05-12-2025, 01:14 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-12-2025, 01:20 AM by al99.
Edit Reason: Adding context to first OSCAR report
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Minor issue with mask fitting (N20)
Hi!
I've been on CPAP for a little shy off a month ; those past three weeks have been rough, with me trying to get used to my N20 mask and eventually trying out a F20 mask due to bad mouth leaks. I've put it on for two days and put it back on the shelf after that : while the leaks were pretty much nonexistent, that face-pulling/sucking feeling was awful, and I was still mouth breathing on top of that!
I've been back on the N20 for three nights in a row now. I've also started to mouth tape last night, and I honestly think it made a substantial difference in the leaks I usually experience. My only problem now seems to be aerophagia (which I used to get not mouth taping), some masks leaks at the top and bottom of the N20 when sleeping (which seem to be due to me doing something weird with my nose positionning... I have no idea why I do that. Picture making a funny face, and that's essentially what I do while sound asleep), and some flow limitations (which I don't know if they are substantial or not/detrimental to me in any way).
Most of the time during the past few weeks I've felt more awful than decent (severe brain fog, staying in bed an unreasonnable amount of time before starting the day), and now is the first day I woke up feeling not bad at all, with properly moisturized eyes and mouth.
Do you have an idea of what I should try next ? Here is the report from last night, and another one from a typical night before mouth taping with a N20 mask. By the way, the first event that occured last night from 10 to midnight were not proper CAs as I was just awake, holding my breath which is something I do often while awake
Thanks!
I've been on CPAP for a little shy off a month ; those past three weeks have been rough, with me trying to get used to my N20 mask and eventually trying out a F20 mask due to bad mouth leaks. I've put it on for two days and put it back on the shelf after that : while the leaks were pretty much nonexistent, that face-pulling/sucking feeling was awful, and I was still mouth breathing on top of that!
I've been back on the N20 for three nights in a row now. I've also started to mouth tape last night, and I honestly think it made a substantial difference in the leaks I usually experience. My only problem now seems to be aerophagia (which I used to get not mouth taping), some masks leaks at the top and bottom of the N20 when sleeping (which seem to be due to me doing something weird with my nose positionning... I have no idea why I do that. Picture making a funny face, and that's essentially what I do while sound asleep), and some flow limitations (which I don't know if they are substantial or not/detrimental to me in any way).
Most of the time during the past few weeks I've felt more awful than decent (severe brain fog, staying in bed an unreasonnable amount of time before starting the day), and now is the first day I woke up feeling not bad at all, with properly moisturized eyes and mouth.
Do you have an idea of what I should try next ? Here is the report from last night, and another one from a typical night before mouth taping with a N20 mask. By the way, the first event that occured last night from 10 to midnight were not proper CAs as I was just awake, holding my breath which is something I do often while awake
Thanks!
