Sleep Apnea Masks

[Skyblue1202]

Hi there.

I'm on the resmed device airsense 10 elite with a full face mask.

However although I am using it each night I'm still waking up throughout the night and tired in the morning.

Im finding it hard with the full face mask so I'm just wondering if anyone else has this machine what masks they use?

I'm tracking my nightly usage and getting about 5 to 7 hours of the machine with no leakage but still getting recalling tired.

Could this still be a problem with my OSA or something else like my fibromyalgia for example.

Struggling but still using it but its definitely hard being a beginner with this thing on ever night.

Thanks

[JohnNicola]

Yes, Skyblue, it takes a while to get used to the full face mask. When I first started I had the nostril appliance, which did nothing for me. Moving to the full face mask took a lot of getting used to in my case, but it paid off. In your situation, I have no idea how the fibromyalgia may affect the wearing of the face mask - that is something another person could perhaps comment on from experience. I am happy not to need the CPAP any more because, when I had it I was well over weight. Since I lost 40 lbs over a few years, I no longer need the CPAP!

[Skyblue1202 in reply to JohnNicola]

Well done. And thanks.

[Jkf1]

I had to try 4 masks before I found one that worked for me...I use a nasal mask because I am mostly a nose breather. I still wake up alot, but not as much as I used too. I am 48 and going through menopause so my sleeping isn't very good.

[Rubymurray25]

When I was first put on Cpap over 2 years ago they started me off with nose cushions which were bad enough so I couldn't imagine a full mask, however as my leakage was bad the consultant insisted I wore a full mask, at that point I was actually getting use to the cushions so did a little research and thought I would give a chinstrap a try and that really did the trick, down from 68 episodes an hour to an average of 2 and leakage about 8 out of 24. I had to try about 6 different chinstraps and up with a Ruby one from USA. Good luck with it all.