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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: 1997

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: 3539

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: 12514

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: 409

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: 736

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: 2086

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: 685

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: 2190

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: 478

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: 13040

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: 5803

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.
by tbeb
Wed Dec 08, 2021 4:27 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Can anyone recommend a good pillow for a side-sleeping CPAP user?
Replies: 10
Views: 2420

Re: Can anyone recommend a good pillow for a side-sleeping CPAP user?

I'm a side sleeper. My full face mask is a Philips Dreamwear (hose connects at top of head). I use a CPAPfit Pillow that I purchased at pur-sleep.com. It's filled with buckwheat hulls and foam.
by tbeb
Mon Nov 29, 2021 7:13 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Remediated DreamStation1
Replies: 12
Views: 3671

Re: Remediated DreamStation1

My recalled device is a Dreamstation Auto CPAP and color is white. Is that a Dreamstation 1? The replacement I received, as worded on the packing slip, is a REP Dreamstation Auto CPAP, DOM. Color is white. Blower hours is zero. Does it look just like the machine you are replacing? Someone on anothe...
by tbeb
Mon Nov 29, 2021 3:14 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Remediated DreamStation1
Replies: 12
Views: 3671

Re: Remediated DreamStation1

chunkyfrog wrote:
Fri Nov 26, 2021 4:46 pm
Flip it over (no water inside, please), and read the foil label on the BOTTOM.
A packing slip can say whatever they want--or imagine.
I would not trust these boobs any further that I can chuck a percheron.
The label on the bottom is worded exactly the same as the packing slip.
by tbeb
Fri Nov 26, 2021 2:52 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Remediated DreamStation1
Replies: 12
Views: 3671

Re: Remediated DreamStation1

My recalled device is a Dreamstation Auto CPAP and color is white. Is that a Dreamstation 1? The replacement I received, as worded on the packing slip, is a REP Dreamstation Auto CPAP, DOM. Color is white. Blower hours is zero.