General Discussion on any topic relating to CPAP and/or Sleep Apnea.
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Goofproof
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by Goofproof » Fri May 24, 2013 12:46 pm
jencat824 wrote:Well, now I'm confused. My hubby still snores, he is wearing the Amara FF mask, using same machine as mine (PR S1 560), APAP pressure 7-16 and I thought since he was wearing FF mask, this was OK. Am I wrong? He doesn't have any visible leaks (I have looked), but just seems to be snoring with the mask on. I love the sound he makes (sounds like a cat purring), so I just ignored it but after hearing this about your hubby thinking you are snoring Madalot, I'm concerned.
Pugsy, if you read this, any comment?
Jen
I woulduse the software to figure a pressure for him closer to what he requires, a range of 3 or 4 cm allows the machine to respond faster to his needs. I'd use the 95% pressure as a guide 2 cm under the 95 % and 1 cm over it, a spread of 4 cm or closer. Jim
Loose tissue can cause snoring sounds, that can be ignored, I use xpap to keep breathing, not to cure snoring.
Use data to optimize your xPAP treatment!
"The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease." Voltaire
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RogerSC
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by RogerSC » Fri May 24, 2013 12:50 pm
Madalot wrote:I have solved this mystery. I took a recliner nap yesterday and masked up. In my chair, I just do NOT inhale on the schedule the Trilogy wants and it pushes a breath. When I didn't inhale and it pushed that 18cm, it blew out the seal at my cheek and I'll be damned if it didn't sound like a snore.
This makes sense. If I inhale on schedule, I take that air in. If I don't inhale, there's a lot of pressure inside that mask and depending on my position, it blows part of the seal.
Since I NEVER have 100% PTB, it seems logical that's what was happening when my husband woke me up thinking I was snoring. I didn't breathe on my own, Trilogy pushed and my mask couldn't handle it.
What DOES make me wonder is why, all of a sudden, is this happening? The Trilogy has pushed these high pressures before. Still need to work on it, but at least I am pretty sure WHAT is happening.
Hmmm...just a couple of thoughts but how long have you had this mask? Could the headgear be losing some of it's oomph (as it were *smile*)? I don't have that mask, so I don't know what might be getting looser or less elastic with age, but that's what comes to mind immediately. Also don't know if there's anything from Pad A Cheek that might help the seal on that mask...
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Madalot
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by Madalot » Fri May 24, 2013 12:59 pm
RogerSC wrote:Madalot wrote:I have solved this mystery. I took a recliner nap yesterday and masked up. In my chair, I just do NOT inhale on the schedule the Trilogy wants and it pushes a breath. When I didn't inhale and it pushed that 18cm, it blew out the seal at my cheek and I'll be damned if it didn't sound like a snore.
This makes sense. If I inhale on schedule, I take that air in. If I don't inhale, there's a lot of pressure inside that mask and depending on my position, it blows part of the seal.
Since I NEVER have 100% PTB, it seems logical that's what was happening when my husband woke me up thinking I was snoring. I didn't breathe on my own, Trilogy pushed and my mask couldn't handle it.
What DOES make me wonder is why, all of a sudden, is this happening? The Trilogy has pushed these high pressures before. Still need to work on it, but at least I am pretty sure WHAT is happening.
Hmmm...just a couple of thoughts but how long have you had this mask? Could the headgear be losing some of it's oomph (as it were *smile*)? I don't have that mask, so I don't know what might be getting looser or less elastic with age, but that's what comes to mind immediately. Also don't know if there's anything from Pad A Cheek that might help the seal on that mask...
I thought about this as well. I don't keep very good track of how long I've used a mask. Thinking hard, it's possible it's been over 3-4 months. If this persists, a new mask is a good place to start. But, it's only been a short time since I increased my MIN IPAP to 18 and wonder if that is a part of the problem too.
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HoseCrusher
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by HoseCrusher » Fri May 24, 2013 1:06 pm
Looking in the bright side...
Mask farts are noisy but not smelly.
Higher pressure and an older mask seem to suggest that a new mask may help.
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Madalot
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by Madalot » Fri May 24, 2013 1:10 pm
HoseCrusher wrote:Mask farts are noisy but not smelly.
Higher pressure and an older mask seem to suggest that a new mask may help.
What's weird is it truly sounds more like a snore, which is why hubby said I was snoring.
Maybe I'll get a new mask out tonight and see if that helps. I just HATE getting the headgear adjusted for the first time. That's one reason I don't get a new mask until I absolutely have to.
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terence999
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by terence999 » Fri May 24, 2013 5:36 pm
My cpap was broken so I was snoring also. There was almost no pressure. This is a while ago. I got a new machine and can't stand the pressure now with all leaks and sore nose and face.
