Been using my Pilairo Nasal Pillow for almost a month now and seem to be doing OK. My issue is the 'short hose' lately does not want to swing freely when I turn or move through the night. Examining it yielded nothing stuck inside it and I am good about cleaning it. The hose won't move from side to s...

Not quite at the Medicare age yet. I checked into my insurance before my study and noted they cover DME 100% so no worries here.

Very cool. Interesting cross-section.

Thanks. I see I have a "Brick" machine. Bummer. I guess I am not all that concerned about the data, just curious. I have to mail the SD card in to my insurance carrier at some point and can read the hours on the machine. Reviewing my paperwork, I was shocked to see that it is 'rented'. Had a good ni...

My insurance allows me to get 2 'pillows' per month. Going to exercise that option soon to keep one as a back up in the event of a tear. Been washing it with Dawn 'clear' dish soap. No fragrance, et al. Seems to be working good so far. The pillows look pretty delicate so I don't see myself boiling t...

Will do. I'll keep experimenting. I'll take the little bit of water over the nose irrtation any day.

Thanks Bucks. I adjusted the headband lower and bumped up my humidity to 3 and woke up just fine. My only drawback this morning was the water in the nasal pillow. Felt it leaking onto my face at about 4 am and took it off. So might have to reduce it again and see what happens.

Newbie here. I've poked around the board and found some answers to my question, but the posts didn't focus on the F&P Pilairo specifically so I thought I would throw out a line. I am new to the CPAP world (2/1/13). I am 38 and went to a sleep study because my wife could not handle the snoring any lo...