Does anybody else close their mouth...

[piscesman7620]

Does anybody else close their mouth when the pressure is on or rises?

as a panic instinct, I find myself "panicking" to the point that I will wake up when the pressure on my machine climbs to 13 or higher.

My info should be in my profile.( machine, settings, etc.

I just want to know IF I am alone

[chunkyfrog]

Some anxiety is completely to be expected--you've only been doing this for about three days.
Many of us have done weird things when starting up.
Blackspinner has some good advice on how to get more comfortable with the mask and the pressure.
Believe that you are going to be all right.

[LSAT]

If you do open your mouth you need a Full Face Mask....or...to keep your mouth shut you need a good chinstrap or you need to tape your mouth shut.

[harry33]

doesnt matter about mouth, stay calm and breathe deep and slow, avoid rapid shallow panting as this promotes panic, start with full pressure and no ramp

get comfortable in bed, no need to lie on your back

be patient, you will get used to it
think positive

[The Choker]

What pressure range are you using?

Oh, I see it in another post. You should work off that post for now. Get the issue of the pressure resolved. If you still have questions about mouth action then reopen this thread.

[The Choker]

If you do open your mouth you need a Full Face Mask....or...to keep your mouth shut you need a good chinstrap or you need to tape your mouth shut.

He is already using a FFM. No need to worry about chinstraps or tape.

Work off the other thread - his pressure min is likely much too low to be therapeutic.

[ameriken]

When I first started, I kinda anticipated that 'panic' might be an issue, so I told myself to not let it bother me, that this was perfectly normal and that the pressures were helping, not hurting. Haven't had any trouble since. Quite the opposite, I learned to love wearing the mask as well as the feeling of the pressures, it makes me feel alive knowing that I'm breathing instead of choking, gagging, and suffocating. Mind over matter.

[LSAT]

If you do open your mouth you need a Full Face Mask....or...to keep your mouth shut you need a good chinstrap or you need to tape your mouth shut.

He is already using a FFM. No need to worry about chinstraps or tape.

Work off the other thread - his pressure min is likely much too low to be therapeutic.

His machine is an auto...The pressure range seems fine.

[The Choker]

If you do open your mouth you need a Full Face Mask....or...to keep your mouth shut you need a good chinstrap or you need to tape your mouth shut.

He is already using a FFM. No need to worry about chinstraps or tape.

Work off the other thread - his pressure min is likely much too low to be therapeutic.

His machine is an auto...The pressure range seems fine.

I don't think so.

According to the other post he made his pressure requirement is 15 but the machine is set 7 - 15. No auto machine will respond fast enough to raise the pressure from 7 to 15 before many apneas have occurred.

The combination of these apneas and the large increases in pressure can cause a lot of problems, ineffective therapy, and a patient that drops out.

Let him answer the questions about pressure requirements and central apneas.

[LSAT]

If you do open your mouth you need a Full Face Mask....or...to keep your mouth shut you need a good chinstrap or you need to tape your mouth shut.

He is already using a FFM. No need to worry about chinstraps or tape.

Work off the other thread - his pressure min is likely much too low to be therapeutic.

His machine is an auto...The pressure range seems fine.

I don't think so.

According to the other post he made his pressure requirement is 15 but the machine is set 7 - 15. No auto machine will respond fast enough to raise the pressure from 7 to 15 before many apneas have occurred.

The combination of these apneas and the large increases in pressure can cause a lot of problems, ineffective therapy, and a patient that drops out.

Let him answer the questions about pressure requirements and central apneas.

Sorry but I don't see anyplace that he says his pressure requirements are 15...He said his machine was pre set at 7-15. He actually said his O2 saturation was best at 11. Why don't you register your equipment so we can see if you are actually a user or a trol.