Aura, Swift, Breeze, which is the most quiet?

rock and roll · Post by **rock and roll** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 9:20 pm

I thought I had posted this earlier but I must of had a senior moment as I can't find it. To those of you that have tried all, which is the easiest to sleep with. I will be ordering one tomorrow?

wading thru the muck! · Post by **wading thru the muck!** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 9:42 pm

Easiest to sleep with: The aura

Quietest: The breeze

Easiest to travel with: The Swift

I guess you'll have to buy all three.

rock and roll · Post by **rock and roll** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 10:06 pm

Gee Wader, that narrows it down for me. Let try again, to an affirmed Activa lover, which I know you are/were, which would be the best to have as a change of pace if you were to buy one based on averaging the three features you named out.

Consider, my Nasal-Air I drives me nuts!

I do travel a bunch, lug the stuff through the airports all the time. But, as a mask can't be to bad to lug versus the unit as a whole, is the breeze and Aura that bulky. The Activa is no problem.

I also, true to my name R and R, I ROCK AND ROLL a lot at night, am not a back sleeper and am on the move constantly.

wading thru the muck! · Post by **wading thru the muck!** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 10:32 pm

If you travel a lot, get the Swift. It is virtually unbreakable and packs well. The other two may arrive in pieces if accidentally sat on.

rock and roll · Post by **rock and roll** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 10:49 pm

Hmm, had not thought of that. Don't usually sit on masks but I do put bag in overhead bins. Hmm, I was this close () to an Aura tomorrow due to all saying it was so comfortable. Breeze my brother loves but he does break alot now that I think of it. What is the latest consensus on the Swift pro or con?

rested gal · Post by **rested gal** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 4:24 am

If you're going to travel a lot, the Swift would probably be best, as Wader suggested. It would probably stand up very well to all kinds of overhead bin abuse. It's also the noisiest of the three you're considering.

As much as I love the Aura (my favorite mask) I'd suggest that guys with big nostril openings hold off until Aeiomed comes out with Extra Large nasal pillows for the Aura. I have small, or at most "average woman's" nares - it takes the Large nasal pillows for the Aura to seal perfectly for me. Most men are probably going to need the (as yet, not available) Extra Large pillows for the Aura.

Noise? vs Travel? Even if the Swift is too much "sound" for you, you might want to have one as an emergency extra mask to take it along when you're flying. You might find it suits you well all the time, anyway.

Sleeping With The Enemy · Post by **Sleeping With The Enemy** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:24 am

I think it also depends on what positions you sleep in. I am partial to sleeping on my tummy and I kind of bend my knee out, if that makes sense.

I just picked up the Aura. I think I may have to make some "RG Adjustments" but I've tried the Breeze and Swift and like this Aura the best out of the pillows.

UKnowWhatInSeattle · Post by **UKnowWhatInSeattle** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 3:06 pm

Lately, I've been switching on and off between the Breeze and Swift. Noise is my biggest issue with masks and I wasn't very happy with the Swift at first. The often-mentioned "snork1" fix which is to insert a small piece of very open mesh (fabric like tulle (sp?), material from net bags like Clementine oranges come in , or my favorite, mosquito netting) breaks up the airflow enough to make the Swift much quieter; on a par with the Breeze. I'm primarily a side sleeper and the Breeze holds a seal the best for me, but the Swift is great for travel.

Janelle · Post by **Janelle** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 8:42 pm

Personally, I had more inhalation noise with the Breeze than the Swift, so I guess I have one of the quieter Swift models, since I can barely hear myself inhaling, and I have also found if I rotate it forward or backward, as the directions suggest, I can make it noisier or quieter. When I put in mesh it is totally silent, probably like your Activa. I travel a lot and take my Swift, tube, 420E, cords and all in the PB bag supplied with the 420 and still have room for a Dreamfoam lumbar support pillow, a paperback or hardback, nasal spray and a few other things I can put in there at the last moment. I usually keep it under the seat, not in the overhead.
You really need to wear the Swift rather loosely, but I've found that even tossing and turning from side to side I never lose a seal on the nasal pillows (I use the med. tried the large and they leaked like crazy) and I mostly side sleep. I've used it for 3 months and am not even actually looking for another mask, except since my insurance will buy me one now to replace the original Breeze, I'm thinking of trying an Aura, especially since they have a return guarantee.

