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Re: mouth breathing/tech says because pressure too low


Posted by Barb (Seatle) on August 17, 2000 at 12:59:43:

In Reply to: mouth breathing/tech says because pressure too low posted by pat/elko on August 15, 2000 at 11:42:24:

The way it was explained to me is that if the pressure is too low, it isn't enough to open the airway...so...the only place for the air to go when the airway collapses????? Out the mouth! In my case, no matter how high the pressure went, the mouth still popped open....

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