Leaks

[flutterby11]

I am using the Mirage Fx for her mask with a chin strap. The chin strap did fall off last night. My leakage rate was 16L/hr and my AHI was 0.3. Should I worry about the leaks and try something different, or does this seem normal. Any suggestions? Thanks!

[b360155]

From what I understand, on Resmed machines, anything under 24.0 L/min leak rate is acceptable. The lower the better, but if you're sleeping through the night at 16.0 L/min and the leaks aren't waking you or causing any issues with your eyes or anything, I wouldn't worry about it. And successful CPAP therapy is obtaining an AHI under 5.0, so at 0.3 I'd say you're doing great!

[Tino2You]

I use an s9 autoset and a swift fx nasal pillow. The set up is very minimal and comfortable. My leak rate for the past 6 months is around 10. Some days better, some days worse. I sleep through the night more often than not since cpap. My AHI is almost always below 2. I am convinced that I am doing as much as I can do without introducing discomfort into my sleep.

I would say, you are too. How long have you been monitoring your results? If you are looking at a weeks worth of data, then let it go another week and see if there is a trend. How are you sleeping? Through the night or waking up occasionally? Last thing. How do you feel now, versus before cpap? Is it working?

Just my thoughts.
-tino

[Bobby269]

If my AHI is 0.3 I wouldn't care what my leak rate was.