NEWBIE HERE TOO!

[Gryhnd]

Am glad I found this forum! It has answered many of my questions. My biggest concern now is the leak rate. I have read all the info here & called my DME today to try a different mask. Currently using P10 nasal pillows. Last night my leak rate was 40L. Sunday night it was14L. Both nights events were both 0.2/hr. I am a side sleeper and not a mouth breather. My pressures are 8/10.2 (I changed it from 11.0 to 10.0, and slowly working my way back up. I have installed OSCAR, but DEM gave me the protective sleeve, but no SD! They are sending one, should get it Thursday. I'm going to try using the Resmed AirFit P0i nasal pillow as am clausterphobic (sp?) and a full face mask would drive me crazy.

[Grace~~~]

<waves at gryhnd>

Hi Gryhnd ~~~

Zonker should be along soon to open the cage door and tell you how to add your machine and mask to the bottom of your posts. (Folks here like to just see that and not have to ask you all the time.)

...and no doubt one of the smart people will be able to ask you a few diagnostic questions.


Have you figured out from reading what OSCAR is yet?

I found this "Welcome cpap grayhound" but just realized you *could?* be grayHAND?

I'm hoping for hound. Not sure what a gray hand might mean? Low oxygen?

[palerider]

Am glad I found this forum! It has answered many of my questions. My biggest concern now is the leak rate. I have read all the info here & called my DME today to try a different mask. Currently using P10 nasal pillows. Last night my leak rate was 40L. Sunday night it was14L. Both nights events were both 0.2/hr. I am a side sleeper and not a mouth breather. My pressures are 8/10.2 (I changed it from 11.0 to 10.0, and slowly working my way back up. I have installed OSCAR, but DEM gave me the protective sleeve, but no SD! They are sending one, should get it Thursday. I'm going to try using the Resmed AirFit P0i nasal pillow as am clausterphobic (sp?) and a full face mask would drive me crazy.

Without knowing what kind of machine you have... (READ the "READ THIS FIRST" page and fill in your equipment profile), we can't even guess whether your leak rate of 40lpm is excessive, or ok. depends on the machine.

Ok, I could *guess* based on the 10.2 pressure that you're on a Resmed machine... in which case your mask is leaking too much at 40lpm, and fine at 14.

[zonker]

Zonker should be along soon to open the cage door and tell you how to add your machine and mask to the bottom of your posts. (Folks here like to just see that and not have to ask you all the time.)

...and no doubt one of the smart people will be able to ask you a few diagnostic questions.

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are you saying i'm NOT one of the smart ones?

[zonker]

Ok, I could *guess* based on the 10.2 pressure that you're on a Resmed machine... in which case your mask is leaking too much at 40lpm, and fine at 14.

oh, well spotted, sir!

i didn't even notice the ".2".

[zonker]

Am glad I found this forum!

good to have you here. and now that grace has outed me, welcome to the zoo.

please see my signature for some helpful links. we are each of us battling this apnea thing with different equipment. so if you can follow the directions in the newbie link below, it will help us help you.

it really makes a difference which machine you have, as palerider has pointed out.

btw, he's one of the SMART PEOPLE here.

good luck!

[Gryhnd]

I have updated the equipment as requested. It is gryhnd...greyhound...I have several! I will download my reports from OSCAR when I get my SD card from DME...hopefully by Thursday.!

[Janknitz]

I have updated the equipment as requested. It is gryhnd...greyhound...I have several! I will download my reports from OSCAR when I get my SD card from DME...hopefully by Thursday.!

Welcome and totally off topic, but we have adopted a lab/greyhound mix. We've always had lab mixes but never a greyhound and we are finding him VERY challenging. I shall have to PM you with questions about greyhounds, we are clueless.

[Gryhnd]

yes, Janknitz...PM me. I have been with greyhound rescue for 24 years & was a veterinarian technician!!!

[palerider]

I have updated the equipment as requested.

You do have the wrong humidifier, the one you have listed is from a wholly different manufacturer, just leave that field blank.

[zonker]

I have updated the equipment as requested.

You do have the wrong humidifier, the one you have listed is from a wholly different manufacturer, just leave that field blank.

dayum! nothing wrong with your eyesight today.

[SDBud]

I have updated the equipment as requested.

You do have the wrong humidifier, the one you have listed is from a wholly different manufacturer, just leave that field blank.

dayum! nothing wrong with your eyesight today.

EYESIGHT?? We're NOT here to discuss eyesight, but BREATHING. geeze.

[zonker]

I have updated the equipment as requested.

You do have the wrong humidifier, the one you have listed is from a wholly different manufacturer, just leave that field blank.

dayum! nothing wrong with your eyesight today.

EYESIGHT?? We're NOT here to discuss eyesight, but BREATHING. geeze.

wrong forum! thought i was at eyeweartalk.com.

sorry!!

[SDBud]

I have updated the equipment as requested.

You do have the wrong humidifier, the one you have listed is from a wholly different manufacturer, just leave that field blank.

dayum! nothing wrong with your eyesight today.

EYESIGHT?? We're NOT here to discuss eyesight, but BREATHING. geeze.

wrong forum! thought i was at eyeweartalk.com.

sorry!!

Leave an adequate donation in the poor box as you leave,
and we MIGHT forgive you.

[zonker]

We're NOT here to discuss eyesight, but BREATHING. geeze.

wrong forum! thought i was at eyeweartalk.com.

sorry!!
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Leave an adequate donation in the poor box as you leave,
and we MIGHT forgive you.
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