trouble with Nasal Swift?

I was diagnosed with nocturnal sleep apnea about 9 months ago. I am on a CPAP of 19 and have been struggling to find a mask that allows me to sleep more than 2 hours at a time. I am also a "Side-Sleeper" as well and have had problems finding a mask that works for me. I have tried the ResMed Nasal Swift system first, but I think because of the high level of CPAP that it doesn't work well for me. After a couple of hours I find the nasal pillows "pinch" my left nare enough to wake me up. I have also tried the Resmed Ultra Mirage II Full Face mask, (so far my best bet, but still I get leaks during the night), the Ultra Mirage II Nasal mask, and the InnoMed Nasal Aire II (probably my least favorite and comfortable so far....feel it doesn't seal good enough to maintain my level of CPAP.) Has anyone else tried some others that they may feel work for my paticular case. Also does anyone else have a high level of CPAP comparable to mine and what do you find works for you? Thank you for any responses and good luck to you.

I'm sorry I can't address the mask issue for you, but when reading your post, I was thinking:

Wow, 19, surely this guy has a Bi-Pap. But no, you don't. In the 9 months you've been using your basic Cpap machine, has anyone been able to verify that that's your true pressure? Just because you were supposedly titrated at that pressure, many times the sleep clinic gets it wrong.

And why aren't you on a Bi-pap? Many with a pressure of 15 and above use a Bipap to help with exhaling. Don't you get stomach aches, belching, or gas?

Perhaps, if you had an Auto-Bipap (click on the link below), then your pressure could be monitored better. Also, with an auto, you could go alot of the night at a lower pressure. Your pressure would only go up when the machine sensed an apnea.

And, if you had an Auto-Bipap, with it's lower pressure, then you could tolerate a mask better.

Anyway, those are my thoughts. Here's the link. Good Luck

https://www.cpap.com/productpage/bipap- ... ifier.html