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by oaklandcpap
Fri Aug 05, 2016 5:11 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: nasal pillows vs nasal mask
Replies: 6
Views: 5783

Re: nasal pillows vs nasal mask

SHOULD I PRESS TO GET A TRIAL OF A MASK? Or even just buy one... Nasal pillow masks shouldn't ever cause anything more than very minor tenderness and if they do cause more than just tenderness...something is wrong. Either with the size of the nasal pillow or the fitting. The most common error that ...
by oaklandcpap
Wed Aug 03, 2016 9:05 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: nasal pillows vs nasal mask
Replies: 6
Views: 5783

nasal pillows vs nasal mask

Hello, I am a newbie in about my second month with APAP. Most nights I am able to get 5-6 hours before I get too irritated. I have met with the sleep therapists twice and both times they have *strongly* urged me to use the nasal pillows as the least irritating of the mask choices. However...I am fin...
by oaklandcpap
Sun Jun 19, 2016 12:00 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New User -- Hoping humidifier is really helpful
Replies: 7
Views: 1846

Re: New User -- Hoping humidifier is really helpful

Thanks Okie, very helpful. I see now I was stupid to buy the attachment. This model has been rigged to not accept the attachment, with the special cover, and the software doesn't have the normal humidifier listing. Rather than risk breaking the thing or upsetting Kaiser, I think I'll just take it ba...
by oaklandcpap
Sun Jun 19, 2016 10:37 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New User -- Hoping humidifier is really helpful
Replies: 7
Views: 1846

Re: New User -- Hoping humidifier is really helpful

Thank you so much everybody for responding. Yes, those are my exact symptoms (rhinitis). What I can't figure is why Kaiser would sabotage us by not giving us a humidifier, especially since they've invested in modern machines. I just realized though that the reason the humidifier attachment I ordered...
by oaklandcpap
Sat Jun 18, 2016 10:57 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New User -- Hoping humidifier is really helpful
Replies: 7
Views: 1846

New User -- Hoping humidifier is really helpful

So I have Kaiser and the lent us ResMed AirSense 10 APAPs for a one-month trial but didn't include the humidifier! I tried to have a really good attitude about using cpap for the first time and didn't find the nostril pillows to uncomfortable. Yet after about 4 hours of fitful sleeping being connect...