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[Merged thread]Have tried 4 different nasal and/or nasal pillow masks. All leak crazy.
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10-22-2019, 03:31 PM
Why the Total Leaks gradually increased overnight?
I used Bleep mask last night, with mouth taped––there was no mouth leak. When the session started, the Total Leaks was 22; but 8hr54Min later when I woke up, the Total Leaks was over 28. So why did the Total Leaks gradually increase? Does that indicate unintended/unwanted leaks occurred but not shown in the OSCAR as unintended/unwanted leaks?
10-22-2019, 04:44 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-22-2019, 04:44 PM by jaswilliams.)
RE: Why the Total Leaks gradually increased overnight?
The dream station leak graph includes mask intentional leaks through the vent there is no mask leak to worry about.
10-22-2019, 04:57 PM
RE: Why the Total Leaks gradually increased overnight?
(10-22-2019, 04:44 PM)jaswilliams Wrote: The dream station leak graph includes mask intentional leaks through the vent there is no mask leak to worry about. I understand but the pressure was mostly constant––13, why the Total Leaks increased over the night? Wasn't the Total Leaks supposed to be constant in normal circumstances when pressure didn't change?
10-22-2019, 05:09 PM
RE: Why the Total Leaks gradually increased overnight?
mask leak?
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10-22-2019, 05:11 PM
RE: Why the Total Leaks gradually increased overnight?
Your leaks are insignificant. They were likely caused by your changing position and relaxing your facial muscles. Again these are normal.
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RE: Why the Total Leaks gradually increased overnight?
(10-22-2019, 05:11 PM)bonjour Wrote: Your leaks are insignificant. They were likely caused by your changing position and relaxing your facial muscles. Again these are normal. The Leak Rate––as opposed to Total Leaks––was 0 throughout the night. Does that mean there was 0 unwanted/unintended leak? I am confused why the Total Leaks gradually increased over the night. Or maybe the machine mistakenly combine wanted and unwanted leaks into Total Leaks?
RE: Why the Total Leaks gradually increased overnight?
And my morning fasting CARBON DIOXIDE was high: 31 mmol/L; which indicates excessive CO2 in the blood about an hour after morning wake up.
10-22-2019, 07:58 PM
High CO2 level despite low AHI with CPAP therapy?
Blood CO2 level is a little high: 31 mmol/L. CPAP has consistently been showing AHI at or below 2. What's wrong? Also, I am borderline prediabetic in terms of A1c and fasting glucose ––right at the cutoff between normal and prediabetic. Also, I am not overweight.
10-22-2019, 08:10 PM
RE: [Merged thread]Have tried 4 different nasal and/or nasal pillow masks. All leak cr...
G'day Chinaman.
I've merged your two threads into one as the material in both overlapped. In general it's best to keep all your stuff together in a single thread so there is a record of questions and advice so that members can easily trace your progress. This will result in better advice overall.
RE: Have tried 4 different nasal and/or nasal pillow masks. All leak crazy.
(10-22-2019, 02:30 PM)WillSleep Wrote:(10-19-2019, 08:04 PM)ChinaMan Wrote: My pressure is 13-13.5. Have tried Dreamwear Nasal, Dreamwear Nasal Pillow, Wisp Nasal, and Bleep mask. They all leak. I lowered the pressure by 1.5, and the leaks appeared to have stopped; but the Total Leaks gradually increased over the course of the whole night, so I am not sure whether there was leak or not. BTW, do you have any idea why my blood CO2 level was high: 31 mmol/L? Also I think I felt better with high pressure, but higher pressure came with leaks, so there is trade-off. With the lower pressure, there was less wakeups due to leaks but feel not refreshed when wake up in the morning. |
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