I’ve used the CPAC mask for 7yrs. And tried many mask. I finally found one but I could use it due to my installation of a defibrillator for my heart. Now the mask all converted to magnets. This effects my defibrillator. The only mask I could get is a full face mask but I was allergic to the mask. Now I have to use mole sink to help with my allergic
Been on a cpap full face mask for over 20 years and I'm 77 now. Always a problem with leaking and lots of noise. After watching one of these shows and how to adjust air pressure, went from 15 to 12 and what a major improvement! No leaks, no strange noises, and sleep much more steadily now! I'm so grateful for what I found on one of these cpap sights!❤❤?
Bravo to you for sticking it out that long with that problem!! A pressure change made the difference for me, too. I would have quit before I endured those leak sounds night after night. I'm happy you have the improved sleep and a solution.
Why wouldn't you just request surgery? My cpap experience was a joke, I never slept a night through. And was charged for not using the machine. Over $300.00
Began CPAP yesterday (ResMed 11) Your video is helpful, thanks! I woke up at 5:30 a.m., coughing and had a sore throat and pain in lower ears. Went back to sleep without nasal mask. I was spooked! Any insight or advice appreciated.
How was the leak? Did you feel air come out of your mouth? Mouth leaking can cause sore throat, dry mouth, respiratory arousals, and the worst consequence is compromising the therapy. Good luck!
For me, the c pap for many years has been a joke When I use it and obtain 70%. I'm dead on my feet. I'm exhausted. This happens once a year to get my medical card for driving during that time. I find just the opposite of Every day Tired. Daytime naps, no energy, just all around miserable in life. The next 11 months go back to normal, little to no use with C. Pap, and I'm fine. No being tired in the afternoon. Energy level returns.. Now i've never been a person to get more than 3 -4 hours of sleep per night. Been that way for the last 40 years. I'm glad others find a benefit in this I. Wish I could in the last 7 or 8. Years
CPAP has renewed my life and I wake up feeling energetic 🔑💫🏆❤️ This below is my journey - sent to encourage others - a lifestyle change that works for me ! It may interest you Les. Big hugs 🤗 New Me 2024 - 1. Celebrating 13 months using a CPAP machine 🏆💫🥂is my best friend now. - I’m no longer tired all the time WINNER 🥇 2. Ozempic prescriptions for weight loss. - I’ve lost 16 kgs slowly in 6 months - I’m thrilled 💫💝🏆 3. Energy when I wake up - I now go to the Gym and Heated Pool 2 - 4 days weekly ! My body feels toned and I’m feeling GREAT ! Celebrating the new 2024 me and sharing my journey ! Xxx Annie
2nd month using a CPAP and that No.#6 CPAP Hose Holder was definitely a game changer. I rigged up a similar gadget for myself last night and man, was it nice NOT to be fooling with that damn hose throughout the night and gave me a little more freedom. Yes, also ordered the hose cover and the mask cover too. Thanks for the info and keep up the great work.
Thank you for your your video. I just ordered the tube holder! I feel like I am a cpap lone ranger. I was diagnosed with severe mixed sleep apnea and got my machine August 1. I was given a number to call if I had a problem. I endured it because I knew it took time to get used to it so I kept on going, ramp pressure was 4 for half an hour and then 20. My whole face shook all night and I barely slept. A week later I got an email from Res med saying that I was having too many events and I needed to call my clinician to adjust the pressure. I called the number I was given and they said to call my doctor. I called my doctor and she said she didn't know anything about adjusting the pressure. They finally adjusted the pressure but the numbers stayed in the moderate range. Finally, I bought a Bleep nose mask and immediately my events went into the normal or nearly normal range. I feel better than I have felt in years! I am supposed to get a call from a sleep doctor soon and I am glad. I hope they don't mind I am using a Bleep mask.
You might be perfect for the academy course here affinityhm.com/products/1942505 and the doc will be thrilled about bleep since it’s helping. Kudos on your journey.
First night on CPAP, much appreciated advice watching your video. There are so many details that the instructions (in box) are missing. I will keep you posted!
I love my cpap machine since the first night. I have a nose mask and don't bother me at all. Now, I don't nap anymore and am full of energy the whole day.
Thank you and all the posters for their advice. I bought my cpap from a medical supply store and they don't give any help at all. They used to have a respiratory therapist but stopped the service when Medicare cut their funding.
