Does yawning in the mask affect anything?

[Eileens]

Hi, I am a new member and new to Cpap. Sorry if this is a silly question, but I was just wondering if yawning in a full face mask affects anything with regard to either the function of the machine or the results/interpretation of data?  

Thanks.

[Hojo]

For me the only thing it does is disrupt the seal if the yawn opens my mouth too wide.

[PaytonA]

+1 If I open my mouth too wide to yawn, I end up with the lower seal in my mouth but I have to open my mouth *really* wide. Not too great for leakage.

Best Regard,

PaytonA

[Eileens]

Thank you. I just wondered if it counted as an event.

[trish6hundred]

Hi Eileens,
WELCOME! to the forum.!
Good luck to you with CPAP therapy, hang in there for more responses to your post.

[PaulaO2]

Only if you yawn for more than 10 seconds. The machine will detect an open airway, it should detect you are breathing in, so even at more than 10 secs, I doubt it would show as an event.

Test it out. Set it up. Put on mask. Wait a few minutes. Then Yawn. wait a bit. cough. wait a bit. fake a sneeze. wait a bit. Do whatever else you want to see what it looks like on a graph. Do each several times too. Write down the order you did everything, just so you remember.

Then go look at it on SleepyHead.

[DeepBreathing]

I find that yawning will send pressure up my Eustachian tubes, resulting in discomfort in my ears. I need to switch off then yawn / swallow a couple of times to clear the pressure in my ears.

[SarcasticDave94]

I'll Ditto the pressuring into the inner ear and Eustachian tubes. Had my right ear equalize quite loudly once afterwards.

Since I'm on ASV (auto shocking version...Just kidding) I avoid yawning into the machine. I have trouble with the right ear anyway. I've got a slight hole that can leak air if I blow my nose too hard. Classmate in 4th grade smacked that ear, rupturing the eardrum. Good thing the ASV pressure doesn't make it though the eardrum hole I guess. 

[Eileens]

Thanks, everyone!