I had to chime in and say that your mask looks too big, sloweddi. I also noticed you have a beard-how are the leaks? I love the Quattro, but I take a size small in the Quattro where I usually take a medium in any other mask. Janknitz has some advice for adjusting the Quattro: Taming the Mirage Quatt...

Things that make you go "huh?" And don't just look at this--check the review out for this lovely piece of art: http://www.amazon.com/Wallmonkeys-Peel-Stick-Wall-Decals/dp/B005TQGFAY/ref=sr_1_32?ie=UTF8&qid=1324514694&sr=8-32 And it comes in any size to fit any decor in your home! Over the bed? Why n...

Of course, there's a lot of value in buying from a manufacturer who doesn't artificially prevent their patients from buying from outside of their country. Yes, that is for sure. I wonder if this is an industry practice, because I had heard some things from people from Europe who couldn't buy their ...

I had another idea-why don't you check Ebay Canada? I've seen stuff on there...

Hi, CPAX, Have you tried a Canadian dealer like 1800CPAP.com? What's too much money? I know those masks are pricey (I pay 154 dollars American for my mask), but once you have the mask, it will last a good long time. After I bought my mask over a year ago, I have replaced the cushion once for 54 doll...

What Pickup Truck and Samba said. I experienced exactly what you are experiencing. I was using a nasal mask, and for me, a mouthbreather, it was the wrong mask. I have messed up sinuses. I went with a full face mask and took to it like a duck to water, though it took me a week to figure out how tigh...

Hi! I was diagnosed with severe hypothyroidism when I was 26. The fatigue was crushing, I was exhausted, and when I walked, it felt like my legs were made of clay, and it took everything I had to move. My skin was rough, and the tissue wasn't springy like it's supposed to be. There was depression, a...

Hi, all. I really want to encourage the OP to consider what everyone elsehas posted. I was one of those children who had the tonsils AND adenoids removed to deal with breathing and infection issues. That was 45 years ago. It helped when I was young, but I still ended up on apap. Medicine has come so...

Everyone has made good points. I would add my support to making a surer seal cushion and room for glasses. I use a full face Quattro and I have been fairly happy with it. I'm not happy with the forehead piece-because of the glasses-and I would like to see a more user friendly set of headgear. The ne...

Everything RestedGal said goes for me, too. Things I took as normal turned out to be symptoms of OSA. Going to the bathroom three or four times a night, pushing that snooze button, the naps... I grew up with a parent who had to use a cpap (hers was HUGE), and my mother was not diagnosed until her he...

So, in short, I am not sure if he is serious about this or not, so I don't know whether you are going to get a serious answer to your question. Someone who is more interested than I am could probably search gvz's posts and see if what he's posted in the past is consistent with what he posted here. ...

I was overweight before apnea, but OSA didn't help. I really ballooned when I was thirty-to 450 pounds. I started having problems around the same time. I also had other problems, like Rheumatoid arthritis and thyroid disease. I went on a cpap just before I had bypass surgery, and went off of it when...

Snoozy, thanks for the tip...I've been going mad for the last week and a half changing masks and hoses, trying to lessen the leakage...

I'm trying this tonight with the other commenters...

Angcor, Oh, I'm glad you're going to try the liners. The cotton ones I made I position on the mask itself, and then lean into the mask. They usually don't shift once the mask is in place. And yes, Pad-a-cheek has liners that keep the cushion from touching your face. Good luck. With this therapy we h...

Yes, yes, yes...I am having these issues, and I have the Quattro. I have been back on the hose for four months, doing well, but in the last week, I have gotten a really bad rash. It is exzema. It's swollen, and red, and flaking, and really just irritating. Thanks to the XPAP vets here on the forum, ...