Fixing and Preventing Mask Leaking with CPAP Masks

By Gavin | August 08, 2019

I'm a registered sleep technician and I just wanted to review how to fix minor leaks in CPAP masks.

This is a full face ResMed Quattro full five face mask because they have such a large surface area, they tend to get a lot of leaks with them. As you can see the silicone material, it's very soft, but it's able to bend very easily, so it can create.

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Release the mask and let it fall back onto your face

If you over tighten it, it increases, if you move all kinds of different scenarios we'll call it to cause a decrease. Assuming you have this fit well which you probably do, hopefully, a professional went over it with you.

The easiest thing to do when you have it on and it's leaking is to grab the entire mask, pull it away, it's going to allow any of those creases to flatten out, and then you just release the mask and let it fall back onto your face. It is easiest to do this.

When the air pressure is turned off, if the air is on, all that air is coming out, it's going to be pushing against that, and it won't even curl over, it'll be folded out. Here's what you want to do, I have it on the button, like Arizona.

Turn your CPAP machine back

I have a huge leak, the mask feels snug, it doesn't feel too tight, and everything even when it worked well, when I went to bed, so you need to grab the mask, you pull it away and drop it back on.

Sometimes it helps to move the mask around a bit, and oftentimes you might have to do this, anywhere from five times, sometimes just once will do it, but eventually, the silicone will reseat, you can go ahead and turn your CPAP machine back on and go back to sleep.