About to have my first CPAP night! I liked the tip about putting it on and watching a movie to get used to it. I am wearing it now and will watch Grimm for a while as I acclimate. Feels good so far. I also just ordered the CPAP Hose Holder. What a great idea! Also ordered some CPAP wipes. I am actually excited about my CPAP journey now after avoiding it for years. Thank you for the support.
Good for you!! I acclimated fairly well and am not a back sleeper. As I wrote below, I have had issues with too much pressure and leaks. Hopefully my new auto cpap will fix those. My neice and I shared a hotel room while I avoided my cpap. She got no sleep, recorded my snoring, and made me listen to all six distinctly different snores for over 20 minutes. My punishment for not using my CPAP. She says I still snore as she'll share a room now that I "don't leave home without it" but it is not near as bad. Best of luck!!
Thank you for the video We are currently in the hospital and my husband is on a cPAP for the first time. He is having a lot of trouble with the velcros, and it is frustrating watching him. How do you manage those velcros. Thank you From :Margaret
Been on cpap since 2009. Had Dr. support for three years. Bought my own auto adjust. He had me on 11. Was too much had leak. Auto shows me it is on 8 most of the time. I sleep pretty well at age 77. Don't need tube holder. It goes at top of head below pillow and rolls easily with me.
Thank you for helping me with my mask fit option on my machine. I didn't even know I had that until today. The idea about a tubing holder is of interest to me as well. Great video!!! Thanks again!!! 🙂
I’m pleased with my surgery. But honestly I’ve never tried CPAP. I got the surgery before CPAP became popular. It cost me $500 back then. Done by Dr Blokmanis. A Canadian. Said he invented the procedure. I’m sure he’s retired by now. Or deceased. I had sleep apnea so bad my wife would stay up just to shake me when I quit breathing. 30? Years ago. Still breathing.
I am new to CPAP. 3 weeks. I'm hung up on watching my App. My oxygen levels have improved big time. Before mid 70 now while sleeping the range is 95 +. I'm having a big issue with leakage. I use a pillow unit
It is rare that I can get a good seal through the night with the nasal pillow mask. Even if I tighten up the straps tight enough to hurt my head it still has leaks. I actually get better sleep and rest without the CPAP because it wakes me up so often needing to be adjusted with the straps sliding around or being too tight, or the chin strap sliding off. I got to a point for a while that I didn't want to use it. So often I fall asleep in my recliner. A few hours later I will wake up and go to bed. Half asleep I am too groggy to fill the tank. I started filling it when I got home so I could just slip it on when I got to bed. Now I have gone a step further. I bought a cart on wheels from Amazon. It's my CPAP cart. I roll it into the living room in the evening. I put it on if I start feeling a little tired. I can continue to watch TV. If I fall asleep, I'm good. When I wake up in the middle of the night, I just roll it into the bedroom and slip the mask back on. Guess I am weird, but the more hours sleep I get, the more tired I am when I wake up and during the rest of the day. Oh, well.
Wow! I have the identical problem with the nose mask. I just put a new one in from the package and the first couple of times I used the mask. I got a 20 out of 20 for the seal. Maybe a few times of using the mask, it was 14 out of 20. I don't understand what happens.
I just LOVE YOUR CPAP ON WHEELS IDEA!! I'm going to have to set something up like that myself, since I'm having a real problem disciplining myself on just simply going to bed and giving up my TV shows! Still trying to learn how to be a responsible grown up I guess.
Some nose mask's headgear stretch through the night, or it could be that the nights with bad seals are the same as the nights you sleep while moving a good bit. Is this possible? Sometimes a chin strap helps hold it all together better through the night. Thanks for watching and for joining as a member!
The best thing I did was change my lung doctor the new one I got listen to me I had got covid in 2021 and I'm a lung haller that is a gift that just keep going and the sleep apnea machine is the best thing I can't believe how different when I I sleep with this.
I am new with cpap, and looking for answers to my questions. I haven't meet the doctor who priscribe the machine, only technicians for the machine when they called me to pick it up. Thanks for the info.
I'm new to everything and will start my journey in a few weeks. This is a great video. Thanks for pinning a link with products. I really like all the tips especially the hose holder! I will check out your other videos soon. New subscriber here!! Thanks.
I have mild sleep apnea and am back to using a cpap instead of a oral appliance. I have a nasal mask, yet I am a mouth sleeper and have to tape my mouth too. I have been having 2.5 AHI a night which is higher than it used to be. Also when I wake up, my eyes hurt, it's so distracting. I don't have any leaks. I just started having some headaches too. Never have i had headaches.
