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I must be doing something very wrong. My nose mask worked great. As soon as I put the Mirage Full Face Quatro on, all I got was continuous air flow. If I opened my mouth, or just faked a snore, nothing happened. What could I be doing wrong?
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Hi Mickey
Welcome to the forum.
I fail to understand your question! Your mask makes no difference to the things you describe.
The 'C' of CPAP is for 'Constant'or 'Continuous'.
Can I take it that the differences you noticed resulted only from swapping the mask on the end of your hose - no changes to your machine?
Do you use a CPAP or an APAP?
Tigers FanRespironics REMstar 'M' Series APAP.
Resmed Mirage 'Quattro FX' Full Face Mask with a 'Quattro' headgear. -
If you open your mouth, the air may still be going through your nose.Comment
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Here is what I mean about my Mirage
With my old Nasal mask, if I opened my mouth with my nose mask, which I do when I snore, air rushed at an enormous speed down my throat. I understand this is to keep my air passage open. When I use the full face mask, nothing happens. If I fake snoring, there is no rush of air through my air passage.Comment
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But are you waking up with similar energy as the nasal mask gave you?
Do you perhaps have an Auto-CPAP with reporting to check the new mask is doing as well as the old one?
And did you consider a chin strap in combination with the nasal mask?Comment
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Originally posted by Mickey View Post
I suspect it is just a sensory difference. When you open your mouth with a nasal mask, air escapes from your mouth, giving that feeling of enormous rushing of air. With a full-face mask, when you open your mouth, no air escapes, hence no sensation of movement. It also means no loss of pressure so the air-source does not have to try and compensate and is therefore not any noisier
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