I've been taking Provigil for just over a year now. Prior to that I have taken Ritalin, Adderall, or Ritalin LA for adult ADHD. After the sleep study, my doc swiched me over to Provigil as it is sometimes prescribed off-label for ADHD as well as for it's intended purpose(s). First off, with any medi...

I use baby shampoo. It's gentle, yet it cleans, and I like the way it smells. I clean the rubber mask parts daily, and the humidifier maybe once a month or so. It's always topped off w/distilled water and has never given me a reason to clean it more frequently.

I use Ayers Aloe gel (can find it in any drug store) with my Opus 360 - and it sems to work just fine - in fact, I can't imagine using nasal pillows without it. Others have used KY or other water based lube with some success. if you use the site search feature for Ayers, you will probably find frein...

Steve,

I read your post. Do I understand that your solution involved using the "loopy" part of the velcro - facing in towards teh head - and friction - to keep the back strap from riding up?

I've been using the Opus 360 for 3 months now. My first mask w/pillows - which I like a lot. The problem is that while the mask fits nicely when I first lay down, the headgear doesn't stay in place very well during the night- which leads to leaks eventually. Specifically, I seem to have problems wit...

Sorry to beat a dead horse here with repeated/related posts, but I'm having a hard time "connecting the dots". I switched from a mask my machine recognized to one that it didn't (different manufacturers). I've set the mask type on my CPAP (ResMed S8 Elite) to "Standard". I noticed the leak rate went...

[quote="Anonymous"]Do you have EPR active. If so, the pressure will be reduced by about 1/2 of the EPR setting. Good luck RiverDave[/quote I agree with RiverDave. I have an S8 and when I first started I noticed my nightly pressure was always less than it was set for. I turned off the EPR and the pre...

I began CPAP in October 2007 - initially using an Activa - which although large and cumbersome, provides me with low leak rates and decent average nightly numbers (AHI averages around 3). I picked up an Opus 360 nasal pillows mask a week ago - looking for something a little lighter that accomodated ...

I just picked up an Opus 360 nasal pillows mask to use along side and perhaps eventually replace my beloved Activa. Used it for the first time last night and was by and large very pleased. That said, the numbers (leak rate, AHI, AI, HI) were quite a bit higher than I have had with my Activa. My ques...

Aloha, I've been on CPAP since October of last year. My primary sympton prior to my sleep study was excessive daytime sleepiness (My wife was also getting occasional excessive daytime sleepiness from staying awake to jab me with her elbow when I quit breathing at night). Initially CPAP was life chan...

My guess is that this might be a varied response thread - but here is one person's experience. I have struggled off and on with anxiety for a few years now. The kind that just comes out of nowhere and pow. It never seems to occur for any good reason, but it's real to me. In the 5 weeks that I've bee...

I now know there's a name for it (nocturia?) , but my favorite "unusual" symprom that disappeared was no longer getting up at night to tinkle!!! I also discovered that a good night's sleep works wonders on the libido.

Who'da thunk it?

Cheers

Based on a 3 week experience with the Activa, I'd buy a smaller version. That said, something tells me that part of what makes this mask seal so well has something to do with it's size - particularly that upper (sometimes lower) lip irritating hunk of rubber (or whatever it is). I reported a few day...

CatBirdGirl, I've been using the Activa for 2 weeks now. It's a face hugger, isn't it? Have you had the experience where it actually "hugs tighter" when you exhale -almost like all the air was vacuumed out of the mask? Mine actually collapses down when I blow out through my nose. I would expect the ...

NeurosurgeryNP, I switched masks the other way - started with an F&P 407 and went to the Activa. I liked the 407 a lot - my problem was that I'm a very floppy sleeper which evidently includes burying my face in my pillow. The 407 would dislodge to some degree under extreme circumstances. In my own c...