Having issues with nose drying out on the inside. Have heated tubing and have increased the humidity but it still continues. Have also tried coconut oil. Any other suggestions?
I’ve been using OSCAR to monitor my therapy. My sleep study had me at 13 pressure so 11-13 auto. I would get so many CA’s . So I dropped my pressure to 7-13 and my range was 9-10. I recently settled on a static 9 pressure and my AHI has been .2 to .5 with a flatter flow rate.
I use normal CPAP and not APAP. What I've found is with the pressure I was prescribed, I just couldn't sleep at all. I lowered it by myself -which the provider said I should never do - slept way better. Still some apneas, but I SLEPT and the few apneas didn't make me feel so terrible.
I have 8 to 16 events, and my dr set it at 5 to 20 auto, I can't sleep, stomach hurts, uncomfortable, I feel like I'm getting symptoms of Co2 poisoning
I havee been treated for about 3 decades. I was very fortunate and had a DME put me into a Puritan Bennett Adam mask. I have come to know that the PBA mask is no longer made. Do you know of a source of them? What is the nearest still made mask to that PBA mask?
I have air coming out of the connection tubing in the back when I remove the tubing but when I replace the tubing no air is coming out the mask. When I remove the water chamber huge air is coming out until I replace it. Why when I turn the machine on I am not getti g air through the tubing. I had this machine for 8 years so I know what I'm doing help me please
Major irritation from my nasal mask on the naso folds / creases on the sides of my nose - I can’t go through life looking like this, lol. Will try a bandaid or tape or something to create a barrier.
Thank you I got the full face mask and I keep taking it off at night I feel very dishearten when I’m asleep my mind is my enemy and it takes my mask off without knowing.
I just got mine and I got the pillow one for my nose but I'm used to also sleeping with my mouth open so it's hard for me to even sleep at all because the air pushes through in my mouth it goes open should I get the full mask?
Hi! I 'm a 588yr old female veteran and I'v been diagnosed with sleep apnea. And I will be getting a cpap machine. I've been scheduled to attend class on how to use it at the VA hospital. I had a stroke Nov 2023. And I have hypertension. My primary doctor says my throat is very small. I do take medication for hypertension. Does the cpap machine heal sleep apnea?
Sometimes if you lose weight sleep apnea goes away, but it depends on what kind of sleep apnea you have. It might be a forever thing. I’m a veteran CPAP user too. I wear shooters ear muffs because I can’t stand the noise the machine makes.
Please checkout the resmed 11 oximeter add on capability. I have a Nonin 3230 Smart Pulse Oximeter, however when the ResMed 11 tries to pair, it fails to connect.
* My Pulmonologist has found I barely register or sleep apnea but I do have a collapsing trachea. He is hoping the C-PAP will help me rest better. Are you familiar with this problem?
I have indeed seen this before. CPAP therapy will likely be helpful as it will provide some internal pressure (like an internal air splint) which should keep the trachea from collapsing fully. Best wishes on a successful therapy. Thanks for watching.
2nd week on trial cpap machine, full mask, back sleeper, nose is iritable ,have a silicon bandade not sure how to put them on and if they will cause leakage
Doesn't help have a broken nose with a deviated septum it puts a lot of pressure on that point and I can go to sleep but then I'll end up in the middle of night hurting from it and I take the mask off
I hate my sleep apnea…if there is such a thing. This is try #3 on a machine. I have never seen the prescribing doctor only the PA and the NP and the office help. The medical company I’m ‘working’ with left me on hold so long I fell asleep. I recently was diagnosed with an incontinence problem and they blame it on the apnea and the apnea blames it on the incontinence. I cry FOUL! I do have such a bad attitude and hate my life. I know I will get the people who love the machine but I see little connection between the apnea and incontinence. My life sucks, doctors suck and are drug pushers. I will now step down from my soapbox and go take a nap.
Get your supplimental magnesium glycinate or droplet mg Chloride up to at least 460mg. If indigestion occurs cut your dose in half and Taken a hour or two before bed time. Magnesium helps calm for sooner sleep.
I agree, if sleep apnea isn't a full out scam, it sure does STINK like one. It's too easy for stupid lazy doctors to blame everything on sleep apnea. What a great cover for incompetence and malpractice!
Was on CPAP for 9 years and this year switched to APAP. I have always been tired during the day. With the new machine Resmed Airsense 11, I have such dry mouth with my lips stuck to my mouth, why?
