newly diagnosed

found out last week, 75 eventy per hour, got cpap on friday, trying to get use to full face mask and 14 cm pressure

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Vista,

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-tino

Hello and welcome to the fun.

vista357 wrote:found out last week, 75 eventy per hour, got cpap on friday, trying to get use to full face mask and 14 cm pressure

Hi,

14 is starting to get on the high side of the pressure scale. This is going to be a little tougher to get used to. That is right on the threshold where many clinics start to consider BiPAP over CPAP or APAP. If you don't do well, let your doctor know, and they might move you up to a BiPAP.

I never really did get used to a full face mask. I had to get it so tight that it would leave welts. Also, since I am BiPAP, which has 2 pressures levels (a higher pressure for inhale and a lower pressure for exhale), the full face mask would bounce up and down on my face with each breath. Also, the exhaust vets would point right into my eyes. That almost drove me insane.

I do well with a Swift LT. I'd suggest trying different masks at your DME or provider and see if anything else might make sense to try. Every face is different, so it might need to try a number of masks before you find THE mask that works.

-john-