Snoring with cpap mask on?

I have been using my cpap machine for roughly a year now and just recently I started snoring even with my mask on. Any suggestions?

Aswright wrote:I have been using my cpap machine for roughly a year now and just recently I started snoring even with my mask on. Any suggestions?

Yep. Got a few.


Den

.

Wulfman, that wasn't very helpful, was it? Aswright, snoring is usually a sign of your pressure not being high enough. Something you need to discuss with your sleep doc/DME in the first instance. If you are already at a high pressure, you might need your doc to consider other options.

Before you do contact your doc, however, make sure that your mask, hose, and filters are all clean and properly installed. Then come back and ask Wulfman if he has any more sensible suggestions?!

Aswright wrote:I have been using my cpap machine for roughly a year now and just recently I started snoring even with my mask on. Any suggestions?

First, could you list your equipment so folks could see what you have and what type of treatmnt you are receiving? Single pressure CPAP, Bi-level CPAP or AutoPap?, etc.

Snoring generally indicates that your airway is not being completely splinted open by your CPAP pressure.
Do you have access to appropriate software that can report on what your machine is doing?
If so, can you post an image showing what is happening?

That would be helpful in figuring what is going on.

There are a couple of 'smart ass' trolls that have been posting lately. Unless a poster can give some plausible explanation and post their equipment...I go along with DEN.

SleepyToo2 wrote:Wulfman, that wasn't very helpful, was it? Aswright, snoring is usually a sign of your pressure not being high enough. Something you need to discuss with your sleep doc/DME in the first instance. If you are already at a high pressure, you might need your doc to consider other options.

Before you do contact your doc, however, make sure that your mask, hose, and filters are all clean and properly installed. Then come back and ask Wulfman if he has any more sensible suggestions?!

Nope. But about as much information as we were given to solve a "problem".
I was attempting to get a response from the OP to furnish some more information about what the nature of the circumstances and hopefully to list their equipment, pressure and other settings.
These types of posts are occurring with too much frequency........a "problem" with no substantive information to work with.

My guess.......is that this person is using a nasal mask of some type and their mouth if falling open and they're mouth-breathing.......and consequently SNORING.
If they're using a full face mask, then the pressure is probably insufficient.


Den

.