best night 3 months in...

well, last night i had my best night so far, after 3 months on xPAP. i finally hit the 0 mark for leaks. it may have been because i finally had to take the hedge trimmers to the moustache (don't worry, carbonman... it's still there, just under control). but more likely was because the $0.99 terry cloth headband i use as a chin strap (a jnk recommendation) had slid up from under my chin and covered my mouth.

AHI = 0.8
AI = 0.0
HI = 0.8
LEAK. = 0.0

anyways, just thought i'd share.

fishhead wrote:but more likely was because the $0.99 terry cloth headband i use as a chin strap (a jnk recommendation) had slid up from under my chin and covered my mouth.

lol, as long as it works for you!

This is WONDERFUL news fishhead. Try for two in a row now.

I had that kind of a night last night as well. I felt like framing the graph, or maybe sending it to Mom to put in the box with the kids' old report cards. AI=0 and HI=0.9. The most remarkable thing was that I had no leaks whatsoever. Zero all night long. Two weeks ago, I was asking myself whether rubber cement might work: slather a thin layer on the cushion, a little on my face, then press together. (My lawyer says to add that this is probably a bad idea.) Then I got retitrated and got to lower the pressure to 15, and now the leaks don't seem like such a struggle.

fishhead wrote:i finally had to take the hedge trimmers to the moustache (don't worry, carbonman... it's still there, just under control).
anyways, just thought i'd share.

I hear 'ya. The handle bars on my mustache were a small price to pay for needed brain cells.
I'll never get a better bargain than that in life.

I've never had moustache before.....is that the same as mustache....just much smaller??

fishhead wrote:well, last night i had my best night so far, after 3 months on xPAP. i finally hit the 0 mark for leaks. it may have been because i finally had to take the hedge trimmers to the moustache (don't worry, carbonman... it's still there, just under control). but more likely was because the $0.99 terry cloth headband i use as a chin strap (a jnk recommendation) had slid up from under my chin and covered my mouth.

AHI = 0.8
AI = 0.0
HI = 0.8
LEAK. = 0.0

anyways, just thought i'd share.

congrats, fishhead! now you're cooking with grease!

carbonman wrote:
I've never had moustache before.....is that the same as mustache....just much smaller??

yes. it's french.

well, i haven't quite been able to duplicate the 0.0 leaks, but i have been as close as one can get to it. most of the night i'm flat-lined at 0.0, but just a 'hiccup' or two that bumps it up. more importantly, i'm feeling good and sleeping good.

i just wanted to thank everybody for taking the time to post their experiences and suggestions. i know i would not have been able to get to this point without your help and support!