Involuntarily awake.

[dsrtao]

The downside of being a cyborg: mechanical failure can cause mental and physical damage.

In this case, the valve on my mask has started whistling erratically. Loudly, too. Enough to wake me up, among others.

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[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

Mmmhum.

My hubby's does that too, although it seems to be the cushy gel section doing the whistling. Usually re-seating it works, or making the straps tighter. I think we're on the third mask now; they will send out another one for no apparent charge. (We don't see statements unless there's a problem, so I don't really know.)

[elizabear.livejournal.com]

It sounded like five or six balloons squeaking.

If you sleep on your side

[metageek.livejournal.com]

The last time I had that trouble, it was because I was sleeping on my side, and the mask was getting pushed against my pillow. I googled around and found a good suggestion: sleep with the mask sticking out over the edge of the pillow.

(I'm supposed to sleep on my back, but I can never get to sleep that way.)

Re: If you sleep on your side

[dsrtao]

It's not the seal, it's the valve. I shift between back (no pillow) and both sides (doubled-pillow, face hanging over the edge) all night long.

Re: If you sleep on your side

[metageek.livejournal.com]

Ah! Yeah, I don't think I've had that problem, then.

I've had two masks break on me, though, apparently because I had them too tight. When they're too loose, though, they whistle.

Re: If you sleep on your side

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

And then I have to poke him to get him to wake up and shift the darn thing. It's fun all around at 2am.

[n2mlq.livejournal.com]

is this enough reason to always mount a scratch monkey?

Seriously, masks have an estimated life expectancy of 90-120 days according to Blue Cross. I keep the last one around as a spare (the comfort gel I prefer has a single weak point in the strap attachment point)

I still have a supply of other random spare bits like hoses left over from Bobbi. There is one sapre machine left, the other one went to someone who has no insurance and who's machine broke.