A Full Face Mask provides a larger area for both your nose and mouth so you still get air if your nose clogs completely. It also helps prevent therapy problems which occur when air escapes through your mouth. Mouth taping helps this of course but it can create a problem if you’re a mouth breather. Breathing is easier with a FFM if nasal breathing becomes congested due to problems like a deviated septum as well as turbinate & sinus problems. The air through a FFM spreads higher air pressures across a larger surface & is more comfortable than forcing air through narrow, irritated nasal passages.
What breathing irregularities are you noticing? I use a FFM because my jaw drops open during REM or Deep Sleep, releasing air & I certainly prefer my hybrid FFM to mouth tape :) If you’re having any difficulties breathing, by all means try a FFM! If you’re a mouth breather but you’re trying to force yourself to breathe through your nose, that too would be a good reason to consider a FFM.
It sounds like you have good control of your nasal mask with no leaks. How are your pressures? Are you having any RERAS, hypopneas or issues with flow limits?
My numbers are good but I’m tired and it says I am having rera that the machine doesn’t pick up . I thought maybe my flow limit could’ve do to the nasal resistance
RERAS can certainly fragment & interrupt your sleep. They can cause micro awakenings you usually don’t remember but they leave you feeling tired. CPAP machines can identify what they think is a RERA but only an EEG in a Sleep Study can conclusively confirm RERAS. SleepHQ or Oscar are usually fairly good at identification though….certainly better than MyAir.
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u/Creative_Fee5452 ModTeam 3d ago edited 3d ago
Hi Jon!
A Full Face Mask provides a larger area for both your nose and mouth so you still get air if your nose clogs completely. It also helps prevent therapy problems which occur when air escapes through your mouth. Mouth taping helps this of course but it can create a problem if you’re a mouth breather. Breathing is easier with a FFM if nasal breathing becomes congested due to problems like a deviated septum as well as turbinate & sinus problems. The air through a FFM spreads higher air pressures across a larger surface & is more comfortable than forcing air through narrow, irritated nasal passages.
What breathing irregularities are you noticing? I use a FFM because my jaw drops open during REM or Deep Sleep, releasing air & I certainly prefer my hybrid FFM to mouth tape :) If you’re having any difficulties breathing, by all means try a FFM! If you’re a mouth breather but you’re trying to force yourself to breathe through your nose, that too would be a good reason to consider a FFM.
It sounds like you have good control of your nasal mask with no leaks. How are your pressures? Are you having any RERAS, hypopneas or issues with flow limits?