S11 Setup presentation
Oxford Sleep and Ventilation S11 CPAP Setup (pdf)
Video resources on starting CPAP
Resmed videos
Cleaning your CPAP
This is Resmed's official website and has a list of step-by-step instructions on how to properly clean your mask, tubing and humidifier.
How to clean your CPAP machine - Resmed UK
Instructional videos
These show the Airsense 10 and a nasal mask. There are many different types of mask that can cover just the nose, or the nose and mouth.
Please see a complete list of fitting videos below. The most immediately useful videos are numbers three to six.
Sleep Apnoea Overview - Resmed UK
Oxford Sleep Unit video
Blake Marsh, Lead Physiologist at the Oxford Sleep Unit, goes through the use of CPAP step by step, demonstrating one of CPAP machines used by the service.
This video is slightly out of date, the paperwork has now changed, and we use a variable pressure APAP rather than fixed pressure CPAP.
CPAP equipment demo - Blake Marsh
Fitting different masks, and air leaks
Nasal masks
AirFit N20 Nasal mask: How to fit your mask
Resmed AirFit™ P10 - Fitting your nasal pillows mask
Nose and mouth masks
AirFit F20 Full Face mask: How to fit your mask
Fitting tips | Full face CPAP mask | Resmed AirFit™ F30
Resmed AirFit F40: Your full face mask fitting guide - myAir
Philips Respironics complete mask fitting playlist
Adjusting the DreamWisp minimal contact nasal mask for leaks | Philips | Sleep and Respiratory Care
A patient's experience
Learning to cope with CPAP and experiencing the benefits:
Tips for making CPAP sleep apnoea therapy more comfortable
What is obstructive sleep apnoea?
This video is a a longer interview between Prof John Stradling and Sleep Nurse Beccy Mullins discussing the causes and consequences of sleep apnoea.
Resmed - Expert advice - Professor John Stradling
Sizing guide for the Resmed F20 nose and mouth mask
Use this sizing guide to help choose the right sized mask. The F20 is our commonest mask and the nearest to a one-size-fits-all mask. Measure the distance from the position marked by the top arrow (on the bridge of the nose) down to just below the bottom lip (in inches).
If 3.5 inches, then a small may fit best; 4 inches, then medium (the most common size required); and 4.5 inches, then large. This is only approximate.
Sizing guide for the Resmed N20 nasal mask
Use this sizing guide to help choose the right sized mask.
The N20 is our most common nasal mask. Measure the width of the widest part of your nose.
If this is up to 1.5 inches, then a small may fit best; if 1.5 to 2 inches, then medium; over 2 inches, then large. This is only approximate.
Useful websites
Hope2sleep
Hope2sleep sells extra equipment to make using CPAP and NIV more comfortable.
Sleep Apnoea Trust Association (SATA)
SATA provides help and advice on a range of issues including driving and the DVLA, and going into hospital.
Use of a supportive app
This promotional web page describes the use of an app to help keep track of how your use of CPAP is going. It includes some videos of patients' experiences.
It only applies to certain (later) Resmed CPAP machines.
Home Mechanical Ventilation in Partnership
For patients on non-invasive ventilation (NIV).
