WARNING: Do you know the minimum pressure for your mask?

NightHawkeye · Post by **NightHawkeye** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 6:16 pm

SelfSeeker wrote:NightHawkeye - How would you know you need a good clearance mask of CO2 by trying them on?

SelfSeeker, one of the complaints heard frequently from folks on this forum is that they feel like they are suffocating when using low pressures like 4 cm. There have also been reports that folks find this to vary between masks - they find some masks OK at 4 cm, but others not OK for them. In other words, it's experienced as a comfort issue. Folks may not know directly about the CO2, but they do seeem to know whether or not they are uncomfortable with a specific mask at a low pressure.

I personally haven't had any problem with breathing at 4 cm pressure, and I expect that I've spent more time at 4 cm pressure than most folks who post on this forum. I've also experienced hyperventilation a few times (blowing off all of one's CO2), hence, being prone to hyperventilation, it makes sense that a little extra CO2 would not necessarily be a bad thing for me.

Regards,
Bill

SelfSeeker · Post by **SelfSeeker** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 6:46 pm

ozij thanks for the long version of the abbrevialtion of OSAHS.
Osbtructive Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome.

Thanks for the links. Need to do some reading.

Nighthawkeye, thanks for the explaation.

NightHawkeye wrote:
SelfSeeker wrote:NightHawkeye - How would you know you need a good clearance mask of CO2 by trying them on?
SelfSeeker, one of the complaints heard frequently from folks on this forum is that they feel like they are suffocating when using low pressures like 4 cm. There have also been reports that folks find this to vary between masks - they find some masks OK at 4 cm, but others not OK for them. In other words, it's experienced as a comfort issue. Folks may not know directly about the CO2, but they do seeem to know whether or not they are uncomfortable with a specific mask at a low pressure.

I personally haven't had any problem with breathing at 4 cm pressure, and I expect that I've spent more time at 4 cm pressure than most folks who post on this forum. I've also experienced hyperventilation a few times (blowing off all of one's CO2), hence, being prone to hyperventilation, it makes sense that a little extra CO2 would not necessarily be a bad thing for me.

Regards,
Bill