My reviews of Swift I and II, Bravo and NasalaireII

socknitster · Post by **socknitster** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 7:25 pm

I still wear the swift II, but I am about to initiate some more trades. I hope to eventually try the bravo, SNAPP and breeze.

Jen

Sleepdeprived · Post by **Sleepdeprived** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 7:40 pm

[quote="socknitster"]I still wear the swift II, but I am about to initiate some more trades. I hope to eventually try the bravo, SNAPP and breeze.

Jen

Sergey45 · Post by **Sergey45** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 7:41 pm

[quote="socknitster"]I still wear the swift II, but I am about to initiate some more trades. I hope to eventually try the bravo, SNAPP and breeze.

Jen

socknitster · Post by **socknitster** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:17 am

[quote="Sleepdeprived"][quote="socknitster"]I still wear the swift II, but I am about to initiate some more trades. I hope to eventually try the bravo, SNAPP and breeze.

Jen

neverbetter · Post by **neverbetter** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:44 am

for pillow comfort, I would have to go with the nasalaire II and the aura. for full face, the hybrid by far.

Sleepdeprived · Post by **Sleepdeprived** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:36 pm

[quote="socknitster"][quote="Sleepdeprived"][quote="socknitster"]I still wear the swift II, but I am about to initiate some more trades. I hope to eventually try the bravo, SNAPP and breeze.

Jen

socknitster · Post by **socknitster** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:55 pm

I like it. I'm not raving about it, but it is very pleasant and I'd rather sleep with it than without it.

Jen

gknee · Post by **gknee** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 12:29 am

I have pretty small nares and have found the Swift nasal pillow to be quieter than the Swift II one. I'm not sure why unless the newer model is wider and so the noise I'm hearing is due to nasal leaks. BTW, I tape my mouth close so that's not an issue. I'm a very sensitive sleeper (especially with regards to sound and light) so I have to wear earplugs and an eye mask, in addition to my 'snorkel gear', which is oh so sexy...

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JimW · Post by **JimW** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 9:14 am

gknee wrote:I have pretty small nares and have found the Swift nasal pillow to be quieter than the Swift II one. I'm not sure why unless the newer model is wider and so the noise I'm hearing is due to nasal leaks.

Have read here that the pillows on Swift II are a little further apart, posing difficulties for some. Will have to try this at some point myself; so far have only tried Swift and Activa.

Were it not for nose bridge irritation, the Activa would be my choice over the Swift. With the Swift, I have to partially awaken when turning to my side to readjust the mask so the pillows don't leak. From the user standpoint, the Swift is much quieter than the Activa, possibly due to the increased mask space on Activa for the air to bounce around in. My wife tells me that the Swift is much quieter on the outside.

The Activa allows me to stay more soundly asleep when it doesn't start to leak. It's much harder to consistently fit; seems like every night is different. Best fitting seems to be in front of a mirror; I can put the Swift on in the dark without difficulty.

I'm slow (in most things) and conservative (in this sort of thing,) but will likely eventually try other interfaces.

Sleepdeprived · Post by **Sleepdeprived** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 2:41 pm

JimW wrote:
gknee wrote:I have pretty small nares and have found the Swift nasal pillow to be quieter than the Swift II one. I'm not sure why unless the newer model is wider and so the noise I'm hearing is due to nasal leaks.
Have read here that the pillows on Swift II are a little further apart, posing difficulties for some. Will have to try this at some point myself; so far have only tried Swift and Activa.

JimW · Post by **JimW** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 3:16 pm

Again, no first hand experience. viewtopic.php?t=20183&highlight=swift has some discussion regarding this.

socknitster · Post by **socknitster** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 5:25 pm

I read that thread. Interesting. I will have to pay attention to this now. My biggest problem seems to be when I forget to wash my pillows and the tiny amounts of skin oils that build up affect my seal.

jen