Questions Regarding Retrying CPAP

First

Try you cannot, do you must.

For face grinding I find the Circadiance SleepWeaver Élan nasal mask works well for me. It allows me to scratch an itchy nose or burry half my face in the pillow. They make nasal and full face masks. I have tried them all and the Élan is my favorite. I do wake up in the morning with dry mouth, but a drink of water from my bedside water bottle solves the problem.

You can order the mask cushion, headgear, and feather weight hose individually to get around the prescription if you need to, but the starter kit is the easiest way to go.

otrpu wrote:ArtNJ,

Been using FFM's since starting CPAP in 2003. If you can swing it, get a newer autoCPAP. I replaced my 2003 machine Aug 2015. Old machine still worked great. . .but, sounded like a vacuum cleaner. I won't wait that long again.

When I have problems getting good seal with my regular FFM I switch to the RespCARE Hybrid FFM. It's a combination mouth seal/nose pillow FFM. Has a built in chin flap that keeps mouth closed. Don't need a chin strap. Might be worth taking a look at.

Cheers,
otrpu

One of my patients brought his old cpap into the hospital with him. I couldn't tell what model it was. Just that it was old. It literally was just a white box with a place to plug the hose in, and a literal dial to set the pressure. I couldn't believe how loud it was compared to mine! Really made me appreciate mine. I could hear it at my desk through two closed doors when it was on.