I have a pdf of Respironics mask leak rates. For 10 cm of pressure 23 L/min is the intentional(for Optilife). Your 9 cm treatment pressure would equate to just slightly less but this gives you a ball park. Hard to say what your leak numbers mean because they are in L/s and we don't know which mask i...

check this link to see if it looks like the mask and head gear you are using. https://www.cpap.com/productpage/OptiLife-Nasal-Pillow-CPAP-Mask.html Sounds like what I came home from the sleep study with. I think with ResMed mask selection settings they suggest to select standard for other brands not...

Hi and welcome, There is a lot of information to digest isn't there? I am new also and still learning. Every day it seems like another piece of the puzzle falls into place. If your Dr will give you an Auto CPAP (APAP) then by all means go for it. You will have 2 machines in one because they also hav...

I have been sleeping in the Falcon position for years and didn't know it. I found it by accident trying to sleep on my stomach after having multiple pelvic fractures and a broken back. I may not stay in that position all night but I usually start there. It does help relieve the pain from the arthrit...

also, my device does have a card reader built in I believe.. I was given a card and a self addressed stamped envelope when I got it. after a period of 50 days they are going to call me and tell me to insert the card, then send it to them (the DME) to check compliance... can I purchase my own card a...

I would suggest make the appointment and talk to your doctor if you can't achieve some relief. Try to correlate time you started using this mask with when the symptoms started. Did they come together? Have you tried loosening the strap that goes around the base of the skull just a bit? I cannot tole...

Now that I am plastered, I'll share a loose thought: that newcomers, who have read this far, can probably help draft a more suitable statement or two---than long-timers like me who have focused too long on all the details. Newcomer here but I am afraid that composition is not a strong point of mine...

I have documented degenerative disc disease in the cervical spine. The lower strap of the head gear for a nasal mask created such a bind on my neck that it gave me a headache also. It wasn't too awfully tight and it only took about 45 minutes into the titration study for it to hit. Between that and ...

Okay, I reset therapy data to zero so that I could get daily stats instead of 7 day average. This morning I get 6.5 hours of therapy showing but my AHI and leak rates are showing zero. Now, I know I am doing well but I won't kid myself that I am doing that well. What did I do wrong? Any ideas anyone...

When we feel good the day after the titration study and not as wonderful at home, we need to remember that we are on our own. During the titration study we had someone continually tweaking things to try to optimize results. Plus the tech has the advantage of seeing immediately what one little change...

I found how to reset the 7/30 day averages in an old post. Copied from that post. Note I never did see it go to zero the first time I tried but when I went back to try again (thinking I may have done something wrong) I saw that the numbers were at zero. Posting these instructions again here just in ...

Welcome to cpaptalk.com. The leak rate for that mask at 10cm pressure is about 23.1, so your leak is too high or you are breathing through your mouth! Look here: http://sleepapnea.respironics.com/PDF/LeakRate.pdf You have a good machine, but you need to buy the software to see your daily ahi or you...

I got my machine yesterday and my first night of home treatment last night. Went surprisingly well I think despite only getting 4 1/2 hours on the machine. My fault for that. I woke up to go to bathroom and felt great. I thought it was time to get up. It was still dark outside but that is not unusua...

Hi Mar, Just wanted to say Hi from one horse lover to another. Somewhere in your posts I saw that you did Endurance competition. I used to do only the Limited Distance. There just weren't enough drugs available for me to get my arthritis to let me do more but I really wanted to try. Sometime if you ...

Count me in also. You all just have way too much fun and I have to be a part of it. Makes this sleep apnea thing a little less stressful for me.
Brenda