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I’m only about 3 weeks into the CPAP world and am using a ResMed AirSense 10 machine.
I’ve noticed what seem to be two major issues that make me believe I have a defective machine.
The first is that I’ve awakened several times with the machine blowing so much air that it’s literally lifting the mask off my face and causing my cheeks to flap around and my ears to pop from the excessive pressure. It’s like there’s just too much air. This doesn’t happen every night, but when it does it’s very disconcerting. My doc says it’s just a seal issue and basically discounted my concern
Then tonight I was having trouble sleeping and realized that it was because I wasn’t getting enough air. Both inhaling and exhaling felt like I was trying to suck air in and out through a straw. Half awake I turned the machine off for a few minutes then started it again. At first it worked fine - no air supply issues. Then as it began to ramp up after about 20 minutes I began to notice that the machine was slowly and gradually cutting off my air supply - to the point where there was so much resistance to inhaling and exhaling that I felt if it continued I was going to suffocate from lack of air. I pulled the mask off gasping for air. It was actually scary.
This appears to be much more than simply a mask sealing issue. It’s seens to be a problem with the machine itself.
Anyone have any ideas as to why my AirSense 10 is trying to kill me?
