My Hybrid usage

Not to steal irishdame's thread, I figured that I'd let the other hybrid users see my reports on the usage of the hybrid for me.

Below are two of the three reports from my machine showing the usage of the Hybrid. Now I'm not sure if they are in order. The first usage report is on another computer at this time and I've not had a chance to consolidate my reports from when I was play Soldier back into one machine yet.





I know that when I go to sleep, I don't hear any strange leakage from the mask. Just the normal stuff. But when I look at the reports, it makes me want to tape over some of the holes in it.

Now granted, I did look a little like this when I first tried it, but I have gotten rid of the extra hair between then and now.



Oh, and I had more hair on my face this time then when that photo was taken.

David

first hybrids had a BIG flow rate - which one is yours?

yeah, I am trying to minimalize that nasty blue graph - not much I can do for those black bars

Jules, to answer your question, the mask that I have is this one that is sold by our host.

https://www.cpap.com/productpage/RespCa ... -Mask.html

According to the information that I have, at my setting, my leaks should be around 20 something so I'm not sure what is going on with it.

Here is the report from the first night I used it.



I thought that this one might have been because of all the extra fur I had on my face, seems that wasn't the case though.

David

At a pressure of 10 cm the vent rate or intentional leak is around 40 L/min. I don't have my glasses handy to see exactly but that is close. So 9 cm of pressure would be just a bit less.

David, are you sure you have the mask put together properly? Your leak rate is way out of the ball park.

Put the mask on and just use it while awake for about 15 to 30 minutes to get an idea where the awake leak line should be. Then check your data. If it is like what you are seeing now, I would think it has not been assembled properly.

It should be flat and just below or at 40 L/min. It shouldn't start out at 75 L/min.

Check the anti-asphyxiation valve, http://www.mergenetsolutions.com/hybrid ... t_info.htm .

Make sure the "flapper" on the valve is present and closes when you turn the machine on. There should be no air at all coming out of this valve when the machine is on.

At a pressure of 9 which mine is, there is no noise except the slight sound of my Escape...something is not right. Does your xPAP have a mask fit test? Maybe watch the fitting info at http://www.mergenetsolutions.com/hybrid/video_index.htm or printout the fitting tips and see if there might be a better fit.

rooster wrote:Check the anti-asphyxiation valve, http://www.mergenetsolutions.com/hybrid ... t_info.htm .

Make sure the "flapper" on the valve is present and closes when you turn the machine on. There should be no air at all coming out of this valve when the machine is on.

I think that you've hit the problem on the head Rooster. I took a look at it while the machine was on, and it doesn't seal all the way. I also felt around that area and felt a small amount of air coming from the valve. I think that I might also be using the wrong size chin part and pillows. While standing up, I move my head around a bit and started feeling a lot of extra leaks. The sizes that I'm using are medium chin, and pillows. I'll give the small a shot and see if that works better, but I've a feeling that will be the same. If if I have to use the large, I'll be surprised.

Pugsy, I'm very sure I put it together correctly. Though I could be wrong. I'll give what you suggested a try while watching a movie and then I'll take a look at the data.

Muse, mine doesn't have a mask fit test. Right now I'm using the M Series Pro. At least I don't think that it does.

Well, I've tried everything that I could think of, and all advice that was given. I'm just guessing that the Hybrid isn't the mask for me. I thank you all for trying to help me get it working right.

David

Crickette wrote:On my machine when I went to check the system leak is shows 40.7
I just started using the hybrid last night and wasn't sure about the numbers on my data sheet that I got from my DME. It shows Average in large leak per day is 3 secs. Is that the same as system leak or is that different? Also my AHI went from 3.3 down to 2.3. Also, the flapper thing wouldn't close when I turned my machine on, so could that me the reason that my system leak number is so high?

Crickette, I'm not an expert on the Hybrid, but I am hoping that one of the others who do use it can help you out better than I can. Rooster or other Hybrid users, any ideas?

Crickette wrote:On my machine when I went to check the system leak is shows 40.7
I just started using the hybrid last night and wasn't sure about the numbers on my data sheet that I got from my DME. It shows Average in large leak per day is 3 secs. Is that the same as system leak or is that different? Also my AHI went from 3.3 down to 2.3. Also, the flapper thing wouldn't close when I turned my machine on, so could that me the reason that my system leak number is so high?

What are your pressure settings, average pressure and min/max pressure?

The leak rate Respironics reports is the leak through the exhaust ports plus any unintended leak.

My pressure is 14.0 I'm not sure about the min/max.

rooster wrote:

Crickette wrote:On my machine when I went to check the system leak is shows 40.7
I just started using the hybrid last night and wasn't sure about the numbers on my data sheet that I got from my DME. It shows Average in large leak per day is 3 secs. Is that the same as system leak or is that different? Also my AHI went from 3.3 down to 2.3. Also, the flapper thing wouldn't close when I turned my machine on, so could that me the reason that my system leak number is so high?

What are your pressure settings, average pressure and min/max pressure?

The leak rate Respironics reports is the leak through the exhaust ports plus any unintended leak.

Rooster, I've she picked the correct machine, it is just a M Series Pro.

David

Your pressure then is 14 cm. You can only set a minimum and a maximum pressure if you have an auto or an auto machine set in auto mode.

You have a Pro according to your profile - straight cpap - straight pressure - no minimum or maximum.