trouble with Resmed AirFit N20?

Has anyone else found it hard to breathe (on the exhalation) when using the Resmed Airfit N20?

I'm using the Resmed Airsense 10 For Her. My normal pressure is 5. I bumped it up to 7 with and EPR of 3, but still found the exhale a little difficult. Is this something you get used to with time?

I use the N -20. I have the bilevel air curve with a ps of 4 so I get a little more exhale relief than you do. My min pressure is a lot higher though. I have no problems exhaling. It bothered me at first but now I don't even notice it.

babydinosnoreless wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 01, 2021 2:34 pm

I use the N -20. I have the bilevel air curve with a ps of 4 so I get a little more exhale relief than you do. My min pressure is a lot higher though. I have no problems exhaling. It bothered me at first but now I don't even notice it.

Perhaps it's just something I will get used to. Having a bilevel machine is nice, so you can customize the exhale pressure.

1speechpick wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 01, 2021 3:26 pm

babydinosnoreless wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 01, 2021 2:34 pm

I use the N -20. I have the bilevel air curve with a ps of 4 so I get a little more exhale relief than you do. My min pressure is a lot higher though. I have no problems exhaling. It bothered me at first but now I don't even notice it.

Perhaps it's just something I will get used to. Having a bilevel machine is nice, so you can customize the exhale pressure.

Yes, you will probably get used to it. One morning I woke up panicking because I thought my machine was't working right then realize that I was finally so used to the mask on my face that it felt normal. My pressures are a lot higher than yours which is why I was prescribed the bilevel machine, regular cpaps don't go that high.

Try loosening the top straps, or go with a size bigger cushion, in case it's restricting the airflow a bit