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Machine: ResMed Airsense Auto 10 Mask Type: Full face mask Mask Make & Model: AirFit F20 Humidifier: ResMed Airsense Auto 10 CPAP Pressure: Min 5 Max 20 CPAP Software: OSCAR
myAir
I guess I've only really paid attention to my AHI's since starting to use my CPAP. Since June I have began feeling a bit of fatigue here and there. I noticed that my leak has been pretty much over 10 L/Min everyday. I decided to put my info on OSCAR and found out that it has been over 10+ the past 6 months, reaching 30-40 some days. What affect does leakage have and how can I fix this? I sleep on my stomach and use a ResMed F20 mask.
Generally speaking, 10L/min is not significant and would probably have little effect on your AHI. The threshold for being excessive is 24L/min. At that level, your machine may not detect or treat your apnea properly.
It would be helpful if you could post a screenshot of your OSCAR charts. This may be helpful in determining if your leaks are due to mouth breathing or mask leaks.
Machine: ResMed Airsense Auto 10 Mask Type: Full face mask Mask Make & Model: AirFit F20 Humidifier: ResMed Airsense Auto 10 CPAP Pressure: Min 5 Max 20 CPAP Software: OSCAR
myAir
(07-23-2022, 03:55 PM)upsman Wrote: Generally speaking, 10L/min is not significant and would probably have little effect on your AHI. The threshold for being excessive is 24L/min. At that level, your machine may not detect or treat your apnea properly.
It would be helpful if you could post a screenshot of your OSCAR charts. This may be helpful in determining if your leaks are due to mouth breathing or mask leaks.
I have a full face mask so I don’t think it would be due to mouth breathing. I will post my chart when I get home. How do I get a picture of all the sections?
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Machine: ResMed Airsense Auto 10 Mask Type: Full face mask Mask Make & Model: AirFit F20 Humidifier: ResMed Airsense Auto 10 CPAP Pressure: Min 5 Max 20 CPAP Software: OSCAR
myAir
Definitely your leak rate is too high. May I ask what position you normally sleep? If your mask isn't fitting properly, and you sleep on your side or stomach, you may have a lot of movement in the mask, causing leaks. I'm just speculating...
With that high of a leak rate, your Pap machine can't flag apneas properly. This is a priority to figure out. Maybe try a different mask. Reading the Mask Primer may help.
Your Flow Limit rate is also too high and corresponds with your leak rate. Using EPR will help with Flow Limitation and help with breathing out against the pressure.
You may want to try these settings for better comfort.
Minimum pressure 8cm, maximum pressure 15cm. Set EPR to 3.
INFORMATION ON APNEA BOARD FORUMS OR ON APNEABOARD.COM SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS MEDICAL ADVICE. ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF A PHYSICIAN BEFORE SEEKING TREATMENT FOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING SLEEP APNEA. INFORMATION POSTED ON THE APNEA BOARD WEB SITE AND FORUMS ARE PERSONAL OPINION ONLY AND NOT NECESSARILY A STATEMENT OF FACT.
07-24-2022, 10:24 AM (This post was last modified: 07-24-2022, 10:26 AM by CorruptAlligator.)
RE: Over 10+ Leak (L/Min) but still low AHI?
If you believe that leaks are caused by mask displacement from tugging of the hose, I recommend a hose/hanger that keep your hose from laying on you, which causes tunning on the hose, and in return your mask shifts (causing leaks) due to this tugging.
For me this made a drastic difference with masks I was getting leaks. It was the tugging of the hose that was contributing to it.
Machine: ResMed Airsense Auto 10 Mask Type: Full face mask Mask Make & Model: AirFit F20 Humidifier: ResMed Airsense Auto 10 CPAP Pressure: Min 5 Max 20 CPAP Software: OSCAR
myAir
(07-24-2022, 07:38 AM)OpalRose Wrote: Definitely your leak rate is too high. May I ask what position you normally sleep? If your mask isn't fitting properly, and you sleep on your side or stomach, you may have a lot of movement in the mask, causing leaks. I'm just speculating...
With that high of a leak rate, your Pap machine can't flag apneas properly. This is a priority to figure out. Maybe try a different mask. Reading the Mask Primer may help.
Your Flow Limit rate is also too high and corresponds with your leak rate. Using EPR will help with Flow Limitation and help with breathing out against the pressure.
You may want to try these settings for better comfort.
Minimum pressure 8cm, maximum pressure 15cm. Set EPR to 3.
Also, I would turn the ramp feature to off.
I sleep on my stomach. Is there a mask you would recommend I try for stomach sleepers? I just adjusted my settings and will post OSCAR results tomorrow.
That explains the major leak rate we see on your graph.
Stomach sleeping with a full face mask is probably the hardest to adapt to, as you are probably burying your face in the pillow and moving your mask, creating leaks.
I feel that a more minimalistic mask like a nasal pillow "might" be better for stomach sleepers. Have you ever tried one? Of course if you mouth breathe, then you will still have a leak issue.
I'll let others that actually are stomach sleepers advise.
INFORMATION ON APNEA BOARD FORUMS OR ON APNEABOARD.COM SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS MEDICAL ADVICE. ALWAYS SEEK THE ADVICE OF A PHYSICIAN BEFORE SEEKING TREATMENT FOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS, INCLUDING SLEEP APNEA. INFORMATION POSTED ON THE APNEA BOARD WEB SITE AND FORUMS ARE PERSONAL OPINION ONLY AND NOT NECESSARILY A STATEMENT OF FACT.
