JT: Please post in this thread if you're a jerk.

[katestyles]

Hello
My average pressure used to be around 6 with the auto Dreamstation but now that I have the Airsense 10 for her and I am getting the proper treatment, my pressure is now averaging 12. However, now I am having problems with alot of mask leakage. I use the LT Swift for her nasal pillows and I have tried other nasal cushions but they all leak and wake me up. I also tried the Dreamwear FFM and I still have problems. I don't feel like 12 is that high a pressure so I am perplexed as to why I keep leaking. It seems like I solve one problem and it creates another. Can anyone offer any help please. Thank you for your time in advanced.

One common problem is that we often tend to overtighten our masks, since we intuitively think that a leak means something isn't tight enough. Many modern masks need to fit loosely on the face so that the pressure can inflate the masks' seal.

Adjusting the mask while lying down is usually better than trying to adjust it sitting up.

Hose management is the key for many. Some elevate the hose and route it so that the pull of the hose is the same in every sleep position.

Other than that, it's mostly a matter of finding the right mask for your face, which is a highly individual thing.

You are correct that 12 isn't very high in the grand scheme of things, but it is still high enough to make mask selection, hose management, tightness, etc. important factors in successful therapy.

This thread was set up to be a foolishness thread, so many helpful people may not look inside it to see your important and welcomed question. Feel free to create your own thread asking for help at any time on this board. That is what the board is about--not just diversion threads like the ones I tend to create and perpetuate.

See - it is jerks like that all over this forum!

[jnk...]

See - it is jerks like that all over this forum!

Jerks like me still have to be sure the people like babybear are taken care of. How could anyone be less than helpful to someone with the screen name "babybear"?

[prodigyplace]

See - it is jerks like that all over this forum!

Jerks like me still have to be sure the people like babybear are taken care of. How could anyone be less than helpful to someone with the screen name "babybear"?

Perhaps @katestyles is a big bad wolf!
( I know, I am mixing my fairy tales)

[Midwest_non_sleeper]

By posting in this thread, I guess I am now a jerk, but I identify as a Jerk in terms of physics, in which a jerk is the rate of change of acceleration; that is, the time derivative of acceleration, and as such the second derivative of velocity, or the third time derivative of position. According to the result of dimensional analysis of jerk, [length/time3], the SI units for its magnitude are m/s3 (or m⋅s−3); this can also be expressed in standard gravity per second (g/s).

[jnk...]

By posting in this thread, I guess I am now a jerk, but I identify as a Jerk in terms of physics, in which a jerk is the rate of change of acceleration; that is, the time derivative of acceleration, and as such the second derivative of velocity, or the third time derivative of position. According to the result of dimensional analysis of jerk, [length/time3], the SI units for its magnitude are m/s3 (or m⋅s−3); this can also be expressed in standard gravity per second (g/s).

I believe that post makes it more than obvious that you belong in this thread with the rest of us.

[Midwest_non_sleeper]

By posting in this thread, I guess I am now a jerk, but I identify as a Jerk in terms of physics, in which a jerk is the rate of change of acceleration; that is, the time derivative of acceleration, and as such the second derivative of velocity, or the third time derivative of position. According to the result of dimensional analysis of jerk, [length/time3], the SI units for its magnitude are m/s3 (or m⋅s−3); this can also be expressed in standard gravity per second (g/s).

I believe that post makes it more than obvious that you belong in this thread with the rest of us.

I simply couldn't imagine any place that I would rather be, honestly. I live but to serve, but usually as some form of embodiment of the Sword of Damocles.

[babydinosnoreless]

Hello
My average pressure used to be around 6 with the auto Dreamstation but now that I have the Airsense 10 for her and I am getting the proper treatment, my pressure is now averaging 12. However, now I am having problems with alot of mask leakage. I use the LT Swift for her nasal pillows and I have tried other nasal cushions but they all leak and wake me up. I also tried the Dreamwear FFM and I still have problems. I don't feel like 12 is that high a pressure so I am perplexed as to why I keep leaking. It seems like I solve one problem and it creates another. Can anyone offer any help please. Thank you for your time in advanced.

