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Machine: Needing iVAPS but QUACKS refusing to help but they love testing Mask Type: Not using mask Mask Make & Model: F&P Vitera on shelf Humidifier: None/nada CPAP Pressure: 0-0 pressure set CPAP Software: Not using software
Other Comments: SCS PVC K9D** Untreated CA Asthma Dr. Donothings
If your pillow is too thick for back sleeping, it can add a kink to the windpipe. The kink can be present during side sleeping also. So be sure to act according to sleep position, the sides or back positioning, the 2 positions need different heights of pillow. Too thick for back sleeping or too thin for side sleeping can kink the windpipe.
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04-24-2021, 12:37 AM (This post was last modified: 04-24-2021, 12:38 AM by CorruptAlligator.)
RE: CorruptAlligator - CPAP Problems
@crimson nape
It's is tighter when I tilt my head upward, but woldn't say it loosens when I tilt my head down (compared to normal position). Not to the point of reducing adherence and possibly breaking seal.
04-24-2021, 09:12 AM (This post was last modified: 04-24-2021, 09:14 AM by CorruptAlligator.)
RE: CorruptAlligator - CPAP Problems
@crimson Nape
Should the tightness of my F30i mask shouldn't be much tighter when I move my head upward ompare to downward? If it is, does it cause me to angle my head downward and chintuck due to the less resistance when angled down compared to up?
I ordered a collar, but afraid it will cause neck to get hot, so would prefer a good pillow. There's kinds of pillows out there that keeps the neck aligned called cervical support pillows. What do you yall think about something like this (image attached)?
The pillow - I have one that is close to your image, but has cutouts in each end to allow for mask clearance. I usually refer to it as a dog-bone shape design. Another one is a buckwheat pillow. I bounce between these two pillows for variety. . . I guess.
Mask tightness - I noticed that when I adjusted my headgear according to the instructions, it gets tighter when my head tilts back and becomes less tensioned as I tilt my head forward (chin tuck). This condition is more predominant on FFM headgear. I surmised that when we are asleep the tension could promote chin tucking, to relieve the pressure. To test my hypothesis I configured the headgear to be positioned higher on my head, so the lower back headstrap is on, or above, my head's pivot point. You know when you have achieved the optimum position because the mask's tension feeling will not change as you tilt your head up and down. This idea was suggested for consideration only, since it has had only one test subject. . . Me!
INFORMATION ON APNEA BOARD FORUMS OR ON APNEABOARD.COM SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS MEDICAL ADVICE. ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF A PHYSICIAN BEFORE SEEKING TREATMENT FOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING SLEEP APNEA. INFORMATION POSTED ON THE APNEA BOARD WEB SITE AND FORUMS ARE PERSONAL OPINION ONLY AND NOT NECESSARILY A STATEMENT OF FACT.
INFORMATION ON APNEA BOARD FORUMS OR ON APNEABOARD.COM SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS MEDICAL ADVICE. ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF A PHYSICIAN BEFORE SEEKING TREATMENT FOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING SLEEP APNEA. INFORMATION POSTED ON THE APNEA BOARD WEB SITE AND FORUMS ARE PERSONAL OPINION ONLY AND NOT NECESSARILY A STATEMENT OF FACT.
