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by Pocblue
Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:49 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New mask suggestions
Replies: 6
Views: 1603

Re: New mask suggestions

I am a side sleeper and have very few issues with my Swift Nasal Pillows. I have tried nasal masks and full face masks and they did not work for me. I toss and turn during the night. I may have to adjust straps on my nasal pillows, but it doesn't interfere with me getting back to sleep. Good luck! K...
by Pocblue
Fri Jul 29, 2011 7:38 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Waking up...getting back to sleep question??
Replies: 8
Views: 2003

Re: Waking up...getting back to sleep question??

Ramp feature allows the machine to start at a lower pressure and "ramp" up to the highest pressure which allows you to get used to having the machine on. I use my ramp feature but have adjusted it up after I was on cpap for about a month. I kept feeling like I couldn't breathe when I first put my ma...
by Pocblue
Sun Jul 17, 2011 6:51 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Nasal Pillow question
Replies: 2
Views: 1239

Nasal Pillow question

Hello to all,

Thanks to all who post here. I have learned a lot.

I have the swift fx nasal pillows with headgear. Do other brands of nasal pillows fit this headgear?

Karen
by Pocblue
Sat Jul 09, 2011 11:38 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Choice for second CPAP unit
Replies: 4
Views: 1363

Re: Choice for second CPAP unit

Oops - forgot to login before I posted. I have an S9 Autoset with nasal pillows and would like to get a cpap unit to travel with. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Karen
by Pocblue
Thu May 26, 2011 11:48 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: 2 week checkup - thanks to all of you
Replies: 5
Views: 989

2 week checkup - thanks to all of you

Thanks to all of you for your insight on all the posts on this board. I tend to lurk on message boards, but feel very comfortable posting on this one. I've had my cpap for about 2 weeks and had a follow up with a sleep tech to "suck" the brains out of my machine. Even though I had looked at the data...
by Pocblue
Thu May 26, 2011 10:41 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Whistling Mask
Replies: 12
Views: 4364

Re: Whistling Mask

I had the same issue with my Swift Nasal Pillows. I started with the XS pillows and moved up to the Small. The sleep tech I was working with said that since the pillows were so small, it would make that whistling sound. He asked me if I had adjusted the pillows during the night and I had, but I was ...
by Pocblue
Wed May 11, 2011 5:25 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New to CPAP - Exhalations are "squeaky"
Replies: 8
Views: 2670

New to CPAP - Exhalations are "squeaky"

Hello to all, Had my first night on CPAP last night (actually Auto Pap). I have the RESMED S9 auto pap with the nasal pillows (I think it's the Swift FX with the XS pillows). Last night I noticed at times that when I exhaled, there was a "squeaky" sound in my mask. It sounds like trying to breathe t...