Comfort Curve: Feels like reduced pressure coming from it.

SelfSeeker · Post by **SelfSeeker** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 4:13 pm

I tried on a ComfortCurve again. I like it.

I noticed the ComfortCurve I tried on today at the DME, that I could hardly feel the pressure of 12. I could breath so I know air was coming out, if I opened my mouth I got blasted with air, or when I took the CC off.

In the past when I tried the Swift, the air pressure felt so much greater at 10.

Is this how the CC is or was their a problem with this CC.

The RT, had the CC hose on it and the CPAP hose on it. Is this maybe the problem. The swift was tried with one hose. (I asked if this may have been a problem she said no.)

Do you only keep the CC hose on or both hoses?

CC comments from this fitting.

Very comfortable. The cheek pads are flat, not sticking out like in the pictures.

Very little leak. No noticable leak when on my side. Need to adjust it when I lay down on side.

This is the one for me. Hopefully I feel as good about it in a couple of weeks, months, years.

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imsotired · Post by **imsotired** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 5:52 pm

No real idea on the pressure since this is only the second mask I've used. I only use the CC hose with it.

NightHawkeye · Post by **NightHawkeye** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 6:38 pm

Selfseeker, the Comfort Curve provides air which is more diffused than the Swift, but like any pillows mask the air from the Comfort Curve still tends to keep the nostrils open because of the greater pressure inside the nostrils compared to outside.

The setup at your DME's sounds like it was kinda goofy. My experience with the Comfort Curve is that it is usually pretty quiet, although at times I experience a whooshing sound if the nosepiece is askew somehow.

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Bill

Janelle · Post by **Janelle** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 9:23 am

I bought the Comfort Curve several months ago, along with an Activa. The Activa was super quiet but I got leaks laying on my side. The CC leaks horribly, no matter how I adjusted it and after I finally received the template to determine which size interface I needed (a medium). I put it up. Switched between the Activa and my old Swift. Then my Swift started leaking at the barrel ends, and I couldn't get it to quit. Back to the Activa. Same leaks laying on my side.

I said, what the heck, got out the Comfort curve put it on, experimented with adjustment, positioned the pads exactly right below the edge of my cheekbones as recommended in the instructions, and turned on the machine. I discovered by logic, that tightening the upper strap would stop leaks from most movement of my head or face (lip twitching) and if I tightened the back strap too much it would ride up the back of my head, so I keep it only loose enough where the mask puts a slight pressure on my upper lip, but not as much as the Breeze.

This thing is ULTRA QUIET, just as much as the Activa, the vent is very diffuse and vent exactly down so won't interfere with a partner's sleep or make noise on your bedcovers like the Swift. I, too, sleep on my side with very little adjustment to keep it where it belongs, since the elbow of the hose sticks out and causes anything it touches to dislodge the mask.

Unlike others, I've made absolutely no improvements, jury-rigs or amputations to this mask and am using it exactly with some adjustments except as recommended by the manufacturer.
I don't even get redmarks on my cheeks like some do. I do get a bit of an indentation at the top edge but it accents my cheekbones and makes them look higher, which ain't that bad when you're 61.