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Mouth breathing vs. mask leaking - yankees123 - 07-08-2020
Can someone post some screenshots to show examples of mouth leaking vs. mask leaking? I know it involves looking at the flow rate but not exactly sure how to differentiate the two.
thanks
RE: Mouth breathing vs. mask leaking - multicast - 07-09-2020
Leakage may be detected if the area in flow rate above the zero line is greater than the area below. So in the first picture you'll see a mask leak:
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The next shot shows clearly also a leak, but notice the "flattening" of the flow rate along the zero line:
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Mike
RE: Mouth breathing vs. mask leaking - holden4th - 07-09-2020
That's great as I now know what to look for - thank you Mike.