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I sleep in my recliner once in awhile, but not all the time. If I am having problems with my back and neck or I have a bad cold and can't or I should say trouble breathing I sleep in my recliner otherwise I sleep in my bed, using my Bi-Pap Machine.

I have been having a problem with mask leaks and can't seem to find anything
that helps a lot on a consistent basis. Shoot I even bought one of those $40 Buckweat
pillows and that made things worse. Am I safe to assume that sleeping in a recliner would
likely reduce mask leaks? I haven't taken the plunge and bought a recliner yet and wanted
some feedback first. And as a rule would you need a lower or higher pressure when using
a recliner than when side sleeping ?

pre cpap when living in the north east I used to fall asleep at night while waiting for the fire place to settle down. It wasn't a lazy boy just a cheapo fake leather one but it did have heat and vibration

A recliner is useful following a septoplasty surgery when its tough to even use cpap for a few nights.

I got rid of it when I had kids because the metal mechanism could very easily slice off fingers.

I wouldn't use or depend on a recliner full time because of what it might otherwise do to my body, but also because I doubt if it's some ultimate answer for mask leaks. There has to be a better way and you need to try other FFMs, but do it lying down as your face changes a lot then. Cpap.com has many to look at and lets you try them x 30 days.

My mom has been sleeping in a recliner for 10+ years, and also uses a cpap machine. She sleeps in the living room, so I pass by her when she is sleeping. Most nights, she is fine. But there are nights when her mask is hissing away. Major leaks.

My recliner is trouble. If I recline it all the way back I can easily pass out.

Thanks for the subjection about taking a harder look at the cause of my leaks.
I am not positive but it looks like the %**** person that fit me for a medium FFM
was wrong. I downloaded one of those sizing guides and it looks like I need a large
FFM not a Medium. So these past 6 years I may have been using the wrong size mask.
A while back I bought a used cpap that came with a large FFM so I will give it a try tonight
well actually I already have taken a nap with it and it didn't leak but a one hour nap shure
isn't a fair trial.

Maybe if somebody made a frog-size recliner . . .

My wife and I both have osa. I require Pr560 minimum setting of 16 to get under 1 ahi . My sleep position does not seem to matter. My wife has same machine and can only tolerate a maximum minimum of 12 to get around 1 ahi . However, she would need about an 18 if she slept on her back. She has tried double raised pillows and even a recliner with the same results. If she could stay on stomach, she would probably not need Apap at all. It's all positional with her osa.