I agree with Deborah K. that you might benefit from experimenting with EPR. Flow limitations can interfere with restful sleep for some people. You'd want to raise your minimum by the same amount as your EPR. You could start out with 1 or 2 to see how you like it. Yeah, that bed with the arm holes.....

When using a nasal or pillow mask, the pressure can push your jaw a little forward which opens up your airway more. a FFM keeps the jaw pressed backwards, narrowing the airway. Not sure why the nasal would push the jaw forward, but a tight FFM could surely press the jaw towards the spine, unnecessa...

Faces have many more variables than full face masks. Some of us simply cannot wear them. Our faces are too different from the "normal" faces used by the designers. Poor fit means lots and lots of leaks. Unless we crank it down to extremely painful--NO, THANK YOU! Some need to use a larger size nasa...

I see that your machine is still set for a nasal mask. Do change that to FFM. I doubt, however, whether that has much to do with your problem. Are your OAs and FLs usually clustered? If so, your position in bed may be a culprit. Try to stay off your back, and be sure to use a fairly flat, firm pill...

Some people simply need higher pressure when using a full face mask. The chart you uploaded is weird, as far as pressure settings are concerned, but it it's obvious from the snip that your pressure isn't high enough to keep your airway from collapsing. I'd set the max at 20 to see what pressure the...

Nasal masks, especially nasal pillows, contact the face over a much smaller area than full face masks, meaning consistently better fit/fewer leaks for most patients. Bad leaks mean you may not be getting enough air to prevent as many obstructive apneas. Why the mask change? Hey there- thanks for th...

BTW do you use a mask liner at all to keep the drool, etc contained? I would be thrilled to drool in my mask. Dry mouth is awful. Mine may be caused by the medication I take. Or something else. Have never figured it out. I have to take exceptional steps all day long to prevent dry mouth. I'm sorry ...

I have both: the F30's main advantage is that it's got an adjustment strap on the top of my head. So it's got a total of 5 points of adjustment vs 4 for the F30i. With the F30, I can keep the other 4 straps just slightly snug and comfortable, and get a great fit. The F30i takes a bit more fiddling ...

Hi everyone, I'd appreciate any ideas or insight/advice about an issue I've been having in transitioning from nasal N20 to full face F20. I thought it would improve, but it seems to have worsened my apnea. I definitely feel like I'm getting more air and have fewer snores, but have had some terrible ...

Hey there- any chance you're side sleeper? Curious about flow limitation if you lay on one of the two silicone channels coming down on the side of the face. Have you heard any first-hand accounts of this? Cheers M You did what the regulars call, "revived a zombie thread". No one has posted in the t...

I have used both. the F30i is the best. /With the f30i, zero to very infrequent leaks. All masks have the potential to leak if you move just the right way or are more active than normal or you have the wrong cushion size. One note: On the F30, the small cushion was perfect. On the F30i, the small c...

What other factors could be contributing to poor sleep quality? Once PAP therapy is fully optimized, great benefit can come from implementing all aspects of sleep hygiene: https://www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-hygiene Thanks for the response. Ohhhh believe me- I'm on it. I'm definitely always caref...

no answer. just responding to bump the thread to see if others have anything. good luck! Cheers! thanks for the love. :D I tried a fixed flow CPAP at 10.6 last night and it was even worse. I think the higher flow rate created more arousals, and I think the higher pressure made the expiratory block ...

Hey folks! First time poster here- nice meeting everyone. I’ve been on CPAP therapy for 3 months now. (resmed 10 autoset) and I’ve been experimenting with different settings- fixed, auto, different rates, etc. I think I found a sweet spot, but still have poor sleep quality and wanted to get the comm...