palerider wrote:rockncountry101 wrote:because everyone else says the band is NOT adjustable. It just stretches. Please be patient as I am learning as I go.
the fact that it doesn't have velcro straps doesn't mean that it's not adjustable. watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MylY6a6KXMY
I have used the P10 mask for more than a year and watched the video. The straps REALLY are not adjustable if the headgear is too small for your head to start with. Someone on the moderated board posted they have a head size of 24 inches, the headgear is too small and the nasal pillows are squashed in their nose.This indicates the headgear is way too small for them, so possibly for rockncountry, with a head size of 23.5 inches.
Rockncountry, you need to go to a DME to try on a P10 and see if it fits on your head and if you can get nasal pillows that fit you comfortably. They are not supposed to be squished in your nose, and the headgear ideally is rather loose. I have the P10 and love it, but the straps are only adjustable to the extent that they can stretch in different directions so they fit on a person's head better, if the headgear fits their head to start with. If the headgear is too small, you will be able to modify it somehow, maybe cutting the straps and using velcro to enlarge them, which I think would be feasible.
The nasal pillows are pretty durable. I have used this mask for more than a year with the same nasal pillow=, but not with the regularity of cleaning recommended in the video. I doubt I'd still be using the same mask if I did because the pillows would probably have collapsed and the straps would likely have shrunk or stretched--not sure which. My philosophy with this mask has been "If it's not broke, don't fix it."
If the headgear and nasal pillows are big enough to fit you and you can adjust to nasal pillows, this is a very good mask--very lightweight. It provides very good therapy for me and a lot of others. There are three sizes of nasal pillows with the standard Airfit P!0 (small, medium and large). You won't know if any of them fit you until you try the headgear and nasal pillows.
It won't help you at all, but there is also a P10 For Her, which people on this board who have measured both say had the same size headgear as the standard P10. The difference is that the "For Her" headgear is pink and the nasal pillow sizes are XS, Small and Medium. The standard P10 has gray/blue headgear.
I would not buy this mask with your head size unless you first try it on. It would probably need modifications to enlarge the headgear using velcro or something that would make the headgear larger for you.
Started CPAP 12/18/09 Pressure 13. Changed to APAP 1/18/10, Pressure 10-16. 4/2014:Switched to AirFit P10 mask. PR System One REMstar Auto Series 550 with A-Flex for 5.5 years. 7/2015 to present: AirSense 10 AutoSet FOR HER. Range: 10-20