Does sleeping on a bed with anti snore position help or hinder with my bi-pap? I sleep on my back. Hard to sleep on side. So adjustable bed raised my chest and head up.
I just acquired the iBreeze in April, I been on CPAP long time, diagnosed myself by using a cassette recorder of me sleeping , heard the gasps and etc. I cannot do sleep studies very well meaning I can’t sleep, diagnosed hyper insomnia plus OSA. Meanwhile I am waiting for the company to return and put the pressure to the one my dr. recommended. They set it higher and it is difficult to go to sleep, feels like it is going to blow my brains out. The dr. sent out another fax just waiting for the company to respond .I told the company that. they are not very reliable.
@@affinityhm cpap at 18 the company hasn’t come back to readjust it , got a question are those filters for the ibreeze washable , reason I asked is I hand washed it and it came out spotless.
@@affinityhm Chris are you referring to me ? I have a CPAP and now it is set at 16 , they had it set at 18 , I slept the whole night and got up ay 6:am
Possibly need more humidity. Try raising humidifier temp. If set on auto temp with climate line, try basic standard hose which will open a temp setting that you can adjust manually. Nose reacts this way to dry air.
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I’ve used the CPAC mask for 7yrs. And tried many mask. I finally found one but I could use it due to my installation of a defibrillator for my heart. Now the mask all converted to magnets. This effects my defibrillator. The only mask I could get is a full face mask but I was allergic to the mask. Now I have to use mole sink to help with my allergic
Been on a cpap full face mask for over 20 years and I'm 77 now. Always a problem with leaking and lots of noise. After watching one of these shows and how to adjust air pressure, went from 15 to 12 and what a major improvement! No leaks, no strange noises, and sleep much more steadily now! I'm so grateful for what I found on one of these cpap sights!❤❤?
Bravo to you for sticking it out that long with that problem!! A pressure change made the difference for me, too. I would have quit before I endured those leak sounds night after night. I'm happy you have the improved sleep and a solution.
Well done! Just made my day! So happy you solved your problem !
Tips#
Why wouldn't you just request surgery?
My cpap experience was a joke, I never slept a night through.
And was charged for not using the machine. Over $300.00
You shouldn't just your pressure unless your doctor says it's OK, cause you might stop breathing in your sleep without the right pressure.
Began CPAP yesterday (ResMed 11) Your video is helpful, thanks! I woke up at 5:30 a.m., coughing and had a sore throat and pain in lower ears. Went back to sleep without nasal mask. I was spooked! Any insight or advice appreciated.
How was the leak? Did you feel air come out of your mouth? Mouth leaking can cause sore throat, dry mouth, respiratory arousals, and the worst consequence is compromising the therapy. Good luck!
For me, the c pap for many years has been a joke When I use it and obtain 70%. I'm dead on my feet. I'm exhausted. This happens once a year to get my medical card for driving during that time. I find just the opposite of Every day Tired. Daytime naps, no energy, just all around miserable in life. The next 11 months go back to normal, little to no use with C. Pap, and I'm fine. No being tired in the afternoon. Energy level returns.. Now i've never been a person to get more than 3 -4 hours of sleep per night. Been that way for the last 40 years.
I'm glad others find a benefit in this I. Wish I could in the last 7 or 8. Years
CPAP has renewed my life and I wake up feeling energetic 🔑💫🏆❤️
This below is my journey - sent to encourage others - a lifestyle change that works for me ! It may interest you Les. Big hugs 🤗
New Me 2024 -
1. Celebrating 13 months using a CPAP machine 🏆💫🥂is my best friend now. - I’m no longer tired all the time WINNER 🥇
2. Ozempic prescriptions for weight loss. - I’ve lost 16 kgs slowly in 6 months - I’m thrilled 💫💝🏆
3. Energy when I wake up - I now go to the Gym and Heated Pool 2 - 4 days weekly ! My body feels toned and I’m feeling GREAT !
Celebrating the new 2024 me and sharing my journey !
Xxx Annie
2nd month using a CPAP and that No.#6 CPAP Hose Holder was definitely a game changer. I rigged up a similar gadget for myself last night and man, was it nice NOT to be fooling with that damn hose throughout the night and gave me a little more freedom. Yes, also ordered the hose cover and the mask cover too. Thanks for the info and keep up the great work.
