Taking mask off in middle of night

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Re: Taking mask off in middle of night

Post by Uncle_Bob » Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:41 pm

I've been removing my mask. I found my machine has a leak alert feature which i turned on. So at least if i remove it now i get woken up and put it back on.

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Re: Taking mask off in middle of night

Post by klockemy » Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:49 pm

Uncle_Bob wrote:I've been removing my mask. I found my machine has a leak alert feature which i turned on. So at least if i remove it now i get woken up and put it back on.
I have one of those on mine, but it isn't loud enough to wake me. Also, I think I have subconsciously learned to remove the mask, sit it carefully on the nightstand and turn off the machine and not remember a thing.

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Re: Taking mask off in middle of night

Post by Uncle_Bob » Wed Jun 10, 2009 1:18 pm

klockemy wrote:
Uncle_Bob wrote:I've been removing my mask. I found my machine has a leak alert feature which i turned on. So at least if i remove it now i get woken up and put it back on.
I have one of those on mine, but it isn't loud enough to wake me. Also, I think I have subconsciously learned to remove the mask, sit it carefully on the nightstand and turn off the machine and not remember a thing.
I have not removed my mask in a while but i found i did it most in my first 2 months of treatment. My doctor started me off at a pressure of 7cm even though i was titrated at 10cm. I think i was removing my mask because i was not getting enough pressure and was finding it difficult to breath. Once i increased it I stopped taking it off. Of course it could just be coincidence. But you might want to see where you are with your pressure?

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Re: Taking mask off in middle of night

Post by klockemy » Wed Jun 10, 2009 1:21 pm

Uncle_Bob wrote:
klockemy wrote:
Uncle_Bob wrote:I've been removing my mask. I found my machine has a leak alert feature which i turned on. So at least if i remove it now i get woken up and put it back on.
I have one of those on mine, but it isn't loud enough to wake me. Also, I think I have subconsciously learned to remove the mask, sit it carefully on the nightstand and turn off the machine and not remember a thing.
I have not removed my mask in a while but i found i did it most in my first 2 months of treatment. My doctor started me off at a pressure of 7cm even though i was titrated at 10cm. I think i was removing my mask because i was not getting enough pressure and was finding it difficult to breath. Once i increased it I stopped taking it off. Of course it could just be coincidence. But you might want to see where you are with your pressure?
Oh, I think I am good with pressure. The problem has since resolved itself when I switched to the Liberty about a week ago. Just sharing what I was doing and how that I agreed there is a mask alert feature, but wasn't loud enough for me. I think it's because of the fan I run.

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Re: Taking mask off in middle of night

Post by Blue Snuffle nose » Thu Jun 11, 2009 2:24 am

connie J. Casella wrote:Hi! I do the same thing sometimes. I have a cat who insists on chewing my hose! So, after I yell at it for a while, I take my mask off and hide it under a blanket or something. And sometimes the hose disconnects from the machine and I try to put it back in while I'm half asleep. (I think the hose is the wrong hose for this machine. But I'll keep it for now.) And I had to go back to my old mask because the new mask leaks air where it connects. And there's nothing there to adjust it like my old mask. I like to try another mask if I could and perhaps another machine. Well, thanks for reading this. Connie[img]%20%20[/img]
hello Connie,

You gotta do something about your cat chewing on your hose!!!! He is causing air leaks in your hose and that's why you feel your'e suffocating!!! Or losing a lot sleep......

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Re: Taking mask off in middle of night

Post by twokatmew » Thu Jun 11, 2009 2:54 am

Blue Snuffle nose wrote:hello Connie,

You gotta do something about your cat chewing on your hose!!!! He is causing air leaks in your hose and that's why you feel your'e suffocating!!! Or losing a lot sleep...... [/size]
One of my cats loves to chew on my hose, too. I just put a tube wrap on to help with rainout and with the hope the cat will stop biting the hose. At least he won't put a hole in it with the tube wrap on ... I hope!

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Re: Taking mask off in middle of night

Post by kona0197 » Thu Jun 11, 2009 4:13 am

I can only use my mask for a half hour.
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