VancouverBreeze · Post by **VancouverBreeze** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 11:45 pm

Hey all

I had been thoroughly pleased with the Breeze...but for the avid followers of this site you may know my hair was not.

So I tried the swift...with great trepidation given everything I keep hearing about, well, hearing the swift while sleeping!

To my great surprise...it's really not that bad for me. I too played around with it, and certainly found it to be bearable. Especially if you are using a c-flex machine which already makes more noise than one without...I really doubt you will notice the extra noise. I too give it BIG thumbs up for travelling...the breeze is kinda bulky because you can't fold it, and you can't put it with anything heavy lest it breaks.

I haven't tried the aura because that beast looks even more hair hungry than the breeze!!! For those who have great hair and don't travel, the breeze was probably a little more comfortable than the swift...but I'm still VERY happy with the swift, and the noise, which seems to be the #1 drawback to it, is really not a problem for me.

I should be Vancouver swift now...but for any of you who have travelled/lived her...you will know that we vancouverites don't do anything swiftly!!

Cheers all!
Happy hosing!
Darren

rock and roll · Post by **rock and roll** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 12:07 am

Vancouver is gorgeous. I have been there several times and loved it every time. Met up with a bear one on one in North Vancouver one spring, what a rush. She was with cubs and warned me frightfully, but she did not try to attack me even though I was ten feet from her.

Now on thread, if travel was not the issue, just noise and comfort, which would it be?

VancouverBreeze · Post by **VancouverBreeze** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 12:34 pm

Hey bear avoiding, mac-using, rock and roller!

On comfort....here's my take...and again, i don't know the aura.

If you sleep on your back most, the swift is better. It stays in my nostrils better, no leaks, and it doesn't have that fairly large 'pad' at the back of you head like the breeze does.

Now...for side sleeping...I have to go with the breeze. Because of the width of the nose pad on the swift, it will press into the pillow, and consequently the swift will push a bit against my nostrils. Though this did not cause leaks in my case, it is something i'm trying to get used to.

My basic reason for the swift is that it offers a comparable sleep to the breeze, and the headgear does not sit on my head where it was causing me to lose my hair at the contact points of the headgear. Plus it made scratching my head difficult!!! heheh

To be honest...if pillows work for you, the differences between the breeze and swift are quite neglible in my honest opinion.

Darren

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 12:45 pm

Thanks,

I sleep on my side and stomach, never my back and I toss and turn ALOT!

Looking at prices the Breeze can be had for $82.50 right now the Swift for $118.50 and the Aura for $109. So many people jumped from the Swift for the Aura it makes me wonder. I like the Resmed products coming with carrying cases, how does the Breeze and Aura come packed? The swift like the Activa has a case.

One other factor, my 50 year old prostate has me getting up three times a night. The Activa has a quicl disconnect. How are the Aura, Breeze, and Swift at getting off fast and easy?

rock and roll · Post by **rock and roll** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 12:47 pm

#$^& software!

rested gal · Post by **rested gal** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 3:33 pm

Side and tummy sleeper? Toss and turn a lot? The Aura, hands down....IF the Large nasal pillows will be big enough for you. (Am assuming you got "guested", Rock; and that you are a guy.)

Nice thing about the Aura is that if it doesn't suit you, and if you buy it from an online store (check out "th's" posts) that is willing to take it back and refund your money, you have nothing to lose except a bit more time and the return shipping cost - just a few dollars. That's as close to getting to "try out" a mask as I've heard of, buying online.

The "cases" that ResMed masks come in are simply attractive soft pouches - not a case at all, if you're picturing something rigid and hard to protect a mask for travel packing or in airline overhead bins. There's no reason to select ResMed masks based on that, because it sure wouldn't be any protection at all. It's not really a "case." It's just a nice pouch.

If the Aura doesn't work, then the Breeze would be my choice for side/tummy sleeping. But Swift would be my choice for packing for travel. You'll have to figure out which is more important to you...I'd opt for the "sleep". And it's possible to pack a Breeze safely for travel - it's just going to take more thinking about it - perhaps a Tupperware type container that's long/wide enough to hold the Breeze. I'd stick a Swift in to take along too, though..just in case.