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mgaggie · Post by **mgaggie** » Sun May 10, 2015 4:57 am

my results from last night? Now I know my leaks are pretty bad, so lets get that out of the way. I woke up at 6:15ish feeling like I wasn't getting any air, I waved my hand in front of vent holes to check it was working. Looking over the past months data I'm regularly hitting 11.5 most nights and 12 some nights.

I am still really dumb as dog poo on understand what flow limitations are and how they work (or don't)

Julie · Post by **Julie** » Sun May 10, 2015 5:28 am

Flow limitations are just that - anything that impedes or blocks the flow of air to less than ideal (or programmed) amounts - I often see people whose # of sleep hours and other stats seem fine, but who still don't feel right... and have high flow limitation #'s, and have sometimes recommended that they try a soft cervical collar to keep their heads up, mouth closed and airway more open (we can scrunch up a lot overnight), and very often they find it works, or certainly helps.

mgaggie · Post by **mgaggie** » Sun May 10, 2015 6:13 am

Thanks Julie, your explanation makes sense in this thick skull of mine.

Now that I think about it when I woke up feeling 'starved' for air, I was sleeping with my chin close to my chest. I will look into a collar. It will take some getting used to as I hate anything firm around my neck, like turtlenecks, short necklaces and sometimes the seat belt will annoy me.

Julie · Post by **Julie** » Sun May 10, 2015 6:48 am

Me too, but those are quite soft.

Secret - the ex-member who told us about those picked his up at Monash... also lives in Vic (where I visited 2 yrs ago), though you could probably find one at a local chemist.

palerider · Post by **palerider** » Sun May 10, 2015 10:19 am

mgaggie wrote:I am still really dumb as dog poo on understand what flow limitations are and how they work (or don't)]

have you watched this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gie2dhqP2c for the flow limitation stuff?

mgaggie · Post by **mgaggie** » Sun May 10, 2015 5:33 pm

Julie wrote:Me too, but those are quite soft.

Secret - the ex-member who told us about those picked his up at Monash... also lives in Vic (where I visited 2 yrs ago), though you could probably find one at a local chemist.

My mum works for a doctors clinic so I could probably snag one there too.

I live in Central Victoria near Lake Eildon, Mt Buller. What parts of Vic did you visit Julie?

mgaggie · Post by **mgaggie** » Sun May 10, 2015 5:34 pm

palerider wrote:
mgaggie wrote:I am still really dumb as dog poo on understand what flow limitations are and how they work (or don't)]
have you watched this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gie2dhqP2c for the flow limitation stuff?

Thanks pale, I'll check it out

Julie · Post by **Julie** » Sun May 10, 2015 6:18 pm

Eastern burbs... from FT Gully west and south, Dandenongs, etc.

mgaggie · Post by **mgaggie** » Sun May 10, 2015 8:07 pm

Julie wrote:Eastern burbs... from FT Gully west and south, Dandenongs, etc.

I live on the other side of the mountain range

Julie · Post by **Julie** » Sun May 10, 2015 8:36 pm

D'you mean to the north?

mgaggie · Post by **mgaggie** » Sun May 10, 2015 9:46 pm

Julie wrote:D'you mean to the north?

Yup, north of the great divide

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