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- Sun Nov 16, 2014 8:12 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Full face masks - NONE of them work... ?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3907
Re: Full face masks - NONE of them work... ?
I have a very average face, average size, no fat on my face, small nose etc. I just don't understand why I am having so much trouble finding a full face mask to be comfortable????? Help? Sounds like you've made up your mind... can't argue with that. What are you going to do now? Total face mask TFM...
- Sun Nov 16, 2014 4:40 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Full face masks - NONE of them work... ?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3907
Full face masks - NONE of them work... ?
Hi all, I have tried the following full face masks and none of them work! Resmed Mirage quattro (medium) Resmed Airfit F10 (medium) Resmed Quattro air (medium) Philips Amara (medium) All of them are uncomfortable because there is too much pressure on my cheeks (left and right side of my nose) and th...
- Sun Nov 16, 2014 4:19 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: New user - so despondent and frustrated and feeling sick
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2373
Re: New user - so despondent and frustrated and feeling sick
Thanks for all the info and encouragement !!!!
- Sun Nov 16, 2014 3:56 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: New user - so despondent and frustrated and feeling sick
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2373
Re: New user - so despondent and frustrated and feeling sick
So I am REALLY thankful for all this advice, and have been slowly going through what you all suggested. I added all my info in the control panel (JDS74 And got my sleep study results. Went to see a sleep doctor (neurologist). She is recommending a different machine. Apparently the S9 escape doesn't ...
- Sat Nov 08, 2014 4:27 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: New user - so despondent and frustrated and feeling sick
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2373
Re: New user - so despondent and frustrated and feeling sick
Thanks for the info all. I couldn't get back to this post sooner - been a crazy week at work! I appreciate the help and advice.
- Tue Nov 04, 2014 6:56 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: New user - so despondent and frustrated and feeling sick
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2373
New user - so despondent and frustrated and feeling sick
I hope some of you seasoned and long-time users can help me. I have had my CPAP machine (resmed s9) for 3.5 months. After many years of being misdiagnosed with supposedly sinus and allergy problems which was supposedly the cause of my terrible morning headaches, I finally had a doctor diagnose sleep...
- Sat Nov 01, 2014 11:43 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Full face mask - too much pressure on face
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2328
Re: FFM - too much pressure on face
Most masks are made to float on your face. They should not need to be too tight. When you are trying on masks at the DME...do it while lying down with machine running at your pressure. You say "trying on masks at DME" - my DME says they don't have any masks to try. Which DME suppliers do that - is ...
- Sat Nov 01, 2014 11:41 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Full face mask - too much pressure on face
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2328
Re: Full face mask - too much pressure on face
Thanks for the info. I tried the nasal pillows last night ... you're right - they are strange, I might get used to them But my mouth opens so often. Just need to get trained I guess.
- Fri Oct 31, 2014 11:22 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Full face mask - too much pressure on face
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2328
Full face mask - too much pressure on face
Hi - just signed up today. I am a new cpap user. Stuggled for YEARS with morning headaches that lasted all day, was treated for allergies, sinus and even had sinus surgery UNTIL finally a doctor diagnosed me correctly. !!!!! Now with CPAP machine, headaches are much better. But - I just can't find a...