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Curious if anyone knows if there are BIPAP masks that have been made with a lock mechanism, so that a patient cannot involuntarily rip the mask off at night?
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Short answer, no. Long answer - keep working with using it. Encouraging statements and positive reinforcement when using the interface correctly and gently guide back to using it when the person wakes-up at night to put it back on. Really, no harm, no foul.
If there are other features why the mask is needing to come off, such as feeling air hungry/starved, then a C' report needs to be looked over carefully to see if there is enough pressure being generated to help keep the airway open while asleep but in reality a good review of what's happening in using the device needs to be looked at to ensure there isn't anything being left uncovered.
If there are other features why the mask is needing to come off, such as feeling air hungry/starved, then a C' report needs to be looked over carefully to see if there is enough pressure being generated to help keep the airway open while asleep but in reality a good review of what's happening in using the device needs to be looked at to ensure there isn't anything being left uncovered.