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DEMikey
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about 7 years
ago
Original Poster
There is a difference in my scores, events, and pain.
The nose pillows make my nostrils hurt, have the best score leakwise on my air, and my events are slightly higher than the amera view.
The amera view has a 0 on my air every night, some times I have squeaked out a 2, but my events are less than 1.
How big a deal is the leak? Or am I still new to this and don’t know what I’m talking about? Inside my nostril hurts so bad I probably will not use the nose pillows again.
I also had nose/sinus pain after using a nasal pillow mask so I switched to the Wisp Nasal mask and the nose/sinus pain went away. I did not like have air blowing directly up my nostrils, it felt much more comfortable to have the air blowing in front of my nose instead. I haven't tried a full face mask yet. I had no leaks and low event numbers with both the pillow mask and the nasal mask.
what kind of pain? it is a sore in my nose after one night? i have facial hair i refuse to get rid of. im hoping even with the leak on the amera view, my less than 1 event/hr thats good enough. thanks for the reply.
sleeptech
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about 7 years
ago
Sleep
Enthusiast
What is the leak level in L/min? The score is a bit meaningless. Generally, if your AHI is low (and 1 is very low) and it doesn't bother you, I would say not to be concerned about the leak. If it's not a problem it's not a problem.
wiredgeorge
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about 7 years
ago
Sleep
Enthusiast
Looks like you will have to stick with DELMikey! hehe
The leak thing isn't all that important as already mention. AHI shows the effectiveness of therapy. Unless air is blowing in your eyes or the mask is making noises that are not polite, who cares what the leak rate is? The machine can compensate unless the leaks are massive.
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