LyndMc - ResMed 11 Therapy Help

[Crimson Nape]

I forgot to mention that Supplier #28 can replace the blower motor, reset the run hours and recalibrate your CPAP for around $220.  That's a pretty good price for basically a new CPAP.
- Red

[LyndMc]

I found that I can buy a replacement motor for my 10 for $80, but I don’t think that just anyone can reset the motor hour warning. My 10 is my travel/backup machine now, I’ll run it till it dies a day or so a month.

I did get a 64gb SD card today and I just plugged it in. I’ll be interested to see what data gets collected.

[LyndMc]

Major progress last night, maybe someone can explain. 

I replaced the smaller diameter heated hose with my larger diameter non-heated hose, I slept like a baby! 

This is the first time since I’ve owned the 11 that I had a good night sleep. The pressure was comfortable, my chest doesn’t hurt, and leakage was almost non existent! I would say that my experience was 99% of my 10 unit that was so comfortable. 

I also used my Phillips comfort gel mask last night. I’ve tried it with my 11 in the past and it didn’t resolve the issue, therefore the hose is the problem. Tonight I’m going to try the old hose with the new N20 mask and see what happens.

Obviously I lost heat in the hose and I didn’t alter the humidifier settings. Instead of going through an entire tank of water, I went through 1/3 of a tank. I’ll have to see if it defaulted to manual humidifier without the heated tube.

[LyndMc]

My new ResMed 11 came with a heated hose, my 10 had a regular hose. The heated hose is a smaller diameter than the unheated hose.

As many have read, I’m really struggling with my new 11. I’ve tried a lot of things to try and get the same comfort I had with my ResMed 10. I wake with sore chest muscles from resistance and I wake up kinda panting feeling like my breathing has been restricted. 

Recently I removed my heated hose and put on my non heated hose. To my surprise, that was the source of my issues. With the larger diameter non heated hose, my breathing is now comfortable. I no longer feel the restrictions that I felt before. I’m sleeping much better and feel much better when I wake up. I have not made any pressure or settings with the swapped hose. I’ve used both my Phillips comfort gel and my new ResMed N20 masks with the old hose, the results are the same.

Can anyone explain why this is? It’s got to be related to flow and/or velocity. I’m also loving the fact that I can set my humidifier on 4 and the water lasts a few days rather than running out of water every day after 8 hours and a few minutes. I am struggling with occasional dry mouth with this new setup, so it’s all part of the process.

[Crimson Nape]

LyndMc - - I have merged your 2 threads that relate to your CPAP journey.  It makes it easier for those that offer advice to see your history in one thread. To provide a more inclusive title, I have renamed it to "LyndMc - ResMed 11 Therapy Help".

Going forward, please use this thread to post your therapy related questions and OSCAR charts.

Thanks!
- Red