Nasal Pillows Masks for Slotted Nares

My wife uses the current Dreamware (not the gel). She sleeps on her side and turns about quite a bit. The mask can get pushed off the nose as the cheek rubs against the pillow. I sometimes wonder why they didn't add lower straps to keep it in place better.

On the plus side, the side tubes both flow air, so while sleeping on one side closes off one tube, you still have full air flow through the other side. She does like it.

Ed

Pugsy wrote:by Pugsy on Yesterday, 10:16 am
snip .... The next on my list to try...

Pugsy wrote:by Pugsy on Yesterday, 3:12 pm

DreamStalker wrote:Unless you are a back sleeper who stays put on your back all night long .... you probably won't like it.

I've not tried that Dreamware, but I can tell by the design that it is not side sleeper friendly. I no longer remember the name of the mask but I tried a similar design way back in my early days and when you try and sleep on your side, the pillows get pushed out of the nares ... terrible design for side sleepers or those who toss and turn like I do.

I actually have tried and successfully used the DreamWear and I sleep 90% of the time on my side. It handles all my tossing and turning flawlessly. Due to back issues I really spend little time on my back.

The DreamWear is nothing like that thing that we used years ago...and I tried that first thing back when I first started therapy too and it was awful. The DreamWear really isn't a problem for side sleepers at all. I thought it might bug me but it didn't at all. The silicone used is much, much softer and more flexible.

The DreamWear was remarkably stable and I am tossing and turning all night. I can't stay in any one position very long.
So don't pooh pooh it off totally unless you actually try it. It's nothing at all like that old mask we tried way back when we were in the Dark Ages.
It didn't replace the P10 for preference simply because of one of my own personal preferences which is minimal headgear but I used it for probably 2 months and decided to keep it just in case I couldn't use nasal pillows for some reason (thinking bad pimple or something) and then I loaned it to someone and they wanted it so badly because they loved it that they swapped something they had that I could use for it. I planned to get another DreamWear at my next insurance mask allowance to replace it because I liked it that much. Now I will wait just a little bit and use that mask allowance for when this new mask gets released. I still have a bit of time before my insurance allows a new mask anyway.

So whichever comes first...either cpap.com getting it or my insurance allowance allows me to get one for just my copay...I plan on getting it and I actually think I will probably like it and have good success with it.
Now will it replace the P10...dunno yet and I am not unhappy with the P10. I just like trying new stuff just for the breaking the boredom thing.

Well that was a quick 6-hour nap trial

Anyway ... this was the horrible one with a similar design that I had tried years ago ... it was called the "Bravo".

Regardless of how the air hoses were positioned: on sides ...

or over top of the head ...

The design was a disaster for me. The pillows would get pushed out to the opposite side away from the bed pillow when sleeping on my side.

palerider wrote:

Pugsy wrote:

DreamStalker wrote:I've not tried that Dreamware, but I can tell

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So don't pooh pooh it off totally unless you actually try it.

Wise words, that apply to many things.

The only wise words that apply to the many on this forum is to totally pooh pooh off all of your comments.

DreamStalker wrote:Anyway ... this was the horrible one with a similar design that I had tried years ago ... it was called the "Bravo".

Yep. I tried that one too way back in the first 6 months of therapy where I was trying every mask I could get my hands on and they had the cpapauction going on and a person could get a used mask for $20.
I agree...it was a failure for more than one reason.

The DreamWear feels nothing like that Bravo felt. The DreamWear actually disappears which is what a mask is supposed to do.
The Bravo was like laying on huge round hard globs of plastics.

Now I am not saying that you would love the DreamWear... you still might not like it but I am just saying maybe don't discourage others from trying it based on your own past experience with a crap mask that was sort of similar.
Apples and oranges comparison. It's not fair to the DreamWear which is a totally different mask.

The hardest thing for me to get used to with the DreamWear was the feeling of the air being blown against the nostrils instead of directly into the nostril. After using nasal pillows for so long I associate any air on the nostril as leak and it was a bit of an adjustment to break that association with the cushion on the DreamWear and not think it was leaking a tiny bit.

I can't believe that the Bravo is still available at cpap..
They can't be selling very many of them even with the cheap price.

I am looking forward to the new design that married the nasal cushion on the DreamWear to the gel nasal pillows of the Nuance.
Looks interesting and that's all it takes for me to want to try something...that it looks interesting. It's not that I am unhappy with what I am using but I do like to just scratch the curiosity itch whenever I can. Besides someone has to try the new stuff and then nit pick it to death so that others can have some sort of an idea what it is like. It's a dirty job but someone has to do it and I like doing dirty jobs as long as they look interesting.
I don't do full face masks though. They don't interest me and I can't stand anything on the bridge of my nose so that pretty much eliminates all the full face masks but a couple. I will leave FFM nit picking to someone else.

Pugsy wrote:

DreamStalker wrote:Anyway ... this was the horrible one with a similar design that I had tried years ago ... it was called the "Bravo".

Yep. I tried that one too way back in the first 6 months of therapy where I was trying every mask I could get my hands on and they had the cpapauction going on and a person could get a used mask for $20.
I agree...it was a failure for more than one reason.

The DreamWear feels nothing like that Bravo felt. The DreamWear actually disappears which is what a mask is supposed to do.
The Bravo was like laying on huge round hard globs of plastics.

Now I am not saying that you would love the DreamWear... you still might not like it but I am just saying maybe don't discourage others from trying it based on your own past experience with a crap mask that was sort of similar.
Apples and oranges comparison. It's not fair to the DreamWear which is a totally different mask.

The hardest thing for me to get used to with the DreamWear was the feeling of the air being blown against the nostrils instead of directly into the nostril. After using nasal pillows for so long I associate any air on the nostril as leak and it was a bit of an adjustment to break that association with the cushion on the DreamWear and not think it was leaking a tiny bit.

I can't believe that the Bravo is still available at cpap..
They can't be selling very many of them even with the cheap price.

I am looking forward to the new design that married the nasal cushion on the DreamWear to the gel nasal pillows of the Nuance.
Looks interesting and that's all it takes for me to want to try something...that it looks interesting. It's not that I am unhappy with what I am using but I do like to just scratch the curiosity itch whenever I can. Besides someone has to try the new stuff and then nit pick it to death so that others can have some sort of an idea what it is like. It's a dirty job but someone has to do it and I like doing dirty jobs as long as they look interesting.
I don't do full face masks though. They don't interest me and I can't stand anything on the bridge of my nose so that pretty much eliminates all the full face masks but a couple. I will leave FFM nit picking to someone else.

Same here. I went through a couple of dozen masks during my first year or so. FF and nasal cushion masks were quickly kicked to the curb. I noticed that any pressure around the bridge of my nose would cut off blood circulation to my sensitive capillary vessels causing me sinus congestion. I also tried the nasal prongs but they were not for me either. That left me with only the nasal pillow mask designs to try out. I became attracted to the ResMed Swift LT and similar designs like Opus and Aloha because they worked well with my side sleeping positions and hose management for tossing and turning.

To each their own but in the end, it always comes down to finding a mask that fits your unique face and head shape, is comfortable to wear all night long, and maintains a proper seal throughout the night.

The nasal pillows on the TAP PAP mask are independent of each other, so can be adjusted to whatever angle your nares require *smile*. And no head gear needed, also.

On the other hand, the mask is anchored to one's upper teeth, and so has a piece that goes through the lips. Whether you can use this mask is a matter for experimentation...it is working for my needs. Not that I like it, but it is working for me at the moment. It's a last resort for me, can't wait to get back to one of those angled nare masks *smile*.