CPAP Help: Feel suffocation.

coldsideofpillow wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 02, 2019 10:50 pm

do you think mouthbreathing all night with the dreamwear full face mask will affect my therapy’s effect on making me feel better?

Well, ya know, the point of a FFM is so that you can breathe through your mouth, should you desire to.

palerider wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 02, 2019 10:56 pm

coldsideofpillow wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 02, 2019 10:50 pm

do you think mouthbreathing all night with the dreamwear full face mask will affect my therapy’s effect on making me feel better?

Well, ya know, the point of a FFM is so that you can breathe through your mouth, should you desire to.

so it should be as effective as breathing through my nose

coldsideofpillow wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 02, 2019 11:26 pm

palerider wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 02, 2019 10:56 pm

coldsideofpillow wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 02, 2019 10:50 pm

do you think mouthbreathing all night with the dreamwear full face mask will affect my therapy’s effect on making me feel better?

Well, ya know, the point of a FFM is so that you can breathe through your mouth, should you desire to.

so it should be as effective as breathing through my nose

Yep. You may need a little more pressure with a full face mask. I have never used a nasal mask, so I don't have that experience. But with the ideal settings for you, a full face mask should be just as successful as any other mask. I went from an ahi of 79+ to less than 1.5 with a full face mask. And I have experienced improvements in my health and my sleep that I did not expect. I wish I had done it 10 years (or more) earlier.

thanks for the info. i raised my pressure from 8 to 9 and i slept ok with it. didnt seem to take it off at night like the first 2 nights with my new mask but hey its like that.

im not sure if its placebo or its just me. but i felt like i was waking up better with my old N10 nasal mask. its not completely horrible the way i wake up or bad but i caught myself yawning and a little more tired than on the nasal. maybe im just paying too much attention to it since its my new mask?

do you guys think i should increase more pressure?

n10 nasal mas: pressure of 8
dreamwear full mask(currently using): 9

would increasing pressure make me feel better?

coldsideofpillow wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 07, 2019 1:41 pm

thanks for the info. i raised my pressure from 8 to 9 and i slept ok with it. didnt seem to take it off at night like the first 2 nights with my new mask but hey its like that.

if the experts here could see some sleepyhead charts, they would be better able to answer your questions.

im working on that. unfortunately i have a “brick” resmed 10 cpap but as soon as i see a deal on craiglist for the apap im snatching it cash on hand lol

coldsideofpillow wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 07, 2019 2:22 pm

im working on that. unfortunately i have a “brick” resmed 10 cpap but as soon as i see a deal on craiglist for the apap im snatching it cash on hand lol

OH! sorry, i should learn to look at a poster's sig before piping up.

coldsideofpillow wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 07, 2019 2:22 pm

im working on that. unfortunately i have a “brick” resmed 10 cpap but as soon as i see a deal on craiglist for the apap im snatching it cash on hand lol

LSAT has a couple deals at the moment...

didn't know if to start a new thread or not but i didnt feel like i needed to.

I was able to get my hands on an Auto Set Resmed 10 today and was wondering how should I proceed with this new machine to be able to get you guys the charts with Sleepyhead. Should I use my old pressure settings or use the Auto set feature?

Ill figure out how to use sleepyhead and get you guys the charts I was just wondering about the pressure what to do. thanks!

coldsideofpillow wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 27, 2019 5:01 pm

didn't know if to start a new thread or not but i didnt feel like i needed to.

You did the correct thing posting here

coldsideofpillow wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 27, 2019 5:01 pm

I was able to get my hands on an Auto Set Resmed 10 today and was wondering how should I proceed with this new machine to be able to get you guys the charts with Sleepyhead. Should I use my old pressure settings or use the Auto set feature?

I would put your old fixed pressure as the min pressure, and leave the max at 20

coldsideofpillow wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 27, 2019 5:01 pm

Ill figure out how to use sleepyhead and get you guys the charts I was just wondering about the pressure what to do. thanks!

Hope you enjoy!

katestyles wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 27, 2019 5:05 pm

coldsideofpillow wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 27, 2019 5:01 pm

didn't know if to start a new thread or not but i didnt feel like i needed to.

You did the correct thing posting here

coldsideofpillow wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 27, 2019 5:01 pm

I was able to get my hands on an Auto Set Resmed 10 today and was wondering how should I proceed with this new machine to be able to get you guys the charts with Sleepyhead. Should I use my old pressure settings or use the Auto set feature?

I would put your old fixed pressure as the min pressure, and leave the max at 20

coldsideofpillow wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 27, 2019 5:01 pm

Ill figure out how to use sleepyhead and get you guys the charts I was just wondering about the pressure what to do. thanks!

Hope you enjoy!

thanks a lot? just one more question...should I keep my EPR on the machine at 3 as well?

coldsideofpillow wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 27, 2019 5:15 pm

thanks a lot? just one more question...should I keep my EPR on the machine at 3 as well?

yup, as long as your comfortable with epr of 3.

zonker wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 27, 2019 5:22 pm

coldsideofpillow wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 27, 2019 5:15 pm

thanks a lot? just one more question...should I keep my EPR on the machine at 3 as well?

yup, as long as your comfortable with epr of 3.

What he said!!

Machine Settings

ModeCPAP Mode APAP
Pressure MinMinimum Therapy Pressure 8.20 cmH2O
Pressure MaxMaximum Therapy Pressure 20.00 cmH2O
Antibacterial FilterAntibacterial Filter No
Climate ControlClimate Control Manual
EPRResMed Exhale Pressure Relief Full Time
EPR LevelExhale Pressure Relief Level 3cmH2O
Humidifier StatusHumidifier Enabled Status On
Humidity LevelHumidity Level 4
MaskResMed Mask Setting Pillows
Patient AccessPatient Access Yes
RampRamp Enable Off
Smart StartMachine auto starts by breathing Off
TemperatureClimateLine Temperature 30 ºC
Temperature EnableClimateLine Temperature Enable 1
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I hope the image can be read-able enough for you awesome people to help me. I posted settings because they werent viewable in the normal screenshot if not needed let me know.

I did have a moment I woke up at 4 am for a while because of an important call. this sleep interruptions almost never happen.

Thank you!

Your numbers look great, one event was with a large leak. Do you need to use ramp ? I would increase the ramp start pressure to 7 or turn it off completely.

Or did you turn it off during your break between 4:30 and 5:00