Its been along time

I have not posted in several months mainly because everything seemed to be going OK but I was still having to many apneas. So they have increased my pressure to 17 and I'm having a hard time keeping my mask on. I have tighten the straps to keep from blowing by the seals but other than that I figure there is not much I can do. I'm still using the same equipment listed so if anyone has suggestion please let me know.
On the positive side I feel great and have lost 20 pounds (got rid of the sugary drinks to).

seeeeeeker -- good to see you again (and your cute avatar) -- just sorry you're having a mask problem. Congrats on the weight loss!

Pressure of 17. Well, at that kind of pressure I'd be wanting a bilevel machine instead of a CPAP machine.

Either the Respironics BiPAP Pro System One model or the older pre-M model we call a "tank" model. I wouldn't want an "M series" model.

Or, the ResMed VPAP. S8 or S9 model, either one would be fine with me.

"BiPAP" is Respironics trademark name for their bilevel machines.
"VPAP" is ResMed's trademark name for their bilevel machines.

Either one would give much better pressure relief when breathing out than C-Flex can in a Respironics cpap machine, or EPR can in a ResMed cpap machine. Not that you are complaining about breathing out. Your problem is the high pressure springing leaks around the mask cushion. But the comfort of exhaling with a bilevel can be mighty nice for some people.

So...back to your immediate problem, the mask seal. I'd try either (or both) of these things:

Using a mask cushion liner:

In addition to those discussing the commercially produced REMZzz liners, Jules and Kiralynx describe making their own.

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Making a homemade strap to steady a FF mask:

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Thanks for the feedback....I will give it a try. I have no problems with the exhaling so I probably stick with the CPAP,