Putting on masks?

bmanley wrote:I'm looking at full masks because my doctor was thinking I might need one. Not sure I will get one other then it would be nice to have one in case I can't breath thru my nose when I'm not feeling good. But if I do need one I want to find out all I can to help pick one out

less rabid talking about it and more going and looking at a few would do you much more good.

palerider wrote:

bmanley wrote:I'm looking at full masks because my doctor was thinking I might need one. Not sure I will get one other then it would be nice to have one in case I can't breath thru my nose when I'm not feeling good. But if I do need one I want to find out all I can to help pick one out

less rabid talking about it and more going and looking at a few would do you much more good.

Well I'm waiting to get the new machine with data so I can see if I even need a mask, plus I don't want to make the drive to the DME until they get the machine in stock to pick it up. Just don't go that way for anything so it's a drive, 64 miles round trip. Without data I'm not going to know how well the mask works other then to see how it feels after a few nights of use. Unless the wife wakes me up because of leaks or I notice it for some reason I will not know. Since the drive is not short I wanted to consider everything I could before going and trying to find one that seems to fit in the store. They need to have a place you can lay down on a pillow and see how it feels when your on your side. I do most of my sleeping on my side.

I have a lot of arthritis in my hands, so I know what you're dealing with. I use the F10 FF... very easy to fasten, unlike my bras. which I can't hook at all so I keep them hooked and pull them on like a t-shirt. I used to have Quattro Air FF, which was also easy for me with the same type of hooks.

i've both the amara view and the airfit F20. the clips on the amara kind of snap on, they aren't too hard to use, but i do struggle at times as my hands don't work so well.

the F20 is amazing. the magnet clips are just awesome. all you have to do is get the strap close to the mask and the magnets will pull it into place. once in place, they do not move. to remove the clips, you just pull them forward a bit and the magnet releases. it's a great design.

i tried a phillips comfortgel blue full face mask, and the clips on that were much harder for me to use.

the F20 is really the best design i've seen for a strong clip that is easy to take of and put back on with very little effort.

You should have no problem with the Resmed F10. You may have problems with the Amara View because of the clips.

bambiying wrote:You should have no problem with the Resmed F10. You may have problems with the Amara View because of the clips.

My doc only had three masks in his office and the amara view was the one that looked the best because of how low it sat and not coming so far up on the nose. But when I started watching videos about the masks seeing the clips is what made me think about having trouble with it. Will have to try some when I get to the DME and see how well they work