The Two Types of CPAP Mask Leak

There is intentional leak, which every mask is designed to produce, and unintentional leak, which is the kind that undermines your therapy. ResMed machines only report the second, so a reading of zero is possible but rare. Knowing the difference tells you when a refit is genuinely needed.

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