Leaky?? Amara View Mask

klm49 · Post by **klm49** » Fri Dec 07, 2018 10:14 am

sleepychar wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 06, 2018 9:08 am
Thank you everybody who has responded. Problem is still ongoing but I keep trying new things. I am wondering if there isn't some leakage around the swivel port thingy and I guess I will find that out once my new mask arrives. It could be the straps aren't adjusted just right yet since I received the new headgear a couple of months ago. I can't remember if this problem started when I got the new headgear or not. I will keep adjusting. The weird thing, to me at least, is that I did so well with this mask for so long before this started happening. I was actually confident enough to offer some advice here to some people who were having trouble with the Amara View. Of course there were always nights here and there with significant leaking but nothing as consistent as this has been. I do overlook if the leak isn't too big or hasn't lasted too long. Most of the time the leaks do not wake me up. In fact, I think I have noticed that the sounder I sleep, that is when the big leaks occur so maybe I have changed position in bed or something that is pulling on the hose. But I can't help wondering what's different now from previously where I was only experiencing brief and not very large significant leaks. Last night there was one leak for about 22 minutes out of 5.75 hours of sleep and the leak rate only went up to just over 31L/min. So I am not overly worried about that sort of leaking. I had taken a xanax before going to bed so it didn't wake me up. I have learned to overlook alot of the blips and not obsess about every little leak. It does concern me though when I get that SleepyHead message that I have had very significant leaking and I should go see my DME for assistance. That has happened a couple of time recently. I am using a liner made from the template provided by our wonderful Okie Bipap and it does make the mask more comfortable though I don't notice it affecting the leakage one way or the other. I will take a look at the Dreamwear mask again if this doesn't resolve with the new mask. I had looked into it some time ago and I can't remember exactly what it was but there was something in the reviews that made me think I wouldn't like that mask. I will have to wait another 6 months now before ordering a new mask since I had just ordered one and I am waiting for it to arrive now.

Every one I have had leaks a little at the swivel joint. Makes just enough noise to bother me. Like I said, I got some Silicone sealant and went around the outside where swivel goes into frame. Just be sure you have the swivel where you want it when you apply it. You have to use a toothpick or something small to get it under the hose connection part.

babydinosnoreless · Post by **babydinosnoreless** » Fri Dec 07, 2018 11:54 am

Pugsy I was thinking why wouldn't you try the N-30 it doesn't touch the nose. Then I looked it up its the F-30 I was thinking of.

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Pugsy · Post by **Pugsy** » Fri Dec 07, 2018 12:40 pm

The N30 isn't available yet.
I have seen pictures of it...not sure it interests me enough to make the effort to get one. I will decide once it's actually out there and available widely. I am not in love with the hose coming in at the top of the head for one thing...I know a lot of people are but I am not one of them...so not nearly that much of something to peak my interest.

What I want is NOTHING on my head at all.

Hence my desire to try the new Bleep/DreamPort.

babydinosnoreless · Post by **babydinosnoreless** » Fri Dec 07, 2018 1:46 pm

That is what is making me nuts about the dreamwear. I hate the hose on top of my head. Amara view looks ok but it doesn't have the magnetic clips which is why I am more interested in the f-30.

Pugsy · Post by **Pugsy** » Fri Dec 07, 2018 2:38 pm

Cynmatthes wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 07, 2018 1:46 pm
That is what is making me nuts about the dreamwear. I hate the hose on top of my head. Amara view looks ok but it doesn't have the magnetic clips which is why I am more interested in the f-30.

This is where the YMMV thing really comes into play along with our own personal preferences.
While I am not in love with the hose on top of the head thing (I don't hate it either) and the DreamWear....I still would prefer it over the F30 because the F30 headgear is total turn off for me. It's a deal breaker and given a choice between the F30 or the DreamWear...the DreamWear wins if that is all I have to choose from. I wasn't even interested in the F30 enough to just look at it at my DME office. No desire to. I know they have a demo available to look at but it's a 25 mile drive to them and I just don't want to waste the fuel to go look at something I have zero desire to see....and I don't really need to anyway.

