Meg444

Hi everyone, I have the Resmed airfit 10 which automatically sends my data through cellular. I have not had a problem with it since I got my machine on May 24th until Monday night. It’s strange how after a little over a month suddenly it stops sending. I have checked everything, it has 3 bars, power cord is good, not in airplane mode, serial number matches.. it is in the same spot it has always been in. I am not sure why it stopped. Perhaps defective machine?? Has anyone else experienced this? Last night was the second night that it has not stynced.

The small mask seems to be working better. I still can’t wear it for more than five hours but I do sleep a little better. I have been desperate to take it off several times but managed to keep it on. We will see how it goes.

I went to the xs nasal pillow and now have a sore developing in my right nostril. A friend had an extra nasal mask (brand new still in packaging) that I tried for one night but I woke ip clawing it off of my head and short of breath. I need to do something. I am unable to keep this thing on for more than four hours and usually wake up every 30 minutes with it on. I am more exhausted now than before the cpap. So.. experimenting more I will try the larger pillow tonight and see how that goes again. I may end up with the full face mask. Perhaps I do have the restless legs as my legs always hurt and I am always tossing an turning. Time for a revisit to the doctor. The good news. The cpap has gotten my episodes down to 0 when I do wear it. Perhaps that is because I am awake most of the time I have it on??? Lol.

Hi Jsimms, you posted this 16 days ago so I am wondering how you are doing now with your mask? I just started my cpap about a week ago. I have the nasal pillows. I did get a nasal mask and tried it but unfortunately I felt more confined in it and did not feel as if I were getting enough oxygen. I never vomited however. I also second using it during the day to adjust to it. I do that as well for about an hour.

The nasal pillows have a great seal and that is the problem. By hour two or three I feel like they are touching my eyeballs and I have big boogies in my nose but it is only the pillows. It wakes me up and I count down the hour until I can take it off. I have noticed however that when I am wearing it, my events are down to less than one. This motivates me to keep going until I can wear it a full night. I need to lose weight, my heart needs this, I need more energy. I want to live a long productive life to see my grands grow up.

My father passed away at 48 from a widow maker heart explosion. He was very overweight, had severe sleep apnea for years left untreated that caused obesity and severe heart damage. He was a very trim muscular and strong active man before apnea. I am 41 now so no matter how mild they claim my apnea to be, I will push through this. Don’t give up. Your heart and brain need this. Keep experimenting with the right settings, talk to your doctor, switch out masks if you need to. Just don’t give up. Overcome.

When I set up my account through Resmed online and not through the app, I had to set up my time zone. Try going online instead of through the app if you have not already to change your time zone while you are out of the country.

Thank you! I have tried the xs and the small these last three nights. The only one I have not used all night but did for an hour or so during a nap is the medium. It did seem to hurt worse. I will try the xs again tonight to see what happens. I believe if I am remembering correct that it did not hurt as much but the seal was not good. Maybe because that was my first night and I was literally fighting against it. I was thinking of trying the medium tonight to see if I didn’t give it a fair shot but will go with the small instead now that I am a tiny bit more practiced just to see if it hurts as much.

Hi all, Newby here with a question.

I am 41 year old female.

I was diagnosed with Mild Apnea but I did the at home study test. My doctor said based on my symptoms he would say it is moderate. I wake up choking and gasping for breath a lot. Very fatigued As well. During my test I stopped breathing three times at 113 seconds each time with over 70 episodes per night lasting over 30 seconds. Even when I was thin I had major violent choking episodes in the middle of the night. After every surgery I would wake up on oxygen and the doctor asking me why I didn’t tell them I had sleep apnea although I had never been diagnosed.

Anyway, my “mild” apnea now has me on an auto cpap. I have had it and used it for three nights now. I know there is an adjustment period and I breathe just fine with it. The problem comes after 3 or so hours of wearing it that I wake up every ten minutes with my nostrils hurting. It is as loose as I can get it while still keeping a seal, I have tried all three pillows but it is just so uncomfortable. I will lay awake waiting for the 4 hour mark so I can rip it off. I have to wear it for 4 hours for compliance with my insurance.

I feel confined and desperate to get it off. Last night my events were about 6 an hour wearing it for four hours. This mask cost me a small fortune at the recommendation of my doctor but a friend has the one the covers just the nose and not the nasil pillows. Would that one be more comfortable? The nasal pillows just don’t fit me properly. I do have large nostrils for a female and they gave me the for her set with the largest size being a medium. I am a nose breather so I don’t want the full face. I also tend to get up and pee about four to five times a night so taking it off would need to be easy.