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by tbeb
Sat Nov 22, 2025 9:37 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: What are the biggest masks (full face) available?
Replies: 6
Views: 12652

Re: What are the biggest masks (full face) available?

I have a pretty big head and face. I don’t know if this is the largest full face mask available, but I use a Respironics Dreamwear full face mask with a large cushion. (I tried the similar Resmed Airfit F30i, but the largest cushion for it wasn’t wide enough.)
by tbeb
Wed May 07, 2025 10:40 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Anyone use hose lift or hose buddy system?
Replies: 25
Views: 166544

Re: Anyone use hose lift or hose buddy system?

Not sure it's the same brand but I use one that looks like the one lazarus provided a link for.
by tbeb
Sat Feb 15, 2025 11:01 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Wash Before First Use???
Replies: 21
Views: 46452

Re: Wash Before First Use???

Shutterbug57 wrote:
Thu Jan 16, 2025 10:48 am
Do y’all wash masks and hoses prior to first use? At the sleep study, they just opened the package and used it. I am just curious what is normal practice.
I don’t.
by tbeb
Sat Feb 08, 2025 12:41 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How long do Pad-A-Cheek liners last?
Replies: 2
Views: 39760

Re: How long do Pad-A-Cheek liners last?

I hand wash as needed and it lasts 6 months on my Philips Dreamwear FFM.
by tbeb
Thu Apr 11, 2024 9:37 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How many years does a mask last?
Replies: 7
Views: 5072

Re: How many years does a mask last?

I use a Philips Dreamwear full face mask. I replace the cushion every 3 months, the headgear every 6 months, and the frame every year.
by tbeb
Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:47 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Best pillow for side sleeper
Replies: 15
Views: 13022

Re: Best pillow for side sleeper

I am a side sleeper. My full face mask is a Phillips Dreamwear and hose connects to it at top of my head. I use a buckwheat pillow I purchased at pur-sleep.com 3-4 years ago. Pillow is filled with buckwheat hulls and foam. After you lay down you can push down and create a space between mask cushion ...
by tbeb
Wed Sep 06, 2023 7:16 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: How Do I Dry Inside My CPAP Hose After Washing?
Replies: 48
Views: 19934

Re: How Do I Dry Inside My CPAP Hose After Washing?

I wash mine every 2 months. I wash it in the morning, hang it over bathroom towel rack, and use it that night.
by tbeb
Sun Feb 05, 2023 5:55 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Dreamwear mask noise...
Replies: 2
Views: 928

Re: Dreamwear mask noise...

I use a Dreamwear FFM. I sleep on my side. Occasionally the air entering mask cushion is "loud" (air pressure increases a little). Sometimes I hear what you called turbulence in the frame. Sometimes the machine is louder. None of those bother me but it bothers my wife.
by tbeb
Wed Jan 25, 2023 7:31 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Dreamwear FFM & Padacheek
Replies: 6
Views: 1670

Re: Dreamwear FFM & Padacheek

I've used a Pad A Cheek mask liner with a Dreamwear full face mask for 13 months. I hand wash it with soap and water once a week. I've had to replace it every 6 months. It wasn't designed to eliminate leaks, but my mask definitely leaks less when using it. That's the main thing I like about it.
by tbeb
Mon Jan 09, 2023 5:10 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Just Received Two Replacement DS1s via Recall - Has Anyone Else Received DS1s Instead of DS2s? New or Refurbished?
Replies: 20
Views: 3758

Re: Just Received Two Replacement DS1s via Recall - Has Anyone Else Received DS1s Instead of DS2s? New or Refurbished?

Hi, After registering 18 months ago Philips just sent me two Dreamstation 1's to replace my recalled units. They appear to be newly manufactured units with November, 2022 production dates. When I called Philips to confirm if these were new or refurbished they confirmed that they were new units. Not...
by tbeb
Wed Oct 05, 2022 9:44 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Mask Liners
Replies: 7
Views: 1293

Re: Mask Liners

I use a Pad A Cheek mask liner with a Phillips Dreamwear full face mask. I wash liner by hand with soap and water about once a week, and it lasts about 6 months. Total cost for the liner for my mask is $27. As I understand it, it wasn't designed to lessen leaks, but it has for me and I believe others.
by tbeb
Fri Apr 29, 2022 6:50 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Most comfortable full face mask?
Replies: 26
Views: 5212

Re: Most comfortable full face mask?

I'm using a Phillips Dreamwear full face mask and a Pad A Cheek mask liner. My pressure is normally 11.5. For me the mask liner has reduced leaks.
by tbeb
Thu Feb 24, 2022 9:17 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Help me pick a backup/replacement machine for my Dreamstation 1
Replies: 5
Views: 913

Re: Help me pick a backup/replacement machine for my Dreamstation 1

When I stopped using my recalled Dreamstation auto with humidifier and heated hose, I purchased a used, very low hour, Resmed S9 Autoset with humidifier. I also purchased a new Resmed heated hose. With it I used the same mask I used with the Dreamstation--a Phillips Dreamwear FFM. FWIW, after a long...
by tbeb
Mon Dec 27, 2021 8:44 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Mask Recommendations
Replies: 4
Views: 13597

Re: Mask Recommendations

The Philips Dreamwear full face mask does not cover your nose. Philips describes it as an under the nose full face cushion. It allows you to wear glasses. The tube (hose) connects at the top of the head. This is the mask I use. Everyone is different--for me it doesn't leak when I sleep on my side, b...
by tbeb
Wed Dec 15, 2021 2:27 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Mask leaking when sleeping on my back
Replies: 10
Views: 7515

Re: Mask leaking when sleeping on my back

I use a Dreamwear full face mask and a Pad A Cheek mask liner. It doesn't leak when on my side. It does leak when on my back. It's been suggested that a double mouthguard might help with that, but I never tried one.