Everyone has little things or preferences for their own personal needs that are deal breakers or deal makers for them.
The trick is learning what they are and how best to accommodate our own personal wants and needs.
Huge YMMV sticker.

babydinosnoreless · Post by **babydinosnoreless** » Fri Dec 07, 2018 5:42 pm

I really have only used the dreamwear so I might find I hate the f-30. At my sleep study they put me in the simplus small but I was so freaked out when I woke up because I couldn't get the damn thing off.....plus does anyone actually sleep at those things. They drugged me to get me to sleep.

kinda why magnetic clips appeal. I am not a fan of things on my face but both the sleep study people in Nevada and my doctor here insist I wear the ff mask. I guess cause of my high pressure.

Pugsy · Post by **Pugsy** » Fri Dec 07, 2018 5:51 pm

Cynmatthes wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 07, 2018 5:42 pm
both the sleep study people in Nevada and my doctor here insist I wear the ff mask. I guess cause of my high pressure.

Higher pressures don't/won't prohibit someone from using a nasal mask...that's an old wives tale that just won't die.
Full face masks are for when you can't move enough air through your nose for whatever reason and you just HAVE to mouth breathe a lot.
We've got people using pressures exceeding 20 cm all night long who use nasal pillows or a nasal cushion mask with great success.
If you don't have chronic nasal congestion issues that you can't clear up...there's no reason in the world that you can't at least try one of the nasal masks if you want to.
Certainly not because of pressures used...I don't care how high they are.
The higher pressures and can't use nasal thing...just something someone started years ago and it's just an old wives tale.
Does a lot of people a huge disservice telling them that.

Besides...did you know that sometimes people can get by with a little less pressure with a nasal pillow mask than they need with a full face mask? Yep...some people get lucky in that regard...not everyone of course but enough to make it worth mentioning.

babydinosnoreless · Post by **babydinosnoreless** » Fri Dec 07, 2018 7:13 pm

Luck and me not so much. The guy who keeps telling me to watch out for Murphy doesn't realize I am a Murphy or at least a decendent of one. My grampa was a Murphy who's family was from Ireland.

If not the pressure I don't know why they say I had to wear a full face mask. Maybe my asthma or other autoimmune issues

Pugsy · Post by **Pugsy** » Fri Dec 07, 2018 7:31 pm

Cynmatthes wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 07, 2018 7:13 pm
If not the pressure I don't know why they say I had to wear a full face mask. Maybe my asthma or other autoimmune issues

If your nose is normally clear and if you are interested in trying a nasal interface mask of some sort....how about just asking them why they said it might not be suitable for you instead of guessing.
This is only if you want to try one...if you are happy with FFM...don't worry about it just let it go and continue what you are doing.
Neither asthma or some auto immune issue should prohibit someone from using a nasal mask.
Ask them to be specific as to why not...

The reason I mention this is because some other newbie might read this and they have been told the same line of BS and maybe they really want to try a nasal mask but someone told them they couldn't or shouldn't. It might be the difference between successful therapy and the machine ending up in the closet because they just hated the FFM.

Okie bipap · Post by **Okie bipap** » Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:13 pm

The first month I used a mask, it caused a large, open sore on the bridge of my nose. They recommended I go to a nasal pillow mask (my pressure was EPAP 20 - 25 with 5 cm PS). I tried the mask, but I could not keep my mouth closed when I sleep. I had UPPP surgery several years earlier which seems to make it harder for me to use a nasal pillow mask. I breathe through my nose during the day, but I cannot seem to keep my mouth closed when sleeping.

babydinosnoreless · Post by **babydinosnoreless** » Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:48 pm

I would love to ask them. Unfortunately the first doctor and sleep clinic is in reno and was over a year ago and the doctor here is quick in and out see you in 6 months.

bookermom · Post by **bookermom** » Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:51 pm

I am so glad I found this thread. The top leaking makes a whistling noise. I like the dreamwear as I can sleep on my side and almost on my stomach too. Just the swivel tube leaks air, and I have to put my hand on top of my head to stop the leak. Cementing into place will inhibit the side to side sleeping, the swivel tube allows for that. But now I am glad I am not the only one who has experienced this issue.

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