Yes, I do have a vary flat head at the back , which made it difficult for my Mirage Swift II nasal pillow mask to fit snugly through the night. The strap at the back of the headgear tended to ride up, making the pillow loose.
To solve that problem, I was given the Mirage Micro, but what a headache it gives me! By the time I've adjusted it so there are no leaks, I feel like I'm strapped into some sort of torture device. It hurts my face, my head, everywhere.
I'd love to go back to a nasal pillow, but I need headgear that will stay put. Any suggestions? Thanks!
flat back of the head? does your nasal pillow stay on?
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Re: flat back of the head? does your nasal pillow stay on?
First try to fix the swift - check for ideas on this thread - look up the swift - velcro the back of headgear to stick to the hair, put in safety pins to change the angle of the headgear, add extra elastic bands to give anchor to the base of the head -- lots of ideas - the thread started by ufo13 mentioned has lots of ideas itself in it
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Re: flat back of the head? does your nasal pillow stay on?
jules, you're right. Everyone else has been there, done that! Thanks for making short work of it for me. The ufo13 thread is great.
Re: flat back of the head? does your nasal pillow stay on?
just get some ideas and see what works for you - some of the fixes are pretty cheap - I kind of like the svh one about safety pins - never tried it - I used the extra elastic bands around the base of my head myself when I used the swift
Re: flat back of the head? does your nasal pillow stay on?
I attached my Nasal Aire II directly to my chinstrap using velcro one-wrap. You might try something similar. I've got pix here:
http://s124.photobucket.com/albums/p36/ ... aise/CPAP/
You might try something similar with your mask.
Cheers,
Babs
http://s124.photobucket.com/albums/p36/ ... aise/CPAP/
You might try something similar with your mask.
Cheers,
Babs
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I currently have a stash of Nasal Aire II cannulas in Small or Extra Small. Please PM me if you would like them. I'm interested in bartering for something strange and wonderful that I don't currently own. Or a Large size NAII cannula. 

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Re: flat back of the head? does your nasal pillow stay on?
Thank you both Jules and Babette. I am going to get my Swift back from the DME tomorrow and give back the (for me) nasty Mirage Micro. I am sure with some modifications I can get the Swift to work. If not, the Nasalaire sounds like a good alternative. Thanks again!
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Re: flat back of the head? does your nasal pillow stay on?
I know this problem. I think you would be able to use your favorite one with a minor fix. A slight variation of my fix for the Headrest (see the link belwo) is what I use with Swift LT, the strap of yours is similar to the LT's. I would post that one soon. Meanwhile look at this link:snoozy-woozy wrote:Yes, I do have a vary flat head at the back , which made it difficult for my Mirage Swift II nasal pillow mask to fit snugly through the night. The strap at the back of the headgear tended to ride up, making the pillow loose.
To solve that problem, I was given the Mirage Micro, but what a headache it gives me! By the time I've adjusted it so there are no leaks, I feel like I'm strapped into some sort of torture device. It hurts my face, my head, everywhere.
I'd love to go back to a nasal pillow, but I need headgear that will stay put. Any suggestions? Thanks!
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Resmed S9 Elite cpap mode, H5i Humidifier, Swift FX Bella L nasal pillows
Re: flat back of the head? does your nasal pillow stay on?
BTW, you might also contemplate the PAP-CAP. You can attach your mask directly to that, as well.
http://www.pur-sleep.com
Cheers,
B.
http://www.pur-sleep.com
Cheers,
B.
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Machine: PR System One REMStar 60 Series Auto CPAP Machine |
Additional Comments: Started XPAP 04/20/07. APAP currently wide open 10-20. Consistent AHI 2.1. No flex. HH 3. Deluxe Chinstrap. |
I currently have a stash of Nasal Aire II cannulas in Small or Extra Small. Please PM me if you would like them. I'm interested in bartering for something strange and wonderful that I don't currently own. Or a Large size NAII cannula. 
