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Large mask leaks=my very poor sleep

Posted by - Sleepy Coote on March 18, 2003 at 05:53:56:

Well, I woke up close to 4 A.M. today drenched in sweat after a highly restless, shallow sleep and unsettling dreams. After returning from a trip to the restroom I discovered my bedding to be thoroughly drenched in sweat. My first thought? Bad flu or cold.

However, when I looked at my overnight sleep data, I discovered that my sweat-drenched awakening culminated after nearly an hour and a half of continuously sleeping with "large mask leaks" by my AutoPAP's definition (greater than 75 LPM by definition). Apparently I had severely knocked my mask ajar in my sleep. The AutoPAP could not even detect, log, or respond to a single sleep event that entire time my mask was severely askew. The machine can compensate for mask leaks, but only within reasonable limits----and this was the first time I had ever exceeded those limits for more than but a moment or two.

Apparently the end result was exactly as if I slept nearly an hour-and-a-half without CPAP. Made me once again appreciate the nightly benefits of my flow generator. Also made me appreciate that I have been lucky enough to find a comfortable, leak-free mask (except for last night!).

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