Too much for one post?
- Miss Emerita
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Re: Too much for one post?
Were you using tape last night? When you use tape, do you have fewer large leaks?
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- Bentley'sDad
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Re: Too much for one post?
I have checked both ways, with and without tape. It does not seem to matter. IN fact two nights in a row my chart looked identical, with and without tape except the max pressure was different by .2. Tonight I will try tape on my skin at the mask seal again along with tape on lips and see what happens.I haven't tried that with this mask.
Autosense 10, 8.5-14cm, humidity 4. Various FF masks so far none acceptable, now on WISP.
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He is a perpetual 6 year old. 5k to 10k walks a lot!
Pic is Bentley, tree climbing. He prefers kids playgrounds with slides and tubes, etc.
He is a perpetual 6 year old. 5k to 10k walks a lot!
- chunkyfrog
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Re: Too much for one post?
I have noticed that, for me, taping had a training effect.
After a while, I needed to tape less and less, until I quit.
Hopefully, that will work for you.
After a while, I needed to tape less and less, until I quit.
Hopefully, that will work for you.
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- Bentley'sDad
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Re: Too much for one post?
Update and QUESTION:
IT seems as if my AHI is doing very well. High nights are 2 or less and low nights are .5ish (1.25 average). I had one night with ZERO also I noticed that particular night I had NO leaks above 20L! I think I understand why:
I noticed that my pressures are becoming very consistent with less maxed out spikes, a little higher low end average but still below my mid range setting. still at 8.2 to 13.4 settings with a 9.9 average. I noticed that the spikes to 13.4 are diminishing. I think that this is partially due to the change from mouth breather to nose breather.
This change was a LONG and involved process. I no longer am awakened with parchment mouth in the middle of the night and am no longer using a FF mask (Yay). It is WORTH the process to change, believe me. I think that closed mouth sleeping has also improved my sleep on nights when I fall asleep in placed other than my bed (couch and or wife's bedroom). I do usually awaken at some point and return to my bed, but she tells me that I am not snoring and she has not noticed me stop breathing when I am not wearing my mask!
I still have many nights when I awaken tired now. The leak rates are still too high and I am changing to dreamwear nasal this week and see what happens. (currently using whip nasal) which seems to get bumped as I roll onto my cheeks.
Question: My provider will only send 2 filters a month. I have to wait online 20 minutes every month to order it (dummies). I would like to replace them more often and would like to find inexpensive OEM or replacement filters that are good. I am also considering allergen filter and want to know if anyone has a problem with them due to restricted airflow?
Still on Airsense 10.
IT seems as if my AHI is doing very well. High nights are 2 or less and low nights are .5ish (1.25 average). I had one night with ZERO also I noticed that particular night I had NO leaks above 20L! I think I understand why:
I noticed that my pressures are becoming very consistent with less maxed out spikes, a little higher low end average but still below my mid range setting. still at 8.2 to 13.4 settings with a 9.9 average. I noticed that the spikes to 13.4 are diminishing. I think that this is partially due to the change from mouth breather to nose breather.
This change was a LONG and involved process. I no longer am awakened with parchment mouth in the middle of the night and am no longer using a FF mask (Yay). It is WORTH the process to change, believe me. I think that closed mouth sleeping has also improved my sleep on nights when I fall asleep in placed other than my bed (couch and or wife's bedroom). I do usually awaken at some point and return to my bed, but she tells me that I am not snoring and she has not noticed me stop breathing when I am not wearing my mask!
I still have many nights when I awaken tired now. The leak rates are still too high and I am changing to dreamwear nasal this week and see what happens. (currently using whip nasal) which seems to get bumped as I roll onto my cheeks.
Question: My provider will only send 2 filters a month. I have to wait online 20 minutes every month to order it (dummies). I would like to replace them more often and would like to find inexpensive OEM or replacement filters that are good. I am also considering allergen filter and want to know if anyone has a problem with them due to restricted airflow?
Still on Airsense 10.
Autosense 10, 8.5-14cm, humidity 4. Various FF masks so far none acceptable, now on WISP.
Pic is Bentley, tree climbing. He prefers kids playgrounds with slides and tubes, etc.
He is a perpetual 6 year old. 5k to 10k walks a lot!
Pic is Bentley, tree climbing. He prefers kids playgrounds with slides and tubes, etc.
He is a perpetual 6 year old. 5k to 10k walks a lot!
Re: Too much for one post?
Check EBay or Amazon for aftermarket filters in bulk at fairly cheap prices.
As far as the hypoallergenic filters...that's all I have ever used. No problems with their restricting air flow.
As far as the hypoallergenic filters...that's all I have ever used. No problems with their restricting air flow.
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