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Mask Suggestion for High Pressures
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Mask Suggestion for High Pressures
Can anybody suggest a type of mask that works better with BiPAP pressures around 22 cm?
 
Asking for a friend. I gave him the suggested mask fitting info and he says it doesn't help. He prefers a full-face mask if there's one out there that handles high pressure better than others.

Thanks.
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RE: Mask Suggestion for High Pressures
I've used the Fisher and Paykel Vitera full face. It can handle the ASV when I was on it, and my RT says it's still going to be fine when I move to the Astral, ventilator class they has Max IPAP of 50.

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RE: Mask Suggestion for High Pressures
Thanks, Dave.

Always helpful.  Thanks

Edit: And holy crap. IPAP of 50? That’s tropical storm strength.
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RE: Mask Suggestion for High Pressures
Welcome,

That's just Max IPAP it's capable of, not anything scripted. Just demonstrating how much these masks should be good for. BTW that's still below 1 PSI, where 1 PSI equals 70.3 cmH2O.

I think the ResMed COPD was capable of 30, the rest of AirCurve hitting 25. Some Respironics BPAP can hit 30 as well.
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