Just installed software - Could "leaks" = mouth br

Snoredog · Post by **Snoredog** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 12:02 pm

[quote="Somnambulist"]I taped last night using 1" 3M Micropore Surgical Tape. Held together beautifully.

The results for last night: Avg. Leak = 46.0 / Avg. 90% Leak = 67.0.

It would seem that mouth breathing is not the problem. I'll reform the mask today, that should help. If not, I'll try nasal pillows and see if there's any difference.

As a side note, it cannot be said enough what an incredibly valuable tool this software is! My DME supplier is about 40 miles away. I can't imagine that I would have bothered driving there on a daily basis to have my card read, (for a small fee. )

It also cannot be said enough what an incredibly valuable resource this community is! I have learned more here in the last two weeks than in 13 years of xPAP use, and I know I'm still just a "babe in the woods".

Thank you for your wisdom, and your willingness to share.

Goofproof · Post by **Goofproof** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:22 pm

aka_oldgearhead wrote:
Keep in mind these machines can only deliver approx. 30-38L/m of maximum flow.
Snoredog - Where did you find that? Many masks have a a passive exhaust flow in excess of 40 LMP at 15 cm/H2O. Are you sure its not 350 LPM?

Also most machine specs shown on the CPAP>COM site are 30 LPM, Some machines may do better than others like cars, but 30 LPM is the Min Spec.

Jim

oldgearhead · Post by **oldgearhead** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:45 am

I would NOT use the cloth style tape, that stuff will tear your lips off,

A touch of Chapstik solves that problem.