Thank you for your your video. I just ordered the tube holder! I feel like I am a cpap lone ranger. I was diagnosed with severe mixed sleep apnea and got my machine August 1. I was given a number to call if I had a problem. I endured it because I knew it took time to get used to it so I kept on going, ramp pressure was 4 for half an hour and then 20. My whole face shook all night and I barely slept. A week later I got an email from Res med saying that I was having too many events and I needed to call my clinician to adjust the pressure. I called the number I was given and they said to call my doctor. I called my doctor and she said she didn't know anything about adjusting the pressure. They finally adjusted the pressure but the numbers stayed in the moderate range. Finally, I bought a Bleep nose mask and immediately my events went into the normal or nearly normal range. I feel better than I have felt in years! I am supposed to get a call from a sleep doctor soon and I am glad. I hope they don't mind I am using a Bleep mask.
You might be perfect for the academy course here affinityhm.com/products/1942505 and the doc will be thrilled about bleep since it’s helping. Kudos on your journey.
Just saying…I loved seeing your wooden cross/crucifix and statue.
First night on CPAP, much appreciated advice watching your video. There are so many details that the instructions (in box) are missing. I will keep you posted!
Been on Cpap for ten years and learned some things I didn’t know . Thank you so much!
Thank you!
I love my cpap machine since the first night. I have a nose mask and don't bother me at all. Now, I don't nap anymore and am full of energy the whole day.
Thank you and all the posters for their advice. I bought my cpap from a medical supply store and they don't give any help at all. They used to have a respiratory therapist but stopped the service when Medicare cut their funding.
You are most welcome. Thank you for watching.
About to have my first CPAP night! I liked the tip about putting it on and watching a movie to get used to it. I am wearing it now and will watch Grimm for a while as I acclimate. Feels good so far. I also just ordered the CPAP Hose Holder. What a great idea! Also ordered some CPAP wipes. I am actually excited about my CPAP journey now after avoiding it for years. Thank you for the support.
Good for you!! I acclimated fairly well and am not a back sleeper. As I wrote below, I have had issues with too much pressure and leaks. Hopefully my new auto cpap will fix those. My neice and I shared a hotel room while I avoided my cpap. She got no sleep, recorded my snoring, and made me listen to all six distinctly different snores for over 20 minutes. My punishment for not using my CPAP.
She says I still snore as she'll share a room now that I "don't leave home without it" but it is not near as bad.
Best of luck!!
Thank you for the video
We are currently in the hospital and my husband is on a cPAP for the first time. He is having a lot of trouble with the velcros, and it is frustrating watching him. How do you manage those velcros.
Thank you
From :Margaret
Been on cpap since 2009. Had Dr. support for three years. Bought my own auto adjust. He had me on 11. Was too much had leak. Auto shows me it is on 8 most of the time. I sleep pretty well at age 77. Don't need tube holder. It goes at top of head below pillow and rolls easily with me.
Why doesn't CPAP improve their machine so it works well instead of taking months to get used to?
Thank you for helping me with my mask fit option on my machine.
I didn't even know I had that until today.
The idea about a tubing holder is of interest to me as well.
Great video!!!
Thanks again!!! 🙂
Getting my first CPAP machine next week. Hoping for positive results. Thank you for a great video.
You can do it!
It's hard to find a good mask
Been a CPAP user for years and your video was very helpful. Thanks.
Thank you Sarah.
I’m pleased with my surgery.
But honestly I’ve never tried CPAP. I got the surgery before CPAP became popular.
It cost me $500 back then. Done by Dr Blokmanis. A Canadian. Said he invented the procedure.
I’m sure he’s retired by now. Or deceased.
I had sleep apnea so bad my wife would stay up just to shake me when I quit breathing.
30? Years ago. Still breathing.
I feel like I’m sleeping less- I get frustrated. I’m trying!
I don't sleep any better with the CPAP let me know what to do 👍
I slept better without the cpap 😩
Thanks
My husband doesn't sleep as well with the cpap machine.
Thank you for these great suggestions! Hopefully, one of them will help my mom find using her CPAP easier!🙏🏻
Awesome thanks. We hope o as well.
I am new to CPAP. 3 weeks. I'm hung up on watching my App. My oxygen levels have improved big time. Before mid 70 now while sleeping the range is 95 +. I'm having a big issue with leakage. I use a pillow unit
For leaks try this. At about 6:30 here. ua-cam.com/users/livexw8ZYmUNclE?feature=share
My husband is a new user. Ty for your suggestions!
