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by Lesgreen
Wed Apr 24, 2024 7:55 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Mouth breathing and AHI score
Replies: 4
Views: 1626

Mouth breathing and AHI score

Does the AHI score given by a cpap machine reflect mouth breathing? For example, if it says my AHI was 3, can I be confident that I was not mouth breathing?
by Lesgreen
Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:29 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Tube holder and humidification
Replies: 4
Views: 2233

Re: Tube holder and humidification

Either P10 nasal pillow or N20 nasal mask
by Lesgreen
Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:26 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Amara full face mask
Replies: 2
Views: 2094

Re: Amara full face mask

Yes, I have looked at videos. Maybe my problem is the short moustache and goatee making a seal difficut.
by Lesgreen
Mon Apr 22, 2024 12:23 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Amara full face mask
Replies: 2
Views: 2094

Amara full face mask

I bought the Amara full face mask. I have terrible leaks in trying to use it. It seems to leak around the nasal cradle and also around the rest of the mask. Even when I push on the mask from several directions I can't stop the leaks. Has anyone had luck with this mask? Reviews online seemed pretty g...
by Lesgreen
Mon Apr 22, 2024 12:17 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Tube holder and humidification
Replies: 4
Views: 2233

Tube holder and humidification

My tube holder is about 3 ft above my head. My question is whether holding the tube that high interferes with my humidifier getting moist air to my mouth. I have a Dreamstation 2 and am not getting adequate humidity. I have humidfier tank and heated hose. I have both set to maximum humidity. Apparen...
by Lesgreen
Sun Apr 21, 2024 4:59 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Dreamstation 2 adaptive humidification
Replies: 2
Views: 1998

Re: Dreamstation 2 adaptive humidification

Thanks for your reply. My room temperature is warm, usually75 degrees with room humidity at about 50%. When I had Dreamstation 1 I had the problem of insufficient humidification with adaptive turned on, but it worked fine with adaptive turned off. That's why I thought that the problem with Dreamstat...
by Lesgreen
Sun Apr 21, 2024 12:52 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Dreamstation 2 adaptive humidification
Replies: 2
Views: 1998

Dreamstation 2 adaptive humidification

Is there a way to turn off adaptive humidification with Dreamstation 2? I use a humidifier tank and heated hose and it stops humidifying after a couple of hours. I don't see a way to turn off adaptive humidification, which I think is the problem. Dreamstation 1 allowed you to turn it off. I have loo...