Ok, so i've had a week to trial my new ResMed Quattro FF Mask. Here's an update So the first night i used the mask WITH my Dental Device (again it protrudes my lower jaw which opens up the airway. I decided that this was the best way to go so that A: the open airway would only assist with the xPAP t...

Thanks everyone for their prompt and insightful responses. I ended up going with the Quattry FF because of the extra forgiveness in the cushion (i'm a side sleeper) and the adjustable bridge. Hopefully i'll get some good sleep with this puppy. SNark. I used the Ultra Mirage FF Non Vented for about 3...

So i'm on my 2nd mask (First was Ultra Mirage FF and 2nd was Flexifit 432) and i'll be bringing it back tomorrow to try a new one (Quattro FF?) I'm a mouth breather and have a failry restricted Nasal passage, an moderate underbite which creates a lack of chin and not overweight (5'11" 185). I have a...

Welll.. I got my flex tubing, and my new Adapt SV "Enhanced" Model (Records AHI, HI, etc). Here’s an update to how I’m doing Note: all 3 nights (with our without the machine I was wearing my dental device) First night (3 nights ago) The Flex tubing certainly helped reduce tension and improve comfort...

Snark, THanks for the link, i didnt know those existed.. However, with the 90 degree angle, even with that thing, there would still be a great deal of tension involved. worse so i imagine than just having it rest on the bed. The adapter setup would basically be torqued over my head like a snorkel......

Thanks BB, i havent tried that, but because of all that weight and the 90 degree angle, it just swings back to wherever gravity takes it (down). So, until i get some extra hose, or switch to a vented mask w/o all this extra goodness, i'm stuck snuggling with plastic to support it... Un-Fun. hah. Tha...

I uploaded a pic of my mask setup for you to see in my other thread... this definitely does not help the situation..lol

Here's the link: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=48554&p=451316#p451316

Thanks!

Here's my Mask Setup: http://www.fortifiedit.com/images/mask.jpg Mask -> Adapter -> Anti-Asphyxia Valve -> Adapter -> Whisper "Exhaling" thing -> Tubing Joy. Yeah, that's about 7" of extra garbage... So, apparantly they "invented" a 3-4" piece of tubing that you connect to the end of the mask and to...

Good advice, i'll be talking with the Doc and DME Tech tomorrow to make sure i get that extra piece of tubing i need, the Data Card they didnt provide me, and i'll ask them about getting an Oximeter. Although, the $3000 that they're billing my insurance co only comes with the "initial setup" stuff (...

So yeah, some of you may have seen my story under "Period Breathing - Non-Vented Mask" thread in here, but i wanted to start a new thread about this subject because i wanted to get some feedback on all CPAP users... hopefully this can help other users as well as me. So, I just spent my 3rd night in ...

Thanks John for your help, as always. Night 2 went a little....better i guess.definitely different. First i did not use the dental device last night, and shaved my scruffy off to try to help w/ seal.. Bed Time was 12:00 and I took the mask off at 7:45 - So 7 hours and 45 minutes on the hose... i too...

Snnnark, I did say that the Non-Vented Mask + CPAP did not produce significant results, but the second part of my Complex Sleep Study was done with an Adaptv SV and the same Non-Vented Mask setup, which did produce a significant drop in my AHI and Centrals. So, hence the prescribed Non Vented Mask w...

THanks for all your advice and support John, and thanks again for the PM assitance, it's very much appreciated. The Adapter log (as i will call it now) is certainly going to be a nuesaince until i get that piece of hose to bring it off the mask, until then i guess i'll have to deal... My therapy jus...

Soooo, I got my ridiculously ridiculous ResMed Adapt SV today and a matching ResMed Quattro FF Mask (Non Vented). Here's the scoop leading up to tonight's first run. First off, with regards to insurance, my Insurance has a $750/year DME cap so here's what the nice people over at North Atlantic Medic...

Annnnnnnd the results are in! So, just to illustrate how lucky (or amazingly important) i feel right now, i was able to get a doc appt, get a sleep study, get the results and get back to the dr to review them in UNDER 2 weeks. That's something that could have (and usually has) taken MONTHS to cycle....