I use the Ultra Mirage, I had a problem when I first started using the Cap, I would wake up in the middle of the night gasping for air, I think it was because I was trying to breathe thru My mouth, My Wife says that I make some sort of funny noise now, all I know is that this thing has changed my l...

I think the normal Ultra Mirage is a nasal mask. Correct me if I am wrong, guys.

Headgear refers to the straps that go around your head and attach to the mask.

Jeanne, I have been on CPAP for five years. I have been on Clonazepam for the same time, but have recently quit the clonazepam. It made me drowsy in the daytime. First I started splitting the tablets in half. Then the sleep doctor recommended Melatonin. I dropped the clonazepam shortly after I start...

Rested Gal, Please tel me about the piece of soft silicone you use over your mouth. Where did you get it? I have been using a headband made of knit t-shirt material from wal mart. It is not completely adequate. I wear a chinstrap over it. The chinstrap helps hold it in place. But, it tends to get in...

I didn't respond because I have three machines. The first two are fixed cpaps(resmed) from a local dme. The third is the resmed auto spirit that I purchased online.

I am 61. 6' 2" tall. 200 pounds. My ideal weight would be 176 pounds.

I have been on cpap since October, 1999. I only found this forum last month. For the first five years, I only had one mask. It was ResMed Mirage, then Ultra Mirage. They both either leaked when not tight enough or irritated my face when too tight. There was no place between too loose and too tight. ...

I wrote the guest reply above. I just remembered another thing about noise. I was on a Resmed lightweight ??? for five years. It was the one my wife liked to sleep by. Two weeks ago, I got a new Resmed lightweight. It is so much quieter, my wife says she doesn't like it, because it doesn't make enou...

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