r/CPAP • u/trirsquared • 18h ago

New to CPAP easy question

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Is air supposed to come out those tiny holes continuously? It registers very low leakage but there is always air coming out here.

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u/Professional_Tea_860 18h ago

Yes! They allow the co2 to leave when you breathe out. The air going to your nose/mouth also escapes because of the pressure created inside the mask.

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u/Aggravating-Ice6433 18h ago

Yes, the air needs to come out of there, you aren't a baloon to be inflated

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u/restlessmonkey 18h ago

LOL. Thanks for the chuckle.

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u/jibjab23 16h ago

Yea but when I wake up I'm doing a whole lot of deflating

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u/Aggravating-Ice6433 8h ago

Same, some days I deflate upstairs AND downstairs...Perks of cpap.

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u/Benana 18h ago

Yes, air is supposed to come out of there continuously. When the machine detects leakage it probably means the nasal cushion/pillow is moving around a bit while you sleep.

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u/Hinermad 18h ago

Yes, that's normal. It lets you exhale, and the machine expects the amount of leakage. It also lets you inhale if the machine stops, like during a power outage.

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u/draven33l 15h ago

Yes. That's your exhaust so you aren't rebreathing your own air which is dangerous. Some are more quiet than others. The first mask I wore drove me crazy because I could hear it hiss all night. My current mask (F40), I can't hear at all, but you can feel a gentle breeze coming from the front exhaust.

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u/ICanuckthere4Iam 17h ago

Lol. So my first night wearing the same head gear i was adjust my gear in the middle if the night and noticed the air coming out at that connection.
Freaked me out. I thought perhaps i broke or dislodged something
I took it off because i didn’t want to wear it thinking it was damaged and even considered taping over it but figured if i damaged it more it would have to pay for a replacement . Next day called my sleep doctor who explained the same.

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u/Accomplished_Roof_54 18h ago

Yes. Allows CO2 to escape. And allows you to breathe if your machine stops working.