yaconsult wrote:I am curious what percentage of people use the different types of masks. We are all different and what works well for one can be horrible for another. Nasal pillows work the best for my high pressure needs. How about you?
I have changed the poll choices to match the mask types available on cpap.com. You can see pictures of the different mask types here:
https://www.cpap.com/cpap-masks.php
Use RP WISP nasal mask since Aug 2013. But since summer 2014 had issues with
1 It rising up in the back of my head
2. the straps where it connect to the silicone seems to fold my ear lobes over and it hurt.
Seems the silicone does not sit low enough on my face.
If the face frame was just 1 inch lower and if the head gear in the lower part of it was
just one inch lower - I wouldn't have any ear issues.
I'm hoping to find a nasal pillow that works where my ear lobes are not compromised when I sleep.
It hurts my ears some nights. And the stupid headgear does ride up in the back. I think
these people that make these things - I don't think they understand the issues that women
face if they use a CPAP Mask. I have hair below my shoulders and I'm not going to cut it at all.
Growing it out to make me look my age.
May be someday there will be a better standard of care for sleep apnea -
but for now it is CPAP and headgear hair. Oh and red marks on face
which is due to the strap being so tight. (It has to be tight or there will be leaks in the mask).
If these engineers and designers of all these CPAP Masks only understood
our issues.