Welcome. I am at high pressures and finding a mask that doesn't leak was my biggest challenge. The dme kept giving me medium masks. I found when I went down a size to the small cushions and got the smaller "for her" headgear that helped a lot. I wear the nasal N-20 mask because it seems to fit my face well. Everyone is a little different. Finding the mask that works best for you can be challenging. Some people find that mask liners help. I've heard really good things about the bleep/dreamport mask not leaking.

There is a review thread on it here: viewtopic/t174807/BleepDreamPort-nasal- ... hread.html

Good luck!

[katestyles]

By posting in this thread, I guess I am now a jerk, but I identify as a Jerk in terms of physics, in which a jerk is the rate of change of acceleration; that is, the time derivative of acceleration, and as such the second derivative of velocity, or the third time derivative of position. According to the result of dimensional analysis of jerk, [length/time3], the SI units for its magnitude are m/s3 (or m⋅s−3); this can also be expressed in standard gravity per second (g/s).

I believe that post makes it more than obvious that you belong in this thread with the rest of us.

Jnk...?
Jrk...?

You know how you can't un-see something????

P.S. Thank goodness Slurpyhead is being replaced by OSCAR - Palerider has destroyed my ability to see/say Sleepyhead.

[katestyles]

Hello
My average pressure used to be around 6 with the auto Dreamstation but now that I have the Airsense 10 for her and I am getting the proper treatment, my pressure is now averaging 12. However, now I am having problems with alot of mask leakage. I use the LT Swift for her nasal pillows and I have tried other nasal cushions but they all leak and wake me up. I also tried the Dreamwear FFM and I still have problems. I don't feel like 12 is that high a pressure so I am perplexed as to why I keep leaking. It seems like I solve one problem and it creates another. Can anyone offer any help please. Thank you for your time in advanced.

Welcome. I am at high pressures and finding a mask that doesn't leak was my biggest challenge. The dme kept giving me medium masks. I found when I went down a size to the small cushions and got the smaller "for her" headgear that helped a lot. I wear the nasal N-20 mask because it seems to fit my face well. Everyone is a little different. Finding the mask that works best for you can be challenging. Some people find that mask liners help. I've heard really good things about the bleep/dreamport mask not leaking.

There is a review thread on it here: viewtopic/t174807/BleepDreamPort-nasal- ... hread.html

Good luck!

I copied this to babybears other thread

[babydinosnoreless]

Hello
My average pressure used to be around 6 with the auto Dreamstation but now that I have the Airsense 10 for her and I am getting the proper treatment, my pressure is now averaging 12. However, now I am having problems with alot of mask leakage. I use the LT Swift for her nasal pillows and I have tried other nasal cushions but they all leak and wake me up. I also tried the Dreamwear FFM and I still have problems. I don't feel like 12 is that high a pressure so I am perplexed as to why I keep leaking. It seems like I solve one problem and it creates another. Can anyone offer any help please. Thank you for your time in advanced.

Welcome. I am at high pressures and finding a mask that doesn't leak was my biggest challenge. The dme kept giving me medium masks. I found when I went down a size to the small cushions and got the smaller "for her" headgear that helped a lot. I wear the nasal N-20 mask because it seems to fit my face well. Everyone is a little different. Finding the mask that works best for you can be challenging. Some people find that mask liners help. I've heard really good things about the bleep/dreamport mask not leaking.

There is a review thread on it here: viewtopic/t174807/BleepDreamPort-nasal- ... hread.html

Good luck!

I copied this to babybears other thread

Thanks I didn't see babybear had another thread.

[palerider]

See - it is jerks like that all over this forum!

Jerks like me still have to be sure the people like babybear are taken care of. How could anyone be less than helpful to someone with the screen name "babybear"?

But... is babybear a jerk for crashing your jerk thread with something that looks like a real request for help???

[palerider]

P.S. Thank goodness Slurpyhead is being replaced by OSCAR - Palerider has destroyed my ability to see/say Sleepyhead.

I did what now?

[Pugsy]

P.S. Thank goodness Slurpyhead is being replaced by OSCAR - Palerider has destroyed my ability to see/say Sleepyhead.

I did what now?

Don't you know by now that you get blamed for everything????

[jnk...]

I consider it his fault he gets blamed for everything.

[Bookit]

Well apparently all the people I like are here. So I'm guilty by association...