Happy to help!
CPAP user for 10 years. Where have you been? Excellent and thank you!
Just saw this. Thank you! Hope all is well.
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Hi sir. I'm new to cpap and you've given me some great tips. Thank you.
So happy. Hope it helps, please let me know.
It is rare that I can get a good seal through the night with the nasal pillow mask. Even if I tighten up the straps tight enough to hurt my head it still has leaks. I actually get better sleep and rest without the CPAP because it wakes me up so often needing to be adjusted with the straps sliding around or being too tight, or the chin strap sliding off.
I got to a point for a while that I didn't want to use it. So often I fall asleep in my recliner. A few hours later I will wake up and go to bed. Half asleep I am too groggy to fill the tank. I started filling it when I got home so I could just slip it on when I got to bed. Now I have gone a step further. I bought a cart on wheels from Amazon. It's my CPAP cart. I roll it into the living room in the evening. I put it on if I start feeling a little tired. I can continue to watch TV. If I fall asleep, I'm good. When I wake up in the middle of the night, I just roll it into the bedroom and slip the mask back on.
Guess I am weird, but the more hours sleep I get, the more tired I am when I wake up and during the rest of the day. Oh, well.
Wow! I have the identical problem with the nose mask. I just put a new one in from the package and the first couple of times I used the mask. I got a 20 out of 20 for the seal.
Maybe a few times of using the mask, it was 14 out of 20. I don't understand what happens.
I just LOVE YOUR CPAP ON WHEELS IDEA!! I'm going to have to set something up like that myself, since I'm having a real problem disciplining myself on just simply going to bed and giving up my TV shows! Still trying to learn how to be a responsible grown up I guess.
Love the cart idea! Thanks for watching..hang in there!
Some nose mask's headgear stretch through the night, or it could be that the nights with bad seals are the same as the nights you sleep while moving a good bit. Is this possible? Sometimes a chin strap helps hold it all together better through the night. Thanks for watching and for joining as a member!
The best thing I did was change my lung doctor the new one I got listen to me I had got covid in 2021 and I'm a lung haller that is a gift that just keep going and the sleep apnea machine is the best thing I can't believe how different when I I sleep with this.
Show me the correct way to put the simple headgear on to my air pillows. I am new to using this. Thanks for your video.
Get my cpap machine tomorrow; praying this does some positive changes.
You got it! I predict great outcomes for you.
The hose holder is a good idea. Thanks so much brother….
Love from India 🇮🇳
Thanks for your advice, I have a appointment to get the Cpap machine for the first time in my life and your tips are great !
You are so welcome!
Thank you. I am trying to help my husband get this cpap thing.
thank you. This was hugely helpful.
Thank u for the tips specially no 6 was helpful for me.
Excellent. Thanks
I am new with cpap, and looking for answers to my questions. I haven't meet the doctor who priscribe the machine, only technicians for the machine when they called me to pick it up. Thanks for the info.
I'm new to everything and will start my journey in a few weeks. This is a great video. Thanks for pinning a link with products. I really like all the tips especially the hose holder! I will check out your other videos soon. New subscriber here!! Thanks.
Say goodbye to decent sleep buddy
What is a good score being on your CPAP machine
Thank you so much sir. It’s a helpful information!!😊Can use my machine without water?
Yes. Thanks for watching.
I love my Cpap machine😊..thanks..great video.
ok,, that is great,, your first rule is the whole reason I am here watching,, I bought one off of Amazon. so how do I find someone to help now?
just starting out
i am researching this for my wife
just want her to be healthy
Excellent video
I have mild sleep apnea and am back to using a cpap instead of a oral appliance. I have a nasal mask, yet I am a mouth sleeper and have to tape my mouth too. I have been having 2.5 AHI a night which is higher than it used to be. Also when I wake up, my eyes hurt, it's so distracting. I don't have any leaks. I just started having some headaches too. Never have i had headaches.
Get a hybrid full face mask...your a mouth breather
Having issues with nose drying out on the inside. Have heated tubing and have increased the humidity but it still continues. Have also tried coconut oil. Any other suggestions?
Possible helps: drink more water as you may be dehydrated overall.
Consider xylemelts and lastly be sure of no leaks.
Thank you. It's my nose that is dried out and irritated .
@@cimhoerner5130 yes. And drinking more water can help.
Are you using distilled water
Try using a saline nasal spray
Great content! Thank you 👍👍
Glad you liked it!
hose holder for win
Correct!
