Sleep apnea, CPAPs and other sleep health solutions.

[Xfaxman]

My issue isn't with the mask but about once a week I end up sleeping with my mouth open for a while. When I wake up my mouth is thoroughly dried out and that makes me a bit growly.

Mouth Taping would solve that problem. Check this thread: Mouth Taping, Anyone Else Doing It?

 

[ponytug]

Yes I have a S9 now. Someone here kindly sent s link so that I could download the clinical manual and get into the appropriate menus without making a mess of things.

My issue isn't with the mask but about once a week I end up sleeping with my mouth open for a while. When I wake up my mouth is thoroughly dried out and that makes me a bit growly. That the CPAP puts out more pressure to counter act this makes no sense at all.

I'm anticipating an interesting conversation with the clinician when I go get my new CPAP. The two times that they have set it up they made some stupid mistakes. The first time setup the CPAP wasn't set for auto pressure and would just blow at 17lbs all night long after the ramp up. The second time they set it up the auto pressure was enabled but the max pressure was set at 20. That was rather uncomfortable as well. When I got into the menu I set the lowest pressure right down to 4 and I would set it lower if I could. I set the max pressure at 14 which is considerably more comfortable. Like I say it'll be an interesting conversation.

Do you use a chin strap? I believe that it helps with the open mouth issue.

Getting a good technician to fit and tune your CPAP would be great, but not always something that is readily accessible...

Good luck!

All the best,

Peter

 

[bdhsfz6]

My neighbor has sleep apnea and since he is a restless sleeper, he has trouble using a CPAP machine. He is scheduled to have the Inspire implant surgery next month:

Inspire Sleep Apnea Innovation - Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment

Inspire sleep apnea innovation is the only FDA approved obstructive sleep apnea treatment that works inside your body. No mask. No hose. Just sleep.

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[Duds13]

Yes I have a S9 now. Someone here kindly sent s link so that I could download the clinical manual and get into the appropriate menus without making a mess of things.

My issue isn't with the mask but about once a week I end up sleeping with my mouth open for a while. When I wake up my mouth is thoroughly dried out and that makes me a bit growly. That the CPAP puts out more pressure to counter act this makes no sense at all.

I'm anticipating an interesting conversation with the clinician when I go get my new CPAP. The two times that they have set it up they made some stupid mistakes. The first time setup the CPAP wasn't set for auto pressure and would just blow at 17lbs all night long after the ramp up. The second time they set it up the auto pressure was enabled but the max pressure was set at 20. That was rather uncomfortable as well. When I got into the menu I set the lowest pressure right down to 4 and I would set it lower if I could. I set the max pressure at 14 which is considerably more comfortable. Like I say it'll be an interesting conversation.

Your min/max pressure is very important. Many sleep apnea doctors are fine with and AHI of 10 and higher which is ridiculous. Your AHI should be between .5 and 2. I was using a min of 4 and max of 10 thanks to my doc, but I was seeing AHIs of 10 and higher. I was ripping my mask off in the middle of the night and not seeing any benefit from the cpap. Talking to a good friend of mine he looked at my sleep data using Oscar and could easily see I needed more pressure, so we slowly increased my min pressure and maxed out the max pressure. I now use a min of 18 and max of 20. My AHI is great now. It will take some getting used to but if you have severe apnea like I do, try it! You will sleep much better and fell much better the next day