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deerslayer · Post by **deerslayer** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:04 am

went back to the old flex fit 432 last night just for sh*z & giggles and got some great #'s (i think) because avg mask leak was 51, although no large leaks @ all.

for 8hrs 10min Zzzzzzz

avg pressure 11.2 . max was 14

fl 0.7,oa 0.7, h 0.9, vs 12.2 .....AHI 1.6 WOOWHO -am i on to something or not ? tim

GumbyCT · Post by **GumbyCT** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:30 am

fwiw - I recently began adding FL's to my AHI #'s -since FL's also lead to O2 desaturations.

So in your case it would be 1.6 + .7 = 2.3 still respectable - I just think it gives a fuller picture of what is going on. If you are having a FL problem it will show up this way too.

I found that while wearing the 432 I felt like I have to pucker ALL nite. The extra foam seems to push my cheeks together and it gets tiring after awhile.

JMMO
Gumby

Goofproof · Post by **Goofproof** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:45 pm

I'd call a leak rate in Encore Pro of avg leak in dailies of 50 failure, I have to keep under 38 to have good numbers. Jim

deerslayer · Post by **deerslayer** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:57 pm

i wondered if that leak rate might skew things

LavenderMist · Post by **LavenderMist** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 3:42 pm

At your pressure, for the flexifit mask your leak rate should be 41, so you may want to see if you can work on leaks. Other than that, your numbers are looking good.

Good luck,
Mist

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Additional Comments: straight cpap 12.20 AHI avg.0.79