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by Derrell
Sat Jun 18, 2005 11:22 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: InnoMed NasalAire II versus Mirage Swift. Which????
Replies: 4
Views: 6500

Boy, it really is true that some masks work well for some, and not so well for others. Guess I will just have to shoot in the dark and try one of these. I'm kind of leaning to try the Swift first, if it doesn't work out I guess I will keep trying masks until I get what I need.

by Derrell
Sat Jun 18, 2005 11:18 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: I love my ComfortCurve, but has anyone tried the Nasal-Aire?
Replies: 15
Views: 14163

I appreciate that Terry. Please let me know.
by Derrell
Sat Jun 18, 2005 5:01 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: InnoMed NasalAire II versus Mirage Swift. Which????
Replies: 4
Views: 6500

InnoMed NasalAire II versus Mirage Swift. Which????

I tried the Puritan Bennet Breeze for about an hour one night, packed it away as it really irritated my nose. Afterthoughts, the pillows the DME gave me were probably way too big. I have used the ComfortCurve for past 2 months, and has been working fine until recently. I seem to move about onto my s...
by Derrell
Fri Jun 17, 2005 11:34 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: I love my ComfortCurve, but has anyone tried the Nasal-Aire?
Replies: 15
Views: 14163

I love my ComfortCurve, but has anyone tried the Nasal-Aire?

I started using the ComfortCurve very successfully from the beginning of its release. However, it has now started a whistling noise that I can't seem to adjust away. I was using the medium, however, and out of desparation switched to the small. Whistle went away, and it is also working fine for me. ...
by Derrell
Thu May 19, 2005 9:12 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: I AM DREAMING!!!
Replies: 16
Views: 8512

Yes, I also have found myself dreaming again, which I had not done for years. But DARN, at least in my dreams it was extremely expensive. I had a very vivid dream that apparently I decided on a whim to buy a 50 foot yacht!!! The only good news (other than the dent in my dream wallet) was that I was ...
by Derrell
Thu May 19, 2005 9:09 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New Respironics ComfortCurve
Replies: 67
Views: 33680

I guess that I am just plain fortunate. My ComfortCurve fit just perfect the very first night. It has been wonderful, and no other mask comes close so far. Couple nights ago, I put on my original ComfortGel nasal mask (only because it was late and I hadn't cleaned my ComfortCurve recently). I tried ...
by Derrell
Mon May 16, 2005 11:11 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: What's the vote on the better Full Face Mask? Which to get?
Replies: 15
Views: 4405

Thanks everybody! Sounds like the odds are with the Ultra Mirage. I know all depends on the individual face structure, but I consider myself fairly "standard".........LOL.
by Derrell
Mon May 16, 2005 12:16 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: What's the vote on the better Full Face Mask? Which to get?
Replies: 15
Views: 4405

I have to agree with all of the above. It will be interesting to see which way the group leans. I know some had trouble with the ComfortCurve, while I had no problem whatsoever. I understand that face characteristics are a major factor.

Thanks for the reminding thoughts.
by Derrell
Mon May 16, 2005 11:46 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: What's the vote on the better Full Face Mask? Which to get?
Replies: 15
Views: 4405

What's the vote on the better Full Face Mask? Which to get?

I need to get a full face mask for those "stuffy" times. Hate to, because I really love my ComfortCurve. Anyway, Respironics has 2, the ComfortFull and the Total Face Mask. Resmed has 2, the Ultra Mirage and the Mirage Series 2 (though I hear the Ultra is an upgrade Series 2). Finally, anyone with e...
by Derrell
Fri May 06, 2005 6:01 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Uh oh, wife says I 'mouth breathed' last night.
Replies: 6
Views: 1817

I Wanna Sleep, that sounds pretty darn logical to me. I should have thought of that. The valve is open, my mouth!
by Derrell
Fri May 06, 2005 2:51 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Uh oh, wife says I 'mouth breathed' last night.
Replies: 6
Views: 1817

Thanks Nitro Dan. Thanks I Wanna Sleep. Your informations will be very helpful. Also, does anyone have any thoughts on my other question....."if I had the RemStar Auto , like I wanted in the first place and my HMO didn't allow, would it have compensated the pressure in any way for my moments of mout...
by Derrell
Fri May 06, 2005 8:55 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Uh oh, wife says I 'mouth breathed' last night.
Replies: 6
Views: 1817

Uh oh, wife says I 'mouth breathed' last night.

I have been on CPAP about a month now, and doing very well. I even had excellent results from the get go with the ComfortCurve, thanks to some tips from this forum. My wife tells me that last night for a short time I breathed through my mouth. She had noticed the night before what she described as '...
by Derrell
Sun May 01, 2005 11:20 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: I felt Naked in my new ComfortCurve Nasal Interface!
Replies: 12
Views: 4316

Good point on the 4 legged creatures. I have 6 dogs, each with their own individual heated little beds (except for the doberman that insists on sleeping with her head on my legs). Touch an go at first though, as the mask kind of scared her away.
by Derrell
Sat Apr 30, 2005 10:58 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: I felt Naked in my new ComfortCurve Nasal Interface!
Replies: 12
Views: 4316

Oh, mannn. Thunderstorms. Raised in Oklahoma, I used to sleep so well during thunder and lightening storms. Hard to believe, but very soothing to me. Here in California, don't really get any good thunderstorms very often. And hail! Californians get quarter inch ice and call it hail, we called that s...
by Derrell
Sat Apr 30, 2005 9:20 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: I felt Naked in my new ComfortCurve Nasal Interface!
Replies: 12
Views: 4316

Hmmm, I wonder if the cheek pads are going to present problems based upon individual 'face form and bone structure'??? Maybe it doesn't have just quite enough adjustability to fit everyone. The cheek pads do seem to depend upon creating a clamp at the base of cheek bones. Possibly there is not enoug...