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Were you using tape last night? When you use tape, do you have fewer large leaks?

I have checked both ways, with and without tape. It does not seem to matter. IN fact two nights in a row my chart looked identical, with and without tape except the max pressure was different by .2. Tonight I will try tape on my skin at the mask seal again along with tape on lips and see what happens.I haven't tried that with this mask.

I have noticed that, for me, taping had a training effect.
After a while, I needed to tape less and less, until I quit.
Hopefully, that will work for you.

Update and QUESTION:
IT seems as if my AHI is doing very well. High nights are 2 or less and low nights are .5ish (1.25 average). I had one night with ZERO also I noticed that particular night I had NO leaks above 20L! I think I understand why:

I noticed that my pressures are becoming very consistent with less maxed out spikes, a little higher low end average but still below my mid range setting. still at 8.2 to 13.4 settings with a 9.9 average. I noticed that the spikes to 13.4 are diminishing. I think that this is partially due to the change from mouth breather to nose breather.

This change was a LONG and involved process. I no longer am awakened with parchment mouth in the middle of the night and am no longer using a FF mask (Yay). It is WORTH the process to change, believe me. I think that closed mouth sleeping has also improved my sleep on nights when I fall asleep in placed other than my bed (couch and or wife's bedroom). I do usually awaken at some point and return to my bed, but she tells me that I am not snoring and she has not noticed me stop breathing when I am not wearing my mask!

I still have many nights when I awaken tired now. The leak rates are still too high and I am changing to dreamwear nasal this week and see what happens. (currently using whip nasal) which seems to get bumped as I roll onto my cheeks.

Question: My provider will only send 2 filters a month. I have to wait online 20 minutes every month to order it (dummies). I would like to replace them more often and would like to find inexpensive OEM or replacement filters that are good. I am also considering allergen filter and want to know if anyone has a problem with them due to restricted airflow?
Still on Airsense 10.

Check EBay or Amazon for aftermarket filters in bulk at fairly cheap prices.

As far as the hypoallergenic filters...that's all I have ever used. No problems with their restricting air flow.