Thank you. This was so helpful
Glad it was helpful!
Week 3 on my trial CPAP still struggling to wear a mask throughout the entire night :( the hose holder is a great idea
I found your video very helpful
Excellent video. Many thanks.
Sure wish there was a hack for getting the kinks out of the air hose!
I wonder if using a cpap hose lift would prevent kinks ? It may…
I have tried pillow mask, I just got a N30i nasal mask which I can't get used to either one.
I’ve been using OSCAR to monitor my therapy. My sleep study had me at 13 pressure so 11-13 auto. I would get so many CA’s . So I dropped my pressure to 7-13 and my range was 9-10. I recently settled on a static 9 pressure and my AHI has been .2 to .5 with a flatter flow rate.
What is OSCAR?
I use normal CPAP and not APAP. What I've found is with the pressure I was prescribed, I just couldn't sleep at all. I lowered it by myself -which the provider said I should never do - slept way better. Still some apneas, but I SLEPT and the few apneas didn't make me feel so terrible.
I have 8 to 16 events, and my dr set it at 5 to 20 auto, I can't sleep, stomach hurts, uncomfortable, I feel like I'm getting symptoms of Co2 poisoning
What happens when I get a respiratory illness
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Fantastic video.
Thank you. Time 01:12.
Thank you so much!
Hashtag tips/ tx nurse!
I havee been treated for about 3 decades. I was very fortunate and had a DME put me into a Puritan Bennett Adam mask. I have come to know that the PBA mask is no longer made. Do you know of a source of them? What is the nearest still made mask to that PBA mask?
Thank you for the hose holder video ! I’m going to invest in one
How to eliminate a "roar" of air. Mask fit is good.
I have just got ccap in really struggling even going to sleep
This video may be helpful. Relax and breathe. ua-cam.com/users/live-0QXo5LqS3k?si=uRMMuWDcZIjXJXkv
Great video! Thanks so much!
Glad it was helpful!
ive had mine for a week and cant sleep. Maybe sleep two hours with it off
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I got sick right after I started using it. It was only two days in
I cough a lot sometimes during therapy...like choking or waking up coughing. Why ?
I just saw this today and it’s awesome. What is your website? Do you have store?
Well thank you. AffinityHM.com look for CPAP Mask and Accessories.
Hello, great information!! You said something about your score. Can I find that I the machine or is that info available from the doctor only?
If Resmed there is an app. Also look at leaks, AHI, and usage. These are the components of successful therapy. Hope this helps.
Thanks very Informative
I have air coming out of the connection tubing in the back when I remove the tubing but when I replace the tubing no air is coming out the mask. When I remove the water chamber huge air is coming out until I replace it. Why when I turn the machine on I am not getti g air through the tubing. I had this machine for 8 years so I know what I'm doing help me please
Major irritation from my nasal mask on the naso folds / creases on the sides of my nose - I can’t go through life looking like this, lol. Will try a bandaid or tape or something to create a barrier.
Mole skin tape is great. Any pharmacy. Cut to your desired shape and size.
@@affinityhm Thank you!
Thank you I got the full face mask and I keep taking it off at night I feel very dishearten when I’m asleep my mind is my enemy and it takes my mask off without knowing.
I just got mine and I got the pillow one for my nose but I'm used to also sleeping with my mouth open so it's hard for me to even sleep at all because the air pushes through in my mouth it goes open should I get the full mask?
Yes. Or a chin strap. But full face will be best at least until you can retrain yourself to breathe only through the nose.
Practice while awake keeping your tongue up against the roof of your mouth and always breath through your nose
Hi! I 'm a 588yr old female veteran and I'v been diagnosed with sleep apnea. And I will be getting a cpap machine. I've been scheduled to attend class on how to use it at the VA hospital. I had a stroke Nov 2023. And I have hypertension. My primary doctor says my throat is very small. I do take medication for hypertension. Does the cpap machine heal sleep apnea?
It will treat it effectively so you can get good sleep. 100%
Sometimes if you lose weight sleep apnea goes away, but it depends on what kind of sleep apnea you have. It might be a forever thing. I’m a veteran CPAP user too. I wear shooters ear muffs because I can’t stand the noise the machine makes.
Thank you 😊 🎉
You’re welcome 😊
I am a new CPAP user and I cannot get the seal to stop them. The high leak seal to go away.
Get my CPAP next week.
