I have been through the adjustment process at length, during the day so that I wasn't trying to do it when I wanted to go to sleep. It's not me that the leak wakes up, it's my partner. I wear ear plugs while I sleep so I don't hear a thing, however she is awoken by what she describes as a noisy kettle boiling.library lady wrote:Two points I'd like to make:
1) Perhaps you need to play a bit more with your strap adjustment. Do it with the liner on.
2) While Pad-A-Cheek liners did not work for me, it was because the fabric bothered me. I started using RemZzz liners, and you might want to try those. I did find that Pad-A-Cheeks helped control and "quiet" the leaks.
Now, with the RemZzz liners, I rarely have a leak that wakes me. Some leakage will always occur even with a liner, and that's the reality. Straps need to be adjusted just so. Too tight or too loose, mask noises and leaks will be worse. Have you tried the Mask Fit feature of your machine?
The reason I chose Pad-A-Cheek over the RemZzz liners was because I often find myself having to itch under my mask, which I do with a cotton bud. With the RemZzz liners not actually being attached to the mash I suspected that they might take offence at the mask movement and move or curl.
I slept without the liner last night and had no leaks, and not so much itching either. Maybe my face is getting used to it, and I work from home so I don't have to leave the house with 'mask face' thankfully.
This. I had the same doubt - it's simple physics. For me it wasn't about preventing leaks, it was about making the mask more comfortable. Whilst comfort has been achieved, I have leaks with the liner which cancel out it's benefit.Jay Aitchsee wrote:It is my opinion, after trying the two commercial types and homemade, that these liners do not prevent leaks, but quite them so that any leaks aren't as disturbing to some. All liners that I have tried have actually increased the reported leak rate (sometimes dramatically). I believe some find just quieting the leaks effective, I do not.
As far as preventing leaks goes, I've never understood how placing porous material between skin and silicon could prevent leaks.