Comfort curve

[doug2]

Hi
I have a comfort curve which I have tried to use for about 45 minutes and no matter what I do I can't make it seal. Is anyone interested in this mask? If so, pm me with offers.

I realize I'm kind of a new be around here so I will provide my ebay username to see my feedback upon request.

[joey]

Doug, Don't give up so soon. It took me several weeks of steady use to like my comfort curve. You may be trying the wrong size nose piece. I am a large man but I use the medium. The nose piece should fit underneath your nose and no part of your nose can be inside it. I also found it helpful to turn the head gear backwards and put the adjustable part behind my head instead of the top. Try it again and be persistent and you will get used to it and then you won,t like the others.

[DrDroopy]

If you go back to the threads from around May and June, there are alot of postings about making the comfort curve fit. Of course it isn't for everyone, but people were pretty creative about making this thing work.

[Pamela444]

I had the same problem with my Comfort Curve, but I found an interesting solution on here. I wish I could give credit to the poster, but I don't remember who it was.

She/he suggested taking off the cheek pads and placing a folded in half pantiliner under each side. It really helped.

[Guest222]

I just started using the comfort curve within the last month. I thought this would finally help me, but 2 to 3 hours into the night, the pads became uncomfortable and I had a red rash on both of my cheeks. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Hope to have a decent night's sleep sometime soon.

[rested gal]

Hi Pamela,

The message board poster and lab rat extraordinaire who came up with the idea that helped you, was....

CareS !!

Very creative lady!!

The topic she wrote about it had "pantyliner thins" in the subject line.

Guest, maybe you can find something to help you with the CC in one of the many topics here:

LINKS to Comfort Curve nasal mask topics

[DrDroopy]

If the pantyliner idea does not appeal to you, I use moleskin. Removing the face pads and replacing them with a thin layer of moleskin makes this mask snug right up to my face and it fits pretty well now. I have the best luck sleeping on my side, as I can lay my head on the pillow and then inch it forward a bit to really pull the CC firmly onto my nose. It is the only mask I can use, as I can't stand having something over my nose or in my line of vision and I don't like the nasal pillows. Still, I'm waiting for the next great thing to come along!

[sleep deprived mom]

I just found this site last night while I was trying to decide which mask to order to replace my much-hated comfort curve. Thank you all for giving me a solution to my fitting problems! I figured I would give it one last try and do the pantiliner trick, but at 1 am discovered there were none in the cabinet!! There were, however, these square cottonball things (quilted cotton pads--they come in a pack of 200) that I bought to remove makeup. You have to hold them in place while you put the mask on, but they worked great!! They were very soft and comfortable against my face, and I slept all the way through the night (yeah!! no waking up to re-fit). I slept on my side(!!!!) and woke up in the morning without big red spots on my cheeks!!! I can't thank you all enough for the inspiration. I thought that some of those out there who were uncomfortable with the pantiliner idea might be able to try the cotton pads. Thanks!!

[doug2]

My problem is getting the nose piece to get a good seal. I took the cheak pads completely off until I could get a seal. I get the best seal with the small but then I feel deprived of air.

[kurtr]

I had to return mine.
I too had the best seal with the small but the nostril hole was not big enough for air flow directly into the nostrils.
I was going to use an exacto knife to make it bigger but just gave up.
They have a good idea but it is not there yet....

[MartiniLover]

Just like all masks.

If they work for you, GREAT

If they don't..............

Works for me, of course I have large nose, small nares.

[joey]

Doug, What size are you using. They run big. I am a large man but use the medium nose piece. Maybe you should try the different sizes.

[christinequilts]

I tried the pantyliner trick, but I'm allergic to most adhesives and really didn't want to chance it touching my face so after a couple nights I thinned the silicone check pads down. I used small, very sharp but with rounded tips scissors and bascially made them about 1/2 as thick as they originally were by cutting from the backside very carefully. Considering I did it in the middle of the night, out of sheer frustration it shouldn't be too hard for anyone to do...you just have to be careful to not go all the through or nick the part that curves under to hold the check pads on the mask. I say forget offering optional color packs...I'd much rather have an option on check pad thickness then worry if my mask matches my PJ's

[lynn]

Picked up a Comfort Curve locally to try it out. Haven't had time to fiddle with it yet, but as I was planning to use it tonight, I took a good look at it and noticed that the headgear apparently isn't the "new and improved" one shown on the website
http://comfortcurve.respironics.com/

Does yours have the new headgear with adjustable top strap or the old split strap one that goes over the head (no adjustment on top)? Now that it's Saturday I can't reach the DME to ask until Monday. (I don't see that new headgear on cpap.com either - just what they call standard...???).

lynn

[Oh 2 breathe]

I don't know if a small face size is a part of your problem, but I found wedge shaped make-up sponges were very helpful. See my posting in the general forum called Comfort Curve Tip for Small Faces.

~ Oh 2 breathe