousal flags aren't limited ...

Can you zoom in too on the events around 12-50 am last night (a few screen shots of the flow rate chart). It might indicate whether you woke up as a result of the machine responding to real events or whether you were awake and the machine flagged false events. Here is a minute of my breathing patte...

Can you take a few screen shots of close ups that show the breathing patterns (use the up/down keys on your laptop to zoom in) of the flow rate before and after the three flagged OA's around 11-30 pm. I just have a hunch that they may be real, i.e. that you fell asleep briefly but don't remember. T...

You weathered the storm—that’s great! And now you know you can do it. I bet you were asleep at least part of the time, given the little cluster of obstructive apnea events. It’s *possible* you were awake, but I think asleep is more likely. I know you are probably busy taking care of your mother-in-...

Julie wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 11, 2021 8:06 pm

Have you looked at Padacheek.com for 'liners'? They go under the mask (very thin) and help the seal without annoying you... the owner was a member here.

Thanks.

I'm going to check it out now .


Ben.

Well last night ( Dec 11 ) I was again sleeping alone and used my DreamWear mask , but this time I made sure the mask was not too tight on my face. I did at times during the night have to physically adjust the mask to make it feel more comfortable but at times as I did those adjustments I could feel...

Can you take a few screen shots of close ups that show the breathing patterns (use the up/down keys on your laptop to zoom in) of the flow rate before and after the three flagged OA's around 11-30 pm. I just have a hunch that they may be real, i.e. that you fell asleep briefly but don't remember. T...

I had terrible claustrophobia at first wearing a mask. But I knew, with severe apnea, that there was NO option except to get used to sleeping with the mask. So I made a few rules for myself: 1. I would NOT sleep without the mask. Period. 2. If I had a panic attack in the mask, I would count to 10 s...

Acid reflux, post-nasal drip, and asthma are other possibilities, but I think you'd have mentioned them if they were problems for you. I reckon Miss Emerita is onto something here. I had a similar experience to you with a "stuck in me throat" feeling and it turned out to be GERD, which is largely r...

You have exactly the right idea about calming yourself and keeping the mask on. To reassure yourself, you can look at the minute or two before mask removal in each of your Oscar charts. In fact, I think that would be a good idea in general, if you have the time. I did some googling, and I've learne...