Something is wrong, something is amiss!

Pugsy wrote:

Culby wrote:The leaks are better, but I had 11 CAs in that one hour.

Could these have been sleep onset centrals or even data scored while you were awake? The machine doesn't know if you are awake or asleep. It just reports what it senses.

Some of it, maybe, but I know I did sleep during that hour, too...

codinqueen wrote: Also, if your nostrils start to get sore now with the Swift FX, get some Lanisoh (sp?) available at the baby aisle of your local grocery phrmacy, used by breast feeding moms

It's Lanisnoh HPA Lanolin you want for CPAP. There are a number of other Lanisnoh products for nursing mothers.

CoIdin... I do the same with my mask, and it works, which is the best part! I did buy a memory form pillow from a dept. store which I love. I tuck the pillow under my neck for support, and my head and mask "sleep" toward the side. I'm a side sleeper and it works great!

It's hard to tell without zooming in, but it looks like those centrals might be arousals, since there's a lot of deep breaths going on in there. If the deep breath comes before the apnea, then it's more likely to be an arousal of some sort (probably caused by your new mask) than an actual central, especially if you've never had a problem with them before.

I started with the swift fx, but just couldn't get it to work for me. It was just too loose and floppy, and every time I turned over it would leak. Some people solve this by using a hose hanger to suspend the hose above them. I am a bit of a nomad, though, so relying on a device like that is just one more hassle. I switched to the Opus 360 and loved it. The short hose coming from the mask can be attached to the top of the headgear, so it doesn't move around no matter how much you toss and turn. Plus, the mask only touches the openings of your nostrils, unlike the swift fx which rests on your upper lip as well. Some people don't like the Opus because the pillows are a bit firmer than the swift fx. I use Lanisoh every night and rarely have problem.

I swapped in the large pillows and just laid down for a few minutes to see if it did any better. It felt better, but when loading the data into onkor, the leak data still doesn't look great. (I'm trying to load it into sleepyhead, but it keeps crashing. I gotta get me a copy of EncoreViewer or Pro.)