Nasal pillows - ever tried trimming a too-small size to fit?

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Nasal pillows - ever tried trimming a too-small size to fit?

Post by desiderata » Wed Feb 06, 2019 3:18 pm

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Re: Nasal pillows - ever tried trimming a too-small size to fit?

Post by LSAT » Wed Feb 06, 2019 3:39 pm

What have you got to lose by trying? You already have pillows that are not right.

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Re: Nasal pillows - ever tried trimming a too-small size to fit?

Post by zonker » Wed Feb 06, 2019 6:05 pm

desiderata wrote:
Wed Feb 06, 2019 3:18 pm
I have extra pillows in sizes too small for use as-is. Have you ever cut the opening larger and did it work out?
here's some talk about that-

viewtopic/t174619/Airfit-P10-Pillow-con ... rflow.html
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Re: Nasal pillows - ever tried trimming a too-small size to fit?

Post by RogerSC » Wed Feb 06, 2019 7:56 pm

Yes, I've done that. You need some precision cutters, but if you get it right it works fine. I'm sure that the URL that was given above will talk about the tools that you need. If that one doesn't, there are other postings about how to do this that you can find via searching.

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Re: Nasal pillows - ever tried trimming a too-small size to fit?

Post by chunkyfrog » Wed Feb 06, 2019 10:33 pm

Best to have spares--just in case.
Some have a feathered edge (tapered), so the new edge could be stiffer.

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