Thinking about switching to Resmed F40 FFM
Been using the Resmed N20 successfully for ~7 years. AHI is almost always 0-2. Last few months my spouse has noticed air leaks, I've woken up with dry mouth, and I've caught myself waking up / falling asleep with a dropped/open jaw. Air leaks with the N20 have been 30-50 L/min in the last month. Went back to some of my old Oscar data and previously it had been 10-30 L/min.
I had a Resmed F30 FFM mask in the closet that I decided to retry last week. When I first tried this about 6-9 months ago, I put it away after just a couple of nights becaus I did not feel comfortable with a FFM in general and also found it uncomfortable versus the more minimal footprint of the N20 nasal mask.
Over the last week with the N30 I believe I figured out how to get the most of it and have been sleeping great actually. No more dry mouth, and I am waking up nice and alert. Leaks with the F30 have been lowered to 5-15 L/minute and AHI has been 0-2 every night. I'm a side sleeper and can comfortably bury the side of my face with the F30 into my pillow without generating air leaks.
My complaint with the F30 is the comfort of the straps and marks on my face and head in the morning. This has me thinking about spending out of pocket funds to order an F40. I would normally qualify for a new mask and headgear through my insurance in October.
F30 users....how many of you have taken the plunge with F40? Was it an improvement in comfort over the F30? What can you tell me about sizing?
In the N20 I am a medium headgear + medium cushion. Large cushion on the N20 is too large and results in leaks. My F30 is a medium. I downloaded Resmed's F40 fitment guide / cutout, but I cannot get it print out to the accurate scale, regardless of my computer or printer settings so I don't want to rely using it.
My APAP pressures are set to 12-20 and I am consistently in the 12-14 range overnight.
I had a Resmed F30 FFM mask in the closet that I decided to retry last week. When I first tried this about 6-9 months ago, I put it away after just a couple of nights becaus I did not feel comfortable with a FFM in general and also found it uncomfortable versus the more minimal footprint of the N20 nasal mask.
Over the last week with the N30 I believe I figured out how to get the most of it and have been sleeping great actually. No more dry mouth, and I am waking up nice and alert. Leaks with the F30 have been lowered to 5-15 L/minute and AHI has been 0-2 every night. I'm a side sleeper and can comfortably bury the side of my face with the F30 into my pillow without generating air leaks.
My complaint with the F30 is the comfort of the straps and marks on my face and head in the morning. This has me thinking about spending out of pocket funds to order an F40. I would normally qualify for a new mask and headgear through my insurance in October.
F30 users....how many of you have taken the plunge with F40? Was it an improvement in comfort over the F30? What can you tell me about sizing?
In the N20 I am a medium headgear + medium cushion. Large cushion on the N20 is too large and results in leaks. My F30 is a medium. I downloaded Resmed's F40 fitment guide / cutout, but I cannot get it print out to the accurate scale, regardless of my computer or printer settings so I don't want to rely using it.
My APAP pressures are set to 12-20 and I am consistently in the 12-14 range overnight.
