General Discussion on any topic relating to CPAP and/or Sleep Apnea.
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Hurricane
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by Hurricane » Wed May 09, 2007 8:32 pm
Born Tired wrote:Ed,
Glad your first night went pretty well. It shouldn't take too long to get the bugs worked out so it's your favorite. One of my favorite features is that the vent flow doesn't hit anything--my husband is especially glad for that part too. It is definitely the most comfortable interface I've used.
Esther
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Thanks Ester, My Swift mask bothered me more than my wife, she can sleep thru a thunder storm and not wake up, the new mask is definitly less noisy, did you modify yours? tried a couple of adjustments this afternoon, but not sleeping, so tonite I'll know if I accomplished anything.
Ed
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jcarn
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by jcarn » Wed May 09, 2007 9:53 pm
good luck Hurricane. I use the Twilight along with a chin strap and a DIY mouthpiece. That's my magic combo .. it took me a LONG time to get it right.
Stick with it .. it's a great mask!
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Hurricane
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by Hurricane » Thu May 10, 2007 4:22 am
jcarn wrote:good luck Hurricane. I use the Twilight along with a chin strap and a DIY mouthpiece. That's my magic combo .. it took me a LONG time to get it right.
Stick with it .. it's a great mask!
Thanks JCARN, Last nite better than first,didn't seem to move while changing sleep positions, So far very pleased.
Ed
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sleepyhead63
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by sleepyhead63 » Thu May 10, 2007 10:34 am
I have the swift mirage and I am mostly a back sleeper but occ. turn on my side which causes the swift to leak. My question about the twilight is since the tubing goes down the back of the head how do you sleep on your back?
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tangents
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by tangents » Thu May 10, 2007 10:48 am
The tubing is routed up to the top of your head, then left free.
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rested gal
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by rested gal » Thu May 10, 2007 11:56 am
sleepyhead63 wrote:My question about the twilight is since the tubing goes down the back of the head how do you sleep on your back?
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tangents said, "
The tubing is routed up to the top of your head, then left free."
I've always thought it was a mistake for the makers of the Puritan Bennett Breeze and the makers of the Aura (now called Twilight NP) to advertise their masks with pictures of the connector hose hanging down the back of the head.
sleepyhead63, a lot of us rig up a hose hanger to let us turn over easily underneath the main air hose. That allows us to route the connector hose from a mask like the Twilight NP, Breeze, or ComfortLite2 upward...completely out of our way.
LINKS to Hose hangers and methods of managing the air hose
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ResMed S9 VPAP Auto (ASV)
Humidifier: Integrated + Climate Control hose
Mask: Aeiomed Headrest (deconstructed, with homemade straps
3M painters tape over mouth
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blarg
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by blarg » Thu May 10, 2007 4:07 pm
My headboard is rod iron and decorative. It has these perfectly sized curls and hooks in there, so I just poke my hose through one of those when I sleep.
I'm a programmer Jim, not a doctor!
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rested gal
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by rested gal » Thu May 10, 2007 4:16 pm
blarg wrote:My headboard is rod iron and decorative. It has these perfectly sized curls and hooks in there, so I just poke my hose through one of those when I sleep.
Picture, please?
ResMed S9 VPAP Auto (ASV)
Humidifier: Integrated + Climate Control hose
Mask: Aeiomed Headrest (deconstructed, with homemade straps
3M painters tape over mouth
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Linda3032
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by Linda3032 » Thu May 10, 2007 4:24 pm
Mine is also a nice old iron bed. I just hook a scrunchie to it and run my hose through it. Works great.
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blarg
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by blarg » Thu May 10, 2007 4:41 pm
rested gal wrote:Picture, please?
Sure.

I'm a programmer Jim, not a doctor!
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rested gal
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by rested gal » Thu May 10, 2007 4:42 pm
Linda3032 wrote:Mine is also a nice old iron bed. I just hook a scrunchie to it and run my hose through it. Works great.
'nother picture, please?
Seriously...while I understand the setup you both are describing, pictures are always cool and interesting. Would help new users get more ideas on how to rig the main air hose above and out of the way. Especially useful to see how high you put it.
Wish I had a pretty wrought iron bed. Got my scrunchie hanging on a swivel plant hanger screwed to the wall. No headboard.
ResMed S9 VPAP Auto (ASV)
Humidifier: Integrated + Climate Control hose
Mask: Aeiomed Headrest (deconstructed, with homemade straps
3M painters tape over mouth
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rested gal
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by rested gal » Thu May 10, 2007 4:45 pm
Gosh, that was fast, blarg! I was still typing while you were throwing the picture up there. Wow.
What a precious little piece of a mask you have laying on the bed.
(That's what's left of a deconstructed/decapitated Twilight NP, folks. Love it!! )
ResMed S9 VPAP Auto (ASV)
Humidifier: Integrated + Climate Control hose
Mask: Aeiomed Headrest (deconstructed, with homemade straps
3M painters tape over mouth
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blarg
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by blarg » Thu May 10, 2007 4:49 pm
Yeah, the rest of the mask is two black things and another pad. That's it.
I'm a programmer Jim, not a doctor!
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Linda3032
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by Linda3032 » Thu May 10, 2007 5:08 pm
Here's my setup. Another little "precious mask".

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rested gal
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by rested gal » Thu May 10, 2007 5:58 pm
Well, at least my plant hanger has some curlicues.
You all have beautiful setups. Linda, you even have a color coordinated hose cover...lovely!
ResMed S9 VPAP Auto (ASV)
Humidifier: Integrated + Climate Control hose
Mask: Aeiomed Headrest (deconstructed, with homemade straps
3M painters tape over mouth
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