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You’re welcome. Thanks.
interesting and useful
Happy if it helps you. Thanks!
Yes.
Please checkout the resmed 11 oximeter add on capability.
I have a Nonin 3230 Smart Pulse Oximeter, however when the ResMed 11 tries to pair, it fails to connect.
Have you contacted your dealer? Should be an easy fix.
Thanks for watching and the comment.
New user pressure has be painful to my nasal passages but trying to calibrate device
Ky gel can be helpful at edge of nostrils when irritated by nasal pillows.
Yes
Great video. Wondering your thoughts on coap pillows with cutout
* My Pulmonologist has found I barely register or sleep apnea but I do have a collapsing trachea. He is hoping the C-PAP will help me rest better. Are you familiar with this problem?
I have indeed seen this before. CPAP therapy will likely be helpful as it will provide some internal pressure (like an internal air splint) which should keep the trachea from collapsing fully.
Best wishes on a successful therapy. Thanks for watching.
Thank you Sir!
Most welcome!
Great video,learned much
2nd week on trial cpap machine, full mask, back sleeper, nose is iritable ,have a silicon bandade not sure how to put them on and if they will cause leakage
I hate my bi pap machine. My bi pap was worse. Been using these things for 15-20 years, have gotten nowhere.😢
My CPAP was worse then my BI PAP.
Doesn't help have a broken nose with a deviated septum it puts a lot of pressure on that point and I can go to sleep but then I'll end up in the middle of night hurting from it and I take the mask off
I hate my sleep apnea…if there is such a thing. This is try #3 on a machine. I have never seen the prescribing doctor only the PA and the NP and the office help. The medical company I’m ‘working’ with left me on hold so long I fell asleep. I recently was diagnosed with an incontinence problem and they blame it on the apnea and the apnea blames it on the incontinence. I cry FOUL! I do have such a bad attitude and hate my life. I know I will get the people who love the machine but I see little connection between the apnea and incontinence. My life sucks, doctors suck and are drug pushers. I will now step down from my soapbox and go take a nap.
Get your supplimental magnesium glycinate or droplet mg Chloride up to at least 460mg. If indigestion occurs cut your dose in half and Taken a hour or two before bed time. Magnesium helps calm for sooner sleep.
Your mental attitude is a direct result of insufficient sleep. You need an AHI well below 5 and 7 to 8 hours sleep.
I agree, if sleep apnea isn't a full out scam, it sure does STINK like one. It's too easy for stupid lazy doctors to blame everything on sleep apnea. What a great cover for incompetence and malpractice!
Great video
Thank you! Hope it helps.
Was on CPAP for 9 years and this year switched to APAP. I have always been tired during the day. With the new machine Resmed Airsense 11, I have such dry mouth with my lips stuck to my mouth, why?
Does sleeping on a bed with anti snore position help or hinder with my bi-pap?
I sleep on my back. Hard to sleep on side. So adjustable bed raised my chest and head up.
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Is ASV usually best for central sleep apnea?
Yes, definitely!
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Thank you for watching.
Thank you
You are welcome!!
I use y bi pap n hardly get deep sleep, mostly light sleep
I just acquired the iBreeze in April, I been on CPAP long time, diagnosed myself by using a cassette recorder of me sleeping , heard the gasps and etc. I cannot do sleep studies very well meaning I can’t sleep, diagnosed hyper insomnia plus OSA. Meanwhile I am waiting for the company to return and put the pressure to the one my dr. recommended. They set it higher and it is difficult to go to sleep, feels like it is going to blow my brains out. The dr. sent out another fax just waiting for the company to respond .I told the company that. they are not very reliable.
Is your machine a cpap or APAP? What pressure is set currently ?
@@affinityhm cpap at 18 the company hasn’t come back to readjust it , got a question are those filters for the ibreeze washable , reason I asked is I hand washed it and it came out spotless.
@@affinityhm Chris are you referring to me ? I have a CPAP and now it is set at 16 , they had it set at 18 , I slept the whole night and got up ay 6:am
I use a full face mask, I wake up with a runny nose every morning once I take off the mask. Any help would help. Thank you.
Possibly need more humidity. Try raising humidifier temp. If set on auto temp with climate line, try basic standard hose which will open a temp setting that you can adjust manually.
Nose reacts this way to dry air.
@@affinityhm Thank you for getting back with me, I will try this.
I am subscribing to your channel now
Why do I need water flowing in my nose to sleep?