major leaking issue

I have the anti-leak strap from Padacheek that Pugsy mentions above - it works. Also the mask liners from padacheek are great -- they attach to your mask and will not ball up or otherwise move.

i know i am leaking is because a. i know how to read the data on the machine. b. its the leaking that is waking me up... i have the data but i am not sure how to upload it..

Joe, here is how you can upload the image. Pugsy has a nice write-up.

viewtopic/t62890/Upload-graphs.html#p587696

that doesn't say how to upload something onto this sight, just says how to screen shot stuff. which i know how to do

Joe, you don't upload here but link the img here. Once you upload to photobucet or something similar, it will give you the IMG link. Post that here, highlight the link, and then select the IMG button above and it will show the graphic on your post.

All the information on how to post the reports was there in that link if you had read what I typed.
I have how to do screen shots included because not everyone knows how or what to do or even how to save a file.
Perhaps I should separate the paragraphs..first part on how to do a screen shot and second paragraph on how to get the image uploaded so it can be shown in a post here.

Open the image to full size so it is easily read.
I use Vista snipping tool to create a screen shot and crop the image at the same time.
Prt/scr key will also take a screen shot if using XP. If laptop is used sometimes the Fn key has to be pushed at the same time as the prt/scr key
I think windows 7 has the snipping tool.
Once the screen shot is created save it in jpg format.


Upload the image to a host site. I use Photobucket it is free, there are others.
Once the image is uploaded then copy the ENTIRE IMG address. Be sure to include the opening and closing IMG in brackets. Paste that copied address into a post here.
Use the preview button. If you can't see the image try again because if you can't see it we can't.

Recently I had a problem with leaking. I didnt know it was leaking all I knew was I didnt feel so good for the past two days. I decided to have a look at the last 2 days so I took out the card and had a look at the data. Leaks everywhere. I must just sleep through them. My softgel cushion was 6 months old so I fitted a new one and presto ...all fixed. I think I will throw them away after 3 months even if they seem ok.

Sorry i was confused.. i am who typically post things on sites where everyone can see.

http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g37 ... hibitc.png

this is all the data off of sleepyhead for the last month

how about a single night individual report with the graph showing a single night leak line?

Like this one from my BiPap report.

http://i1098.photobucket.com/albums/g37 ... -12-11.png


let me know if this works for what you need

So is this a typical night? I see you only used the machine for about 1 hour. I've also never seen a leak line that smooth before. Your total AHI is not all that bad, but the high level of leak for this short period of time has me perplexed as it looks so strange to start with. It's a nice smooth pattern vs the more jagged pattern most graphs will show. Have you inspected the mask to ensure there is not something leaking that shouldn't be? Is the hose all okay (no teeth marks from cats or dogs) and firmly attached to the unit?

Is there more data you could share or is this it?

John

i don't know what else to post.. I am not sure why its saying only an hours. I use it every night all night.. I know the ahi, isn't bad but its the leaking that is affecting my sleep and keeping me awake. I am ordering a cover and and anti-leak strap from pada cheek tomorrow for my mask and hoping for a back.

The scale in sleepy head has got zoomed in to a single hour on the graphs. No big deal. If you right click mouse several times it will zoomback out or so like I do just Go back to another day...then switch back to this day. Don't attempt to zoom in on any details or events and your graphs should start and the beginning of the night and it at wake up.

Unless the top line of the leak line graphs spend a whole lot of time near, at or over the 90 L/min line your leak is acceptable on paper.
Top leak line is Total Leak line which is vent rate plus excess leak.
Bottom leak line is an approximation of excess leak only.
Respironics never gives us a clearly defined "LARGE LEAK" number but it seems to be around 90 L/min total leak.

Now if small leaks wake you up then they are unwanted but from this one hour showing, which was below the 90 L/min line, though close, the leak was not large enough to really impact therapy. The machine can compensate for a good sized leak.

I am going to pull your image into this post we can see it easily. When we are responding to something it helps us to keep the image in front of us. I can't see it when I type because it isn't in front of me easily. I am all for easy when I can. So I am going to fix it so you don't have to link to it.
Hope you don't mind.

Here is an example of time scale and why your leak graph looks funky at one hour.

Here is an all night leak line for my machine. More like what you would expect.


I zoomed in on approx the 1 AM to just a little past the 2 AM mark since that is obviously the most active leak time on the all night graph line above and I get this below. It looks funky too but is due to time scale.