Well, it is pretty obvious I didn't explain myself well enough. I do just place the pillows at the entrance to the nares and I get a good seal and it doesn't feel like there are any leaks from the nasal pillows. The problem is I just can't seem to get enough air through the pillows to be comfortable...

I am having a hard time with my new Liberty mask. I cannot breath through my nose with the pillows. I tried different sizes, adjusting them without the machine on, with the machine on and still don't feel like I am getting any air into my nose. Then I open my mouth and I wake up with severely dry mo...

One more question for all of the nasal pillow users out there. I really like using the nasal pillow mask but it is causing my nostrils to be very sore and I am worried that it will cause sores until I can get used to them. I have tried all of the sizes of the prongs and the medium seems to work best...

Thanks Pugsy, that is the one I was looking at based off of all the reviews by folks. Mine will be here tomorrow.

OK, I have been on my machine now since November. The problem I am having is finding a mask that works for me. I tried the nasal pillows first but I had issues with it causing sores on the inside of my nostrils and even with the chin strap provided I would mouth breathe at times. I went to a full fa...

[/quote] It appears you are sleeping real good. Nice problem to have. Sheriff[/quote] Sheriff, I agree it is a nice problem to have after so many years of marginal to no sleep. I guess that is my concern, when I get up on mornings like todays, I feel like I used to on waking, still exhausted. Now th...

I have questioned that also. So much so that I turned it off in the early stages of getting used to the machine. I would wake in the middle of the night and it was hard to get back to sleep with what then felt like way too much pressure. Now I am used to the pressures and have turned Sens Awake back...

I have a question for all of the brilliant folks on this forum. Now that I am sleeping soundly through or almost through the night. On some mornings when my alarm goes off I must be in a deep sleep because it takes me several seconds to register that the alarm has gone off and I need to get up. The ...

I know for me I was always a very light sleeper and like you I could go from asleep to dressed and ready to go in no time. My boys hated how light I slept as they would not even try to get in late because they knew I would be awake and wanting to know if they forgot the house rules. After just a few...

I have the ICON Auto and it seems to be doing something weird in the middle of the night. It will wake me after I have rolled to my back with pressure surges. I have to hold my mask on with my hand and eventually either have to turn it off then restart or roll to my side. I am not sure if this is du...

I use the Neils Rinse. It is a soft plastic bottle instead of the neti pot. I really don't like using it at all but it definitely helps.

Good thoughts and prayers will be with her as she continues with her struggles. May God's gentle hands hold her comfortably while she recuperates.

I am still new to this and tried using the nasal pillows from the begining. I loved them at first but they caused irritation to the inner part of my nostrils to the point of bleeding. I tried two different types and all three sizes of the pillows themselves. The other problem I had was that I was a ...

Thanks all,
I will keep working on it.
John the link didn't come through and I am having a hard time with the PM.
I really do appreciate the help.

I have been using my CPAP now for three weeks. I was forced by my insurance to use the Fischer-Pykle ICON-Auto. A very nice machine but you can't get the software to self monitor. I was able to talk my distributor into putting it in a mode that I can at least review the numbers from the screen daily...