3 Weeks and I'm Ready to Give Up

I'm just about sold on the P10s. My head is a little on the large side at 23.5 inches. Will that matter?

rockncountry101 wrote:I'm just about sold on the P10s. My head is a little on the large side at 23.5 inches. Will that matter?

the strap is adjustable.

You might look into the Amara View Full Face Mask as it doesn't have anything over the bridge of your nose and it is a newer mask on the market. I don't have it yet (will get it in the middle of August) but when I was fitted for it this month it was a really nice fit for me.

https://www.cpap.com/productpage/respir ... aQod3o4GEQ

rockncountry101 wrote:I'm just about sold on the P10s. My head is a little on the large side at 23.5 inches. Will that matter?

You need to go to a DME and try on a P10 and see if it fits on your head, unless someone here has the same size head you do. 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 have 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 pillows. If the headgear will fit you and you can adjust to nasal pillows, this is a very good mask--very lightweight and provides very good therapy for me and a lot of others. As for nasal pillows increasing a person's nostril size, I've never heard of that. 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.

MarylandCPAPer wrote:

rockncountry101 wrote:I'm just about sold on the P10s. My head is a little on the large side at 23.5 inches. Will that matter?

You need to go to a DME and try on a P10 and see if it fits on your head, unless someone here has the same size head you do. 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 have 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 pillows. If the headgear will fit you and you can adjust to nasal pillows, this is a very good mask--very lightweight and provides very good therapy for me and a lot of others. As for nasal pillows increasing a person's nostril size, I've never heard of that. 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.

Yes going somewhere you can try on a mask is a very good idea.

Pugsy wrote:

rockncountry101 wrote:
Main drawback for the P10 is for the people who have really large heads. The elastic might not stretch out enough.

The Swift FX nasal pillow does have more ability to fine tune the fitting adjustments.

Watch the fitting videos (available at the mask product page at cpap.com).

I'm one of those with the big head. You can tell that if regular winter caps for adults at the store usually don't fit. I find the p10 just a little too tight, although it is more stable than the Wisp. I put one strap on top of my head and that is working. Over time the straps stretch more. I get a sore nose though, so I will probably stay with the Wisp. Wisp is far more adjustable, but the back tends to slide up when I'm moving around. Still a work in progress.

SewTired wrote:I find the p10 just a little too tight, although it is more stable than the Wisp. I put one strap on top of my head and that is working. Over time the straps stretch more. I get a sore nose though, so I will probably stay with the Wisp. Wisp is far more adjustable, but the back tends to slide up when I'm moving around. Still a work in progress.

I think that there is always some little something on just about any mask out there that could stand improvement and that little something could very well vary from person to person depending on our personal preferences. Mask straps sliding upwards in the back is a common "problem" for a lot of people including myself especially since I prefer minimal mask/headgear and wear things really loose anyway.
Even the P10 will slide up on me sometimes but it rarely causes a problem (problem being either wake me up or big leaks). I have woke up with that back strap pretty much on the top of my head right next to the other strap (and the beginning of the night it always starts way down on the back of my head near my spine) and I still have a good seal with no leaks. After 6 years now...it's always a "work in progress"

Back to OP's wondering about size of the head and the P10.
For OP in this thread I am not sure that the P10 would be the best choice at the moment given the head sizing thing. It would fit but it might be initially uncomfortable. Heck, it made my nose sore for 3 days...not horribly sore but tiny bruised feeling sore. The Swift FX is more adjustable in terms of size and might be a better option in this situation....but with cpap.com free return insurance on the P10 I think it is worth a try for sure if someone is the least bit interested in the P10.