Why does cpap taste like popcorn in my mouth
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Why does cpap taste like popcorn in my mouth
I have a resmed and a dream sleep only teamed is selling weird it’s very old like 15 years but it was cleaned and said ok .but my mount tastes like popcorn on that machine what could it be I wake up out of breath on dream sleep I’m using 14-18 on both and a flex 1 on dream sleep . I have no reslirologist I’m kn my own . I have copd im 70 and gained weight recently im obese . I can’t go to a higher pressure it only goes to 20 what is the c flex or a flex option they don’t help im lost here
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| Machine: ResMed AirSense™ 10 AutoSet™ CPAP Machine with HumidAir™ Heated Humidifier |
| Mask: Simplus Full Face CPAP Mask with Headgear |
| Additional Comments: i am at 16 pounds pressure fixed ,and full face mask.heated hose . |
Awesome forum! I am using a dreamstation with 14-18 pressure.
Re: Why does cpap taste like popcorn in my mouth
I wouldn't take anything that old no matter what, or at least I'd get new stuff. Any reason you can't lose even a little weight - sometimes a little self discipline and education re what to eat helps. 
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Re: Why does cpap taste like popcorn in my mouth
Can you rewrite that sentence so it makes sense?
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Machine: ResMed AirSense™ 10 AutoSet™ CPAP Machine with HumidAir™ Heated Humidifier
So, which machine are you asking about? Please state exact model.I am using a dreamstation with 14-18 pressure.
(I like popcorn.)
"It's not the number of breaths we take, it's the number of moments that take our breath away."
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Re: Why does cpap taste like popcorn in my mouth
Make sure the air filter in your machine isn't dusty.
Personally, the only times I've smelled anything like popcorn while using cpap is when the metal in the humidifier tank has become hot when I've accidentally let it go dry. That smell wakes me up, so I try to make sure I keep enough water in the humidifier.
Alternatively, the brain can sometimes suggest to us a variety of different scenarios and foods and scents whenever it is trying to make sense of differences in what it perceives, especially with the airway pressure of PAP therapy. So it could be nothing.
That said, on the other hand, a popcorn smell can in some situations be an alert that something electronic in the room is starting to spark or smoke. Old extension cords and cheap power strips that are deteriorating or that have accumulated dust inside them are notorious for giving smell warnings as they become fire hazards. So I wouldn't say it is generally a smell to be ignored.
And rarely, but sometimes, changes in what we smell can have medical significances.
None of the above is my attempt to dismiss or to alarm. It is only me, some guy on the Internet, passing along my personal thoughts and observations.
Personally, the only times I've smelled anything like popcorn while using cpap is when the metal in the humidifier tank has become hot when I've accidentally let it go dry. That smell wakes me up, so I try to make sure I keep enough water in the humidifier.
Alternatively, the brain can sometimes suggest to us a variety of different scenarios and foods and scents whenever it is trying to make sense of differences in what it perceives, especially with the airway pressure of PAP therapy. So it could be nothing.
That said, on the other hand, a popcorn smell can in some situations be an alert that something electronic in the room is starting to spark or smoke. Old extension cords and cheap power strips that are deteriorating or that have accumulated dust inside them are notorious for giving smell warnings as they become fire hazards. So I wouldn't say it is generally a smell to be ignored.
And rarely, but sometimes, changes in what we smell can have medical significances.
None of the above is my attempt to dismiss or to alarm. It is only me, some guy on the Internet, passing along my personal thoughts and observations.
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