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I will be giving it another try. I was able to get pretty good AHI - but then I was using it for only 4 hours.

I have an appointment with an ENT to see if there is any procedure to widen some of my nasal passages. I've always been plagued with gammy sinuses and narrow passageways. I had to give up scuba diving because my sinuses would hemorrhage.

Part II - Resmed F30 - have to strap down mask so tight, I lose any comfort !

This would work great for me, if I wasn't plagued with sinus congestion in the winter time. I've eaten boxes of mucinex, sprays, etc. to no avail. So after about 4 hours, I had to take my P10 nasal pillow mask off - too hard to breathe !

Any recycle operations that take mask rejects or do we just throw them in the dumpster ?

what size is the permanently fixed hose thats attached to the P10 ? The Swift attached hose was much smaller than my heated hose - thought that contributed to the jet stream !

ok, just bought this unit to give it a try. this eye problem sucks - hopefully limiting pressure to just the area around my nose will relieve.

Fantastic - has a vent similar in design to the F30 so it doesn't "jet". I'll take a closer look at the P10

Reading in this and other cpap forums has lead me to believe that it's all about AHI.

Really ?

I've struggled as most have, and have tested 4 different masks, tweaking my cpap pressure. I've been able to get my AHI down to 2.1 . Alas, I really felt like shit the whole day after. Which leads me to question if I should be chasing AHI so rigorously ? Last night I decided to give myself a break from this chase - backed off my pressure. Much easier night, and my resulting AHI was 3.3 . As expected, moving backwards. Yet I feel sooo much better today.

So I ask - is getting my AHI down to 1 really worth it ? Am I really going to feel more energetic and less lethargic ?

I bought a "gel mask" that you keep in the refrigerator - to put on my eyes to reduce swelling. Feels great, but only offers temporary relief. The skin under my eyes is continually puffy. Plus my eyes are watery all day - for that I've been using eye drop lubricant. Again, I get temporary relief, but I still have the watery eyes.

Anyone been successful at treating these symptoms ? Thanks !

I can control the nasal leaks on my F30 by tightening the strap on top of the head. I have not been able to control small leaking due to the pressure I need, which is 16 - 17 cm. Any time I move in the slightest, then any area around my mouth will start flapping. I can stop these leaks only if I tighten all straps beyond reasonable comfort. I backed off on the straps and have managed to reduce leaks by holding my hand on the mask. Whenever I feel the mask start to flap, I just give the mask a slight push - it seals again. To better deal with this, I am going to test a couple liners. I also bought a mouthguard to better hold my mouth shut - mouth opening definitely causes leaking. I tried taping, and it works, but the tape I bought, which was a 3m micropore tape - is a pain to take off in the morning, and sometimes it peels off my top lip layer. Yikes !