need rest, looking for advice- have SleepHQ
I've gotten desperate and could use some advice (and incase I'm heading in a strange direction- some warnings)
my sleep therapist only looked at compliance. our meeting got and stayed quiet.
for the last year sleep has been progressively worse. I can only sleep for about 2-3 hours at a time (up to 4 hours a couple of times a week), wake up (sometimes gasping, sometimes bloated stomach) to my mask farting into my face, I wash my face and adjust my mask and sleep for another couple of hours before doing it again.
I'm 220s lbs (actively losing weight), normally sleep on my back- trying to sleep on my side
maybe my greasy face- before going to bed I wash my face, shave, tried oil control/mattifying moisturizers and no product, but I know my facial grease is an issue because it makes the silicone slippery- sometimes I wake up and I can't tighten the straps enough to prevent leaks
maybe my mask's fit- I loosen the straps so the masks stays on my face and then have to tighten when I wake up to keep it on my face... tried keeping it tight- didn't help, and I get sores on the back of my head
maybe the equipment- swapped from old airsense10 to airsense11 (about a month ago), I can switch to a brand new cushion and still have this problem. I purchased more cushions and replaced frequently, I tried different masks- Mirage quattro, F10, F20- airfit and airtouch, and different sizes... I'm really trying to make it work with airtouch (the foam still works with the facial oil) ...... maybe it's my facial structure- going to try airfit f40 and F&P evora- in the mail now..
cpap settings- I changed pressure from the 5-20 (recently)... upped the min (thought it would help prevent events) and decreased the max (hoping to prevent air in stomach), increased the EPR, increased the humidity... but I think I need to keep changing settings...
can you guys give me some advice?
sleepHQ https://sleephq.com/public/16b8081c-e2b7-4043-a42e-b36d21957cba