Background: idiopathic hypertension controlled by medication. Had a bout of afib and extreme night sweats after COVID that triggered the sleep study.
My DME is currently the hated Apria. They sent me a Luna G3 and I couldn't get OSCAR data off it so I get an Rx for the Airsense 11 which I am currently using. Have tried a variety of masks: ResMed N20, ResMed N30i, ResMed P10, F&P Evora Nasal cushion, Philips Dreamwear Nasal cushion. None seems to work particularly well, all for a variety of reasons. I'd like to move to a DME provider that will let me try out masks and return them (I just learned this is possible). I have a CPAP mask pillow with the cutouts on the sides. The mask fitting issues may be due to an "Asian fit" face profile.
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I am mostly a side and back sleeper, with (I am told) fairly frequently and vigorous alternating between positions. I usually manage 5.5-6.5 hours of sleep a night, but as you can see, I take off the mask in middle of the night unconsciously.
Mostly, my (observable) concerns so far are:
- I have ridiculously bad fatigue and lethargy the day after -- I can readily nap within an hour of waking and in the afternoon a good three hours if I don't set an alarm.
- I think I'm having some significant leaks. I suspect I have mouth leaks due to the very dry mouth in the morning and sometimes in middle of the night -- enough that I have to get up to take a drink. I've tried taping my mouth shut as well as a chin strap but the tape leaves too much irritation on the skin and the chin strap doesn't feel strong enough to prevent opening (i.e. I still have a dry mouth).
Attached are my initial sleep study and the past few days of OSCAR readings.
Any advice is much appreciated. Thank you!
More days.
Thank you.