Anybody like their Comfort Curve Nasal Pillow?

jerryinpa · Post by **jerryinpa** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:35 am

Hello out there to any of you who prefer the Comfort Curve Nasal Pillow!!!

What are the "tricks" to making this darned thing work??

It seems to fit my nose shape well, but it still leaks like a sieve.... I just gotta be doing something stupid here!

Plus, it's squeezing my cheeks kinda hard, and I only like the wife to do that!

What the heck is going on here ?!?!?

HELP!!! , and Thanks in advance,

Jerry.

NightHawkeye · Post by **NightHawkeye** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 11:31 am

Yeah, I like my Comfort Curve! I've been using mine for a couple of years now. I had used four or five masks before the Comfort Curve but always went back in search of a better mask. That searching stopped when I got the Comfort Curve.

Jerry, it's a remarkably versatile mask with a lot of adjustments, maybe too many adjustments. It works very well for me at pressures under 10 cm. When my machine goes higher though, the mask starts to leak. Maybe I could adjust it to work at higher pressures, don't know. Fortunately I don't need to, as my machine usually operates with pressure under 10 cm.

If the Comfort Curve fits your nose well, then it seems like the mask should be able to be adjusted to work for you. I would guess that some nose shapes are incompatible with the Comfort Curve though, much as my own nose is not well suited to standard nasal pillows masks.

As for tricks, hook it up to your CPAP and see if you can get a good seal simply holding the mask in place up to your nose. If you can get a good seal that way, then it should just be a matter of adjusting the cheekpads and the harness. Both adjustments are very touchy. Once adjusted properly though, my Comfort Curve mask has just never needed additional adjustment. It's been by far the most stable of any mask I've used.

BTW, I also found that asymmetrical adjustment of the cheekpads worked best for me. Like I said, the Comfort Curve is highly adjustable. Hope this helps. You'll find the Comfort Curve will be well worth the effort required to adjust it - that is, if you can find a workable adjustment.

Regards,
Bill

Treesap · Post by **Treesap** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 1:33 pm

Someone let me borrow their Comfort Curve. I was glad I did. You have to have a certain face shape to make the mask work for you. If you have a round face with a small profile, forget it. It will never work. The design looks good though. I just wish it could be designed to fit every kind of face. The cheek pads were the worst!

Hawthorne · Post by **Hawthorne** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 1:55 pm

I have been using the Comfort Curve for about 2 years now and I really like it! I seem to get a very good seal with it and can use the medium and small cushions. I, too, had to fiddle with it for the first while but now I use it almost exclusively. I don't move very much at all though so that may be why it works so well for me. My leak rate is very good with it. I cannot get used to anything on my forehead so I go to masks without that. Comfort Curve fits the bill for me but, as with all masks, it is very individual.

jerryinpa · Post by **jerryinpa** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:07 pm

OK, I'll keep trying to fiddle with it.....

I'll see if the nose fit is working OK first....without everything being connected... maybe I just have a funny shaped nose...

Just how "tight" against your cheeks is the thing supposed to feel? Seems like it is squeezing pretty tightly....

Jerry.

sleepycarol · Post by **sleepycarol** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:17 pm

I tried this mask for a little bit and gave up on it. I couldn't get a seal at all with it.

I have a full face and the mask felt like it was literally cutting into my cheeks and was very uncomfortable. I decided if it was going to be that uncomfortable it wasn't going to let me sleep without major discomfort.

Moby · Post by **Moby** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:54 pm

This link has suggestions, also a very important link to the "panty liner" fix.

viewtopic.php?t=6430

A nose fact from J Smythe here

viewtopic.php?t=27146

I find the comfort curve really comfy, and my figures are good with it, but for some reason I never feel really rested after using it. It is wonderfully quiet.

One night I discarded the official headgear and used Rested Gal Sleeptight (tights leg) with a hole cut in to fit the vent. It worked fine. I think I put extra tie/scarf over the lot to keep it from rubbing out of position.

Di

Hawthorne · Post by **Hawthorne** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 6:25 pm

I don't keep my Comfort Curve very tight at all. There are never marks on my cheeks from the pads in the morning. There is sometimes a mark on the end of my nose. There are foam cheek pads available for it as well. They are like soft flexible styrofoam. Sometimes I use them in the summer if the bedroom is extra warm.

NightHawkeye · Post by **NightHawkeye** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:36 pm

FWIW, I prefer the foam cheekpads to the silicone ones. The foam cheekpads are only supposed to last a couple of months, but I've been using mine for the better part of two years now with no problems. I suppose that's also an indication that I wear the mask only loosely against my face.

Regards,
Bill

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