This is my first post on this forum. (I have been "lurking" for a while. )Anyway, I'm hoping someone can answer this question.
I have a new ResMed Advantage S8 Auto-Pap. It's so little and portable! I had not had much success with the Swift nasal pillows, so I got a Fischer Paykel Flexifit 407 Nasal mask last week. I'm a side sleeping, pillow crunching ,tosser and turner, and someone suggested this one was good for sleepers like me.
Now,here is my complaint. It will sound very strange.
My mask is too comfortable. That's right, too comfortable. I'm not having any problems breathing in or out. My pressure is usually about a 9, and with the nasal pillows, I had a lot of trouble breathing out.
With this new mask, I have absolutley NO trouble breathing out, and I'm wondering if it's working right! The DME said this new Auto Pap is more sensitive to to exhaling pressure.
Since I am mixing brands, I am just wondering if these two are compatible.  There are settings for the mask type, but all of them are for Res Med masks. The DME is pretty clueless, and says the setting doesn't matter.
I do feel somewhat better after 3 nights on it, but, I am looking for "nirvana." I have had some daytime sleepiness and feel kind of "dinged in the head". I know it takes time.
Anyone?
Thanks so much.

lee lee wrote:

This is my first post on this forum. (I have been "lurking" for a while. )Anyway, I'm hoping someone can answer this question.
I have a new ResMed Advantage S8 Auto-Pap. It's so little and portable! I had not had much success with the Swift nasal pillows, so I got a Fischer Paykel Flexifit 407 Nasal mask last week. I'm a side sleeping, pillow crunching ,tosser and turner, and someone suggested this one was good for sleepers like me.
Now,here is my complaint. It will sound very strange.
My mask is too comfortable. That's right, too comfortable. I'm not having any problems breathing in or out. My pressure is usually about a 9, and with the nasal pillows, I had a lot of trouble breathing out.
With this new mask, I have absolutley NO trouble breathing out, and I'm wondering if it's working right! The DME said this new Auto Pap is more sensitive to to exhaling pressure.
Since I am mixing brands, I am just wondering if these two are compatible.  There are settings for the mask type, but all of them are for Res Med masks. The DME is pretty clueless, and says the setting doesn't matter.
I do feel somewhat better after 3 nights on it, but, I am looking for "nirvana." I have had some daytime sleepiness and feel kind of "dinged in the head". I know it takes time.
Anyone?
Thanks so much.

Sounds good.

I usually use a ResMed Ultra Mirage mask with an S7 machine. Some months back, following some rave reviews at our support meetings, I bought a Flexifit mask as a back up. It's terrific, particularly if you move about a bit while sleeping. The little guide rail is very helpful in this regard. I feel I have to use the Ultra Mirage, to get the value out of it, but I do enjoy using the Flexifit.

Too comfortable, its a great way to describe the feeling of being 'at one' with your cpap equipment. I believe that you are also getting the benefits. I can be a bit of a preacher at times, but if the mask is right then everything else falls into place, as it has for you.

The S8 looks good........and certainly small.

Now for your pains.........you should start advocating (on this forum) the importance of the correct mask, whether it be the Flexifit or other brand.........it's not a one size fits all.

Kind regards,

Daniel


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The untreated Sleep Apnoea sufferer died quietly in his sleep.......
Unlike his three passengers who died screaming !!!!!!

(Anon)

I had a resmed S6 CPAP and was concerned about the small size of the airfilter and how quickly it bacame covered on the outside with dust, this CPAP  was  on the floor, generally recommended as the best place for it
am now using a new resmed S7 and the airfilter is astonishingly small, a piece of sponge about 1 cubic inch that will become covered with dust and perhaps blocked very quickly

I can only imagine these 2 machines are not intended to be placed on the floor, but somewhere higher where there is less dust
all other CPAPs seen have much larger airfilters

any comments

lynn543 wrote:

I had a resmed S6 CPAP and was concerned about the small size of the airfilter and how quickly it bacame covered on the outside with dust, this CPAP  was  on the floor, generally recommended as the best place for it
am now using a new resmed S7 and the airfilter is astonishingly small, a piece of sponge about 1 cubic inch that will become covered with dust and perhaps blocked very quickly

I can only imagine these 2 machines are not intended to be placed on the floor, but somewhere higher where there is less dust
all other CPAPs seen have much larger airfilters

any comments

Hi Lynn,

Are you sure it's an S7. The filter is about 3 to 4 inches long and slots into a plastic holder at the rear of the machine.
They are disposable filters and should be changed every 3 months or so depending on the atmosphere.

I rent/lease my S7 and thankfully the DME sends me 2 filters ever 6 months, in the post. It is built into the rental charge.

A certain amount of dust and grime builds up on the ouitside of the filter, but it's harmless as it never finds its way through the filter.

My original machine (Seafam, made in France) had a tiny sponge like filter, which was not disposable. You had to remove it and give it a good squeeze under the tap, dry it out and replace it.

Daniel


_________________
The untreated Sleep Apnoea sufferer died quietly in his sleep.......
Unlike his three passengers who died screaming !!!!!!

(Anon)