snoring while using full mask

[bagpiper]

i had been fighting a really bad cold lately and my wife has noticed that i have all of a sudden started snoring again. i have been taking 2 nitequil tablets before bed and i am wondering if by any chance this might be a cause/trigger with the snoring.

[Goofproof]

You need to fill in your profile, (in Text). Also snoring is caused somewhat by congestion, wrong pressure and leaks (of your Treatment pressure). A data capable machine and the software can help find what is needed for better treatment, and maybe you can kick that snore out of bed.. Jim

[Snoredog]

could be, snoring may also mean you are breathing through your mouth, try a saline Rhino rinse and a BreathRight strip under your mask, that will encourage nasal breathing for better therapy.

You can also bump your machine pressure up by 1 to compensate for the extra needed leverage against your tongue and leaks.

[bagpiper]

first off....i registered and filled in my profile in order for any of you to better understand my problem and/or concerns. only thing is that the profile didn't list my cpap machine model number so i went with the closest i could find. i have been using for the past three years a fisher and paykel model hc220 w/heated humidifier. i have been using cpap for almost seven years now and only stumbled onto this forum just this afternoon. i have always been under the impression that the setting of the air pressure was a major secret. currently my cpap is set on 14 cfm and i have no idea as to how i would increase or decrease the pressure.

[Wulfman]

first off....i registered and filled in my profile in order for any of you to better understand my problem and/or concerns. only thing is that the profile didn't list my cpap machine model number so i went with the closest i could find. i have been using for the past three years a fisher and paykel model hc220 w/heated humidifier. i have been using cpap for almost seven years now and only stumbled onto this forum just this afternoon. i have always been under the impression that the setting of the air pressure was a major secret. currently my cpap is set on 14 cfm and i have no idea as to how i would increase or decrease the pressure.

Welcome to the forum.

I believe this procedure should work with most of the F&P HC series machines.

Den



- Turn on the HC234.

- Enter programming mode by holding down the "RAMP" (top) button and the "Next" (Right arrow/bottom button) for three seconds.

- The first screen will allow you to set adjust altitude, which is indicated by a drawing of a mountain range on the screen. You can change this to "m" for meters or "ft" for feet by pressing the Up or Down keys. Press the Right Arrow key to allow changing the altitude setting.

- Press the "NEXT" (Right arrow/bottom button) to advance to pressure setting which will be indicated by the characters "cm h20 " on the screen. Use the Up and Down keys to change the pressure setting.

- Lastly, push that bottom button again to exit programming mode.

[Goofproof]

Currently my cpap is set on 14 cfm, and I have no idea as to how i would increase or decrease the pressure.

Just one little thing, it's not 14 cfm's, that's flow for a fan, it's 14 CM of water pressure. (The amount of pressure required to raise a column of water 14 inches in a cylinder. I've seen warm nights I wished it was 14 CFM to help cool me down. Jim