Note: I'm an epidemiologist, not a medical provider.
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Trying to Get Comfortable
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12-31-2016, 04:56 PM
RE: Trying to Get Comfortable
You might try Pad A Cheek (Google it), or some cotton flannel strips between the skin and the straps.
Note: I'm an epidemiologist, not a medical provider.
12-31-2016, 06:32 PM
RE: Trying to Get Comfortable
Laurie, I am concluding my second week of using a soft nasal mask. My doctor/sleep clinic prescribed a large mask for me but the bottom of the mask started to cover up the very top of my upper lip so I asked for a medium.
I am still having a problem with leakage on large exhales but what I found is that I needed to pull the mask down further on my face. It really helped. I have also tightened the cheek straps a good deal and this also seemed to help. I also wear a chin strap so I have double going on. Had a friend who told me one should expect a full month to get comfortable and I am beginning to believe him.
01-01-2017, 04:02 PM
RE: Trying to Get Comfortable
(12-31-2016, 09:18 AM)C0mbe Wrote: I am also new to CPAP therapy, and I had a lot of trouble with the P10's initially. One thing I found really helpful was to actually go up a size on the pillows. According to the resmed fit guide I was a small, but I was battling leaks and a feeling of suffocation even after raising the pressure. Moving up to the medium was the answer.. they rest on my nostrils, I have less leaks, and no more suffocation. Dittos on that for me too! I was initially setup using size "medium" and switched on the second night to "large" with dramatic improvement. The larger pillows felt "less restrictive" to me with respect to air moving back and forth.
01-01-2017, 05:42 PM
RE: Trying to Get Comfortable
Ditto on the DME not sizing you correctly. It takes me a few minutes to get the pillows adjusted right but when I do, it is pure heaven. Try waiting until you are at starting pressure to make final adjustments.
CPAP is a journey like “The Wizard of Oz”. It’s a long slow journey. You will face many problems and pick up many friends along the way. Just because you reach the poppies, it doesn’t mean you are in Kansas.
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