Stomach and side sleeping in an FFM? Please help.

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JV1967
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Stomach and side sleeping in an FFM? Please help.

Post by JV1967 » Sat Apr 04, 2015 1:34 pm

Hi,

I have been side and (barely) stomach sleeping, wearing my ResMed Airfit F10 mask, It has been leaking a bit more on the last two nights. Last night, it leaked under my chin, and on the sides, and the night before, it leaked on the bridge of my nose. I now have a pressure sore on the left side of the bridge of my nose. I've purchased some mask liners from cpap.com, and I'm hoping they help.

Is there a better pillow option for this, should I change masks, or do both? Are there any stomach sleepers here who use an ffm? Pugsy recommended that I buy a memory foam pillow and cut a hole out on the side, which I may still do.
AirCurve10 ASV Bilevel, with Humidifier. F&P Simplus FFM. Using Sleepyhead software.

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LSAT
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Re: Stomach and side sleeping in an FFM? Please help.

Post by LSAT » Sat Apr 04, 2015 2:21 pm

I sleep on my side with the Quattro FF mask without a problem....I use the buckwheat hull pillow, but, I'll bet it's not your pillow.....It's the mask or the way you are wearing it.

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Re: Stomach and side sleeping in an FFM? Please help.

Post by Julie » Sat Apr 04, 2015 2:24 pm

Sent you a PM (everyone else here has heard it before!).

JV1967
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Re: Stomach and side sleeping in an FFM? Please help.

Post by JV1967 » Sat Apr 04, 2015 3:50 pm

Julie wrote:Sent you a PM (everyone else here has heard it before!).
Thank you. I have emailed you back.
AirCurve10 ASV Bilevel, with Humidifier. F&P Simplus FFM. Using Sleepyhead software.

JV1967
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Re: Stomach and side sleeping in an FFM? Please help.

Post by JV1967 » Sat Apr 04, 2015 3:53 pm

How do you like the F&P mask? I forgot to look at your profile during our PM.
AirCurve10 ASV Bilevel, with Humidifier. F&P Simplus FFM. Using Sleepyhead software.