sillysyl

recently I switched back to a nasal mask from a full face mask because it was hurting my face, and leaking all the time. I am having much better sleep, and fewer problems with the mask, but my sleep report says I have removed it several times in the night, and I know that I haven't. Certainly I would know if I had taken it on and off ten times!. Also my husband says he isn't ware of any such problem. Has anyone experienced incorrect reports?

I am in the 30 day test period to see how I make out with the whole cpap thing. I don't know if you are from Canada, but our government pays a certain amount towards our necessary equipment, and they aren't going to pay for an unlimited supply of masks . I have already been supplied with two different ones, the nasal and full face masks. And I can't afford to buy more than one myself, as I am a pensioner.

Thanks, but I have very limited funds and the machine and mask(s) are about all I can handle. I am a pensioner. You are kind to offer this information, though.

Thanks for your response. I will keep trying this.

Hi, thanks for the reply. I am new to cpap use, having had it for two weeks, during which my provider has been in a state of transition resulting in different people helping me. I first tried a nasal mask ResMedF20 which I like for the comfort and lack of bulk but my mouth opened quite a bit during my first trial with it, and I panicked every time it seemed to cut off all my air, and of course, leaked. I wasn't able to see another person at the provider for a week, so I left it off altogether. They fitted me with a full face mask of the same ResMed F20 and I tried it but ran into the problem with leaking when I turned back onto my back when I was sleeping. Not so much when on my side. All my so called dashboard reviews say great , but I'm not getting a hell of a lot of sleep. I got more when I didn't have a machine. I find my pillow needs changing, so maybe that will be some help. They left me with both masks last time and told me to keep trying both, but the nasal mask didn't give me a lot of sleep, although I did get some out of sheer exhaustion, I guess.

I have a full face mask and can sleep on my side without leaks, but when I change positions, moving onto my back while sleeping, the mask begins to leak loudly.