Nasal Pillow pressure

[Artcarved]

I've been considering going from a Nose Pad to a Nasal Pillow. When I put on my mask and turn on machine the air bursts forth.
Does this happen when you first put on the Nasal Pillow? The reason for the change would be that I wear glasses and may want to read before turning out the light.

[Pugsy]

What pressure do you use? I use APAP.. 10 cm minimum so I start with it. I wouldn't find it a problem to read with.
You know you could always use the ramp and start much lower so you are getting used to the pressure while reading.
I have never used the ramp but then when I go to bed it is lights out. No TV in bedroom and no way to read comfortably.

There is a momentary "burst" of air up the nose but it is easily adjusted to. How it might feel different compared to the over the nose mask you use..well it is going to depend on your own senses and what your pressure is. When I first started cpap it took me a couple of minutes to get acclimated. Now maybe 5 seconds.

[nanwilson]

Art
I tried pillows but soon learned that the pressure (11) gave me a stuffed up nose. I finally found a Hybrid and love it, the pressure is divided between the nose and the mouth.....yes its pillows and a mouth piece and I can wear my glasses if I want to. I'm like Pugsy...no tv in my bedroom, and prior to cpap I used to read in bed all the time, but not so much now. I hose up and lights out, this week I have had 4 nights of 0.0 and the other three were 0.1. Prior to cpap my ahi average was 27 per hour, so to sum it all up the Hybrid and the cpap are doing the job it was intended to do.

[Artcarved]

The pressure I have is 8. I like the mask I have, just get a little pressure in area under the nose. I'm asleep most of the time in 1-2 minutes. I have a set of Resmed Swift nasal pads that were given to me by a nurse at the sleep lab. This was before I actually got tested. I have been through the testing 4 times but refused the Cpap the first three. The first time I was given nasal pads. I didn't like the air lowing up my nose. Nothing was explained to me. The second time I went to a different hospital and was give a full face mask and refused to wear it. The third time I wasn't given a mask just all those wires monitoring me. I couldn't sleep, the bed was so hard. The fourth time was something I gave into, and prepared myself mentally. Since I am somewhat claustropobic I didn't want
anything covering my face. I told the nurse my problem and was give the nose pad which is the same as I am currently using.

I have to get the courage to try the nasal pads. It'll take a bit of back and forth lecturing myself.

[Pugsy]

Nasal pads? Do you mean a mask like the one I use? Or a different nasal interface?

Initially a bit weird to have the air going up my nose but didn't take long to get used to it. I can tell you it was easier than trying to deal with the over the nose mask. At least for me. So much more comfortable. Minimal straps to be causing neck pain. Nothing on my nose to create congestion from pressure and no sores from friction or pressure. I used the nasal pillow Optilife during the titration sleep study because with the first mask they tried (over the nose) it hurt like hell and caused immediate nasal congestion from the pressure on my turbinates as well as a major headache from the lower strap killing my neck. I did reasonably well with the Optiflife even during the titration.

[Janknitz]

When you first turn on your machine, the pillows on a nasal pillow mask inflate. I found it a little more comfortable to exhale until the air came through the nasal pillows, then take a nice deep inhalation through my nose. I get pressures up to 15 and I'm perfectly comfortable in nasal pillows--I can barely feel the air except that it's cooler than breathing without nasal pillows and I find that very comforting now.

[archangle]

I can use glasses pretty well with my ComfortGel mask. If you don't like nasal pillow masks, you might find a nasal mask that works OK with your glasses.

It probably varies with your own face and glasses shape.