Why do CPAP masks have vent holes in them? My Resmed masks have huge forward-blowing holes that generate a lot of noise when the air hits my pillow. Are CPAP engineers using these vent holes to dilute the concentration of CO2 that would build up in front of your face in a pillow alcove if the mask g...

I'm a US poster who has been CPAP'ing for 6 months using a used Airsense 10 machine bought on Craigslist. When my sleep doctor gave me a prescription no Midwest US DME had any Resmed machines. I know this because I called each of them. Recently one local DME called saying they had an Airsense 11. I ...

Has anyone else experienced unintended middle-of-the-night hose detachment from Fisher & Paykel's Simplus full face mask when used with an Airsense 10? The culprit is the rotating gray sleeve located below the Simplus mask's ball and socket joint. F&P has equipped the gray sleeve and clear air port ...

Does OSCAR use the euphemism "Clear Airway" instead of "Central Apnea"? Why? is there a distinction? I ask because the "Clear Airway" events are keeping me from reaching AHI<3 on any given night. I have a few AHI<2 nights but they are when CAs are non-existent. This OSCAR program is dynamite. My tha...

I am a new user of ResMed's AirFit F20 full face mask. Actually, I'm a newbie to CPAP, period. Why has ResMed intentionally placed mask air leaks around the connection fitting where the hose lands on the mask? I suspect these intentional leaks allow you to breathe (albeit with with some effort) when...

Apple Cheeks, Thanks for the response. I'm almost 70 and I've had two AFIB episodes in 13 months. Both episodes occurred before and after I awakened in the morning, and persisted for a couple of days. In both cases I was hospitalized and administered IV drugs to get on top of the AFIB event. They re...

My thanks to this message board and the folks that wrote the OSCAR program. I would be a CPAP wash-out if not for these excellent tools. And being a wash-out would have dire consequences for me. My AHI=30 prior to CPAP was giving me cardiac problems (AFIB). Things I discovered using OSCAR with my Re...

I'm at the 3 week point in my new life as a CPAP user. AirSense 10 acquired second hand on Craigslist after multiple local DMEs said "I told you, dude, we ain't got no machines! ". I'm reading these message boards fervently and I'm ankle deep into the AirSense's clinician's menu. My mask of choice i...

I'm a new, Medicare-equipped, US-based poster to this forum. I have a completed sleep study and CPAP prescription from a local sleep doctor. Pointed to me by my sleep doctor, a local DME called last week to say that they have no CPAP machines and none are expected for months: " it's not just us. No ...