Like nasal pillow, mostly....

[chirurgeon]

But the part that is on my upper lip is bugging me. Anyone know of something that can go between my lip and the pillow? Am I going to have to make something for myself? I might have to watch "The Orient Express" again to see the mustache thingy Albert Finney wore as Hercule Poirot.

[ubnoxus]

A mustache? Lol
My wife has a tshirt type material attached to hers and says it works great.

[skram]

You may need to try a different brand.

YMMV, but I've used both Pilairo Q and Airfit P10 and neither of them touches my upper lip.

[chirurgeon]

I think I'm having an allergic reaction to the gel on the Nuance. I was irritated all night in my nostrils and at least four hours after I got up. Unfortunately my RT is out of town at a conference. I have to wait until Tuesday to get a new nasal pillow.

[sleepy711]

I find that when you have to start building around the mask or adding covers or other things, the mask is usually not the right one. There are many types of nasal pillows masks. Ask your DME to allow you to try it on at the office before you choose your next one. The problem could be you may only get one paid for every 6 months (insurance) and the next mask might come out of your pocket. if that's the case, try the masks on at the DME, review your bill for the "negotiated" insurance amount and check online if you can buy it out of pocket cheaper.

Getting the right mask is very important; CPAP success relies on it. More information is available in a book called "My Little CPAP Book" from Kindle, iTunes or Nook. It talks about masks, machines, downloads, pets, travel, what to look for to know if your CPAP is working for you, problems caused by sleep apnea and so much more.

[Ford Guy]

Sleepy711 continues to promote his book on all his posts...most of the replies have been negative

[robysue]

I find that when you have to start building around the mask or adding covers or other things, the mask is usually not the right one.

Poppycock. There are a lot of us who find mask liners, pillow cozies, and mask pads of critical importance for comfort. In my case, the Swift FX is a wonderful mask in terms of fit and overall comfort except that I cannot stand the feel of the silicone side straps on my face. A mask pad from Padacheek completely fixes that problem for me and allows me to use the mask without problems. I don't particularly like the silicone pillow touching my upper lip, and a pillow cozy (also from Padacheek) fixes that problem completely. The fact that the pillow cozy also helps with rainout in the pillows from my exhaled breath is an added nice bonus.

The fact is: Many of us do NOT like the feel of plastic or silicone touching our face, but 100% cloth masks are rare and not available as nasal pillows. Many (most?) DMEs don't even carry 100% cloth masks. And hence there's a reason why many of us use mask liners and mask pads. Many of us find that the elasticy, firm synthetic fabrics used for mask straps can be irritating to our skin, and mask strap pads made out of a nice soft fleece fix that problem too.

There are many types of nasal pillows masks. Ask your DME to allow you to try it on at the office before you choose your next one. The problem could be you may only get one paid for every 6 months (insurance) and the next mask might come out of your pocket. if that's the case, try the masks on at the DME, review your bill for the "negotiated" insurance amount and check online if you can buy it out of pocket cheaper.

The biggest problem with this statement is this: Trying the mask on while sitting or standing up and without your machine blowing at it's normal pressure tells you almost nothing useful about whether a mask will really work in your own bed. Yes, you can tell if a mask is a clear miss. But many masks can seem reasonably comfortable for the five or ten minutes you might try them on in the shop, but fail miserably once you try to wear them for several hours. In chirurgeon's case, the problem is that the gel filled nasal cone cushions are triggering skin problems after several hours of wear. Those gel filled nasal cone cushions probably felt really comfy for the first hour or more---before they started triggering the skin irritation.

Getting the right mask is very important; CPAP success relies on it. More information is available in a book called "My Little CPAP Book" from Kindle, iTunes or Nook. It talks about masks, machines, downloads, pets, travel, what to look for to know if your CPAP is working for you, problems caused by sleep apnea and so much more.

As Ford Guy points out, you keep pushing this book on all your posts, but folks who have actually read it don't seem to have anything very positive to say about it. It's not at all clear that someone who is reading and posting here would gain anything at all from purchasing your book.