DO I NEED A CPAP PILLOW????

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starpower
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DO I NEED A CPAP PILLOW????

Post by starpower » Tue Sep 28, 2010 4:12 pm

I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE HAS EVER TRIED THE CPAP PILLOW, (THE ACUTUAL PILLOW) AND DOES IT REALLY BENEFIT AND SUPPORT THE WAY IT CLAIMS?? THANKS ANY FEEDBACK APPRECIATED??
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Re: DO I NEED A CPAP PILLOW????

Post by cpapernewbie » Tue Sep 28, 2010 5:23 pm

Just bought one and have make use of this for 3 nights. So far no big difference in leaks... Sleep well with this pillow but cannot find anything in my charts to backup its claim

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Re: DO I NEED A CPAP PILLOW????

Post by Beachmeezer » Tue Sep 28, 2010 8:11 pm

I have the double edged CPAP pillow and love it. I use a nasal mask and can now sleep on my side without the mask shifting. Turning from side to side causes no issues. Before that I used a little decorative pillow from my couch that was about 6 inches by 6 inches that allowed the mask to hang off the edge but it wasn't very comfortable when I shifted from side to side. - Kim

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Re: DO I NEED A CPAP PILLOW????

Post by sleeplessinaz » Tue Sep 28, 2010 8:55 pm

Hi--I don't use a CPAP pillow. I bought a down filled pillow from Costco--works like a dream!! You can fluff it and punch it down around your neck and mask--it is great for Cpappers. CHeaper too---you can get a 2 pack of them - for 39 bucks!

Carrie

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Re: DO I NEED A CPAP PILLOW????

Post by davecpap » Tue Sep 28, 2010 9:47 pm

I feel a lot better since I dumped my old pillow and got one filled with buckwheat hulls. The reported AHI on my CPAP machine changed a fair bit, check out these numbers:

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