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I have been using the Nuance with the large nasal pillow for about 2 weeks now. No problems at all, very comfortable for me. Thanks for suggestions!
I tried again with the Nuance with nasal gel pillows. This time I put on the large pillows which didn't really enter my nostrils but pressed against the outside. Few problems with discomfort, more large leaks (6.6% of the time, max around 24), but AHI of 0. I only wore part of the night (started with Mirage FX nasal mask but stopped that after 4 hours). This may turn out to be the one!
Excellent suggestion, thanks. I have everything dialed in except for finding a comfortable mask I can wear longer than 5 hours. Last 3 nights had AHI 0.89, 1.9, 1.4 at fixed pressure of 6.2.
I am having problems finding a comfortable mask. Started with a nasal pillow (the Airfit P10) which made the inside of my nose very sore. Just got a Nuance yesterday (which is nasal gel pillow) I hoped would be better, but was only able to wear it for 20 minutes and developed the same problem with sore nose. I finally switched to the Mirage FX which was a nasal mask I got for testing CPAP machine to see if it would help. This was better than the other two masks (no pain on the inside of nostrils), but after about 4-5 hours the pressure on my moustache started really bothering me. I think the mask was pulling on my moustache and thus irritating the skin. I finally had to take the mask off after 6 hours.
Can anyone suggest a nasal mask the would be less likely to cause pain in moustache area? If I decide I have to go to a full face mask what would you suggest to try?
Thanks.
What was your AHI prior to using CPAP?
I have reached CPAP nirvana (if there is such a thing). Set to fixed pressure of 6.2 last night. Over 7 hours got AHI 0.89 with 2 central apneas, 1 obstructive apnea and 3 hypopneas. Total time in apnea 1:06. Thanks to Sierra for helping me figure out the best setting!
Apria is the company Kaiser contracts with for sleep apnea stuff. I haven't had any problems with them so far. The ClimateLine is not very expensive. If you have to pay for it yourself it is about $40: https://www.cpap.com/productpage/resmed-climatelineair-tubing-airsense-aircurve-10
That is a very good suggestion. Last night with pressure of 6.4 over 7 hours 50 minutes I had AHI 1.8 with central apneas at 0.8 and total time in apnea of 2:36. That is the lowest I have seen for total time in apnea. Tonite I am going to try 6.2.
Whether I sleep 6 hours or 8 hours, the amount of time I am not fully oxygenating my blood seems like the best measure. If I am awake 2 more hours of the day I can breathe fine during that time.
Set CPAP to fixed pressure of 6.6 last night. Found this significantly more comfortable which is surprising for such a small decrease of pressure. AHI was 3.5 about 2/3 central apneas and 1/3 hypopneas. I am going to try fixed pressure of 6.4 tonite.
I ended up ordering the Nuance at my refit today. The complaints about noise from the DreamWear steered me away from that mask as I am very sensitive to sound. Thanks for your input.
