Mask straps and hair

I end up with a real mishmash of hair when I put on my chin strap and then the mask straps. I've tried combing my short, all one length hair back before I put on my bed gear. The next morning it's flat as the proverbial flitter and sticking out where it shouldn't be sticking out. How do you solve the hair problem? I have to go to work and don't like to have to spend forever trying to get my hair too look decent.

I use RESMED MIRAGE Activa headgear which has large section that sits at the nap of your neck. I have very long hair. My solution is to divide my hair in half kinda like for ponytails. So I pull half my hair through the openings at each side. When I get up in the morning, a quick brush and I'm good to go. Of course, that has a lot to do with the kind of hair I have. It is very fine and super straight but I have have a lot of it.

Only thing I can think of might be the PapCap chin strap but it is sure going to flatten the hair do though.
http://www.pur-sleep.com/products/produ ... category=6

I am using the new Swift FX Bella Loops now and thought it might help my hair (wear it really short) but I have found that now it is wilder than with the head straps and I can't find 2 hairs going in the same direction. Might be better if my hair wasn't so short. Always something.......

Always something.......

Yes, it is like I've started a whole new life with all of the new equipment and all that goes with it but it is definitely a good thing!

Check out the Bella Loops thread that was started recently. It looks like it may help the hair situation. Still waiting for mine... now I know why they call it snail mail... even if I did pay extra to get here.

Besides bending the hair every-which-way, the top strap BREAKS my hair!
I wonder if anyone has actually dedicated any attention to PAP-friendly hair styles/products.
Either that, or hair-friendly PAP products.

I do have a suggestion for a way to keep the hair from breaking from the Swift FX headgear. I call it the Swift FX Over the Top. You can certainly rig something like this if you wanted to.

Karen

Funny that I find this post now.. Last night I went to put my mask on & the top strap, some how, yanked the crap out of my hair lol. I took the mask off REAL quick & smoothed my hair back down.. I do wear my hair in a braid to my left side.. so it tends to stay in one place. the one night I did have my hair loose, the mask was a real royal pain.. I know I know, that doesnt help you.. but besides containing your hair, I think the other ideas (of the other type of covers) would be your best bet.. I know there is a beanie type cap you can wear.. But I think that would just give you a frizzy bed head in the morning.. not sure though. lol.

wittymomma wrote:Last night I went to put my mask on & the top strap, some how, yanked the crap out of my hair.

I think you have the top strap waaaaaaaaay too tight. I could put all five fingers under mine - it doesn't bother my hair and no leaks.

I'm glad that I don't have that problem....


I just have to keep the straps out of that big gash in my head

Maxie wrote:I end up with a real mishmash of hair when I put on my chin strap and then the mask straps. I've tried combing my short, all one length hair back before I put on my bed gear. The next morning it's flat as the proverbial flitter and sticking out where it shouldn't be sticking out. How do you solve the hair problem? I have to go to work and don't like to have to spend forever trying to get my hair too look decent.

I have been wearing a soft cotton cap that I found on ebay, made for chemo patients to keep the head warm.
I have fine, straight, chin length hair. I was waking up with hair sticking up and also was finding the top strap on my Swift FX was causing hair breakage on top of my head.
Here is link http://www.ebay.com/itm/CPAP-Sleep-Head ... 92afd4be39

I use a Buff scarf it is cool comfortable and I can buy a variety of prints and colors I bought mine at a motorcycle shop but you can go on line just look up Buff scarf

MY bad look up Planet Buff .com for the Buff scarf.

I have a "buzz cut" and have noticed that the "mask strap hair" that used to wash out is now starting to be faintly permanent. I'm going to give one of these a try.

Randy

Randyp1234 wrote:I have a "buzz cut" and have noticed that the "mask strap hair" that used to wash out is now starting to be faintly permanent. I'm going to give one of these a try.

Randy

Looks interesting, but despite the description of the item being cotton, the details show it is only 60%.
That's a deal breaker for me.Too bad it's not 100% cotton.