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- Sun Apr 08, 2018 10:40 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Do you ever have trouble pulling in air?
- Replies: 64
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Re: Do you ever have trouble pulling in air?
Do you know how to make this change? This is not simply changing the ramp. To make treatment changes, access to the clinician menu is needed. I don't have your machine but I have the manual. It says to depress the knob and home button together for 3 seconds and that should unlock the machine so you...
- Sun Apr 08, 2018 9:23 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Do you ever have trouble pulling in air?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 10245
Re: Do you ever have trouble pulling in air?
I think a minimum of 4 cm is too low for almost anybody, and will give you the "trouble pulling in air". At 4 cm all the pressure developed by the machine is lost in flow friction. If you feel 10 is the most you need for a maximum, then I would set the minimum at 6 cm, leave the Ramp in Auto, and s...
- Sun Apr 08, 2018 8:53 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Do you ever have trouble pulling in air?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 10245
Re: Do you ever have trouble pulling in air?
Thank you so much for your help. Is my APAP supposed to make shallow breathing deeper? This is my main problem, shallow breathing, low oxygen. I use Ambien which contributes to that, but is necessary because it calms my severe Periodic Limb Movement Disorder at night. Edit: I do think the difficulty...
- Sun Apr 08, 2018 7:06 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Do you ever have trouble pulling in air?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 10245
Re: Do you ever have trouble pulling in air?
My minimum pressure is 4 and maximum is 10. Initially it was set to 4-16 but the doc let me lower it to 10 because I felt too much air in the night. The vendor read my statistics and said I never went above 10. It may have been my own naïveté of what air sensations were normal and which were a leak....
- Fri Apr 06, 2018 5:10 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Do you ever have trouble pulling in air?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 10245
Re: Do you ever have trouble pulling in air?
I apologize for not responding sooner. I appreciate all your suggestions. I think that my nasal pillows must be compressing in my nostrils and restricting air. I don’t know how often this is actually happening because I may be sleeping through this occurrence and may actually not be getting a health...
- Thu Apr 05, 2018 8:48 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Do you ever have trouble pulling in air?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 10245
Do you ever have trouble pulling in air?
I’ve had this happen a few times, again last night, no congestion or cold. Last night it was when I was just dropping off to sleep (Ambien) following a comfortable few minutes of doing puzzles while wearing my mask. I found myself having to work way too hard to get air. I repeatedly struggled to get...
- Mon Mar 12, 2018 9:05 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Experienced user suddenly can't get good P10 mask seal
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1162
Re: Experienced user suddenly can't get good P10 mask seal
Thank you everyone for all your thoughtful suggestions.
- Mon Mar 12, 2018 8:54 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Experienced user suddenly can't get good P10 mask seal
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1162
Re: Experienced user suddenly can't get good P10 mask seal
The grey plastic strap that attaches the vent/pillow holder to the fabric headgear. It makes 2 bends as it connects to the headgear. I flexed it right by the "R" in the word ResMed and "0" on the other side where it says Airfit P10. The new mask seemed to be shaped a little different and seemed to ...
- Mon Mar 12, 2018 8:47 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Experienced user suddenly can't get good P10 mask seal
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1162
Re: Experienced user suddenly can't get good P10 mask seal
The best size pillow will seal even when the frame is moved. The strap position will also change the fit of the pillows. I don't recall whether you use ramp. I don't use ramp as I usually need to reseat the pillows once the pressure comes up. This is interesting. By ramp, you mean how quickly full ...
- Mon Mar 12, 2018 7:50 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Experienced user suddenly can't get good P10 mask seal
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1162
Re: Experienced user suddenly can't get good P10 mask seal
Ya know, the last P10 complete mask i got seemed a little stiffer where the hard plastic frame bends/curves around the pillow. I was getting unusual leaks too....(also been using P10 for years). I flexed the frame in that area bit by hand and it must've softened up - leaking stopped. That sounds qu...
- Mon Mar 12, 2018 6:58 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Experienced user suddenly can't get good P10 mask seal
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1162
Re: Experienced user suddenly can't get good P10 mask seal
I've been using size M pillows for more than two years. Is it likely I'd need a different size now?
- Mon Mar 12, 2018 9:23 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Experienced user suddenly can't get good P10 mask seal
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1162
Re: Experienced user suddenly can't get good P10 mask seal
Actually mine had shrunk from washings, about 2 inches shorter than the new one, and had lost a lot of elasticity. I replaced it with a new one, thinking the old, shorter one could have been the cause. Up until this month I'd been getting 98-100 My Air scores.
- Mon Mar 12, 2018 9:01 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Experienced user suddenly can't get good P10 mask seal
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1162
Experienced user suddenly can't get good P10 mask seal
Please help, my local provider doesn't return calls, and they're not great at troubleshooting. For the past 8 days My Air shows me at 13-14/20 mask seal. I've replaced my Airsense 10 humidifier tub with seal, the Climateline tubing, the P10 mask assembly, pillows twice, and the headband. Also am usi...
- Wed Feb 08, 2017 1:46 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Forgetting to reconnect mask after getting up in the night
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1021
Re: Forgetting to reconnect mask after getting up in the night
Thanks for all your suggestions.
I might be able to remember to drape the main hose across my pillow when I disconnect, which would remind me.
I might be able to remember to drape the main hose across my pillow when I disconnect, which would remind me.
- Wed Feb 08, 2017 11:12 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Forgetting to reconnect mask after getting up in the night
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1021
Forgetting to reconnect mask after getting up in the night
After a year and a half of successful APAP use, recently I'm having a problem after getting up in the night to use the restroom. I leave my mask on my face with its short hose dangling and disconnect it from the main hose when I get up. Unfortunately in my sleepy state I am increasingly forgetting t...