Tummie sleepers

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Tummie sleepers

Post by lookingforrest » Wed Jan 18, 2006 2:51 pm

Needing help finding a good mask for a tummie sleeper with lots of facial hair. Any suggestions

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Post by wading thru the muck! » Wed Jan 18, 2006 3:04 pm

Check out the Aura <--- link


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Post by Guest » Wed Jan 18, 2006 4:33 pm

The Puritan Breeze is great for tummy sleepers!

Here's the link: Breeze at cpap.com
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Post by sleepylady » Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:51 am

Hi lookingforrest,

Wading thru the muck is so very right. I can't say for sure how the Breeze would do, but I do know the Aura is absolutely AWESOME. I am a tummy sleeper and with this mask, you can practically burry your nose in the pillow if you want to. the funny looking nose piece is very soft and squishy. The exhaust port is up high so you don't have to worry about blocking that off. I have been through many masks and found this one the best. Before this mask, I was stuck sleeping on my back and side...YUCK!!!! I sleep deeper on my tummy.

Best of luck,
Melinda


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Post by rvbcave » Fri Jan 20, 2006 12:45 pm

Melinda,

Great input! I am using a Swift right now and am interested in trying the Aura. Have you had a chance to use both?

Robby


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Post by sleepylady » Fri Jan 20, 2006 6:56 pm

Hi Robby,

I have used both. I couldn't sleep on my tummy using the Swift. Ok, I did get on my tummy but woke up with a suffocating feeling. That does tend to happen when one blocks the exhaust holes on the mask I also found the headgear kept moving the pillows out of place. Now if I wasn't a tummy sleeper, I could have found a way to make this mask work by modifying the headgear.

With the Aura, there are handy dandy fixes on this website. I use the rubberband method. That works well to position the pillows and I don't have a problem with them moving out of place even a smidgeon. The Aura seems to be made more for a man than a woman's head so you may not have to make any modifications at all. Overall, I found this is the best mask out there for me. I've used it since the first week of December and have NEVER used another mask since. I know some people trade on and off with different interfaces.

Hope this helps.