Try before you buy CPAP Masks

[moondoggy]

Its' been a while since I was out on any CPAP forum but I recall that on one forum there was someone that worked for a CPAP shop that would let you try out CPAP masks for a small fee. Is that person on this board? If so, does anyone know his name and/or how to get in touch with him? If he's not on this board does anyone know what board he's on?

My situation is this..... I have a Resmed Mirage Softgel nasal mask and that mask has been discontinued. I'm in need of a new mask and my medical supplier requires that you purchase the mask and will only exchange it one time for another mask. This makes it difficult to pick out a new mask as I tried doing this with an Resmed AirFit N20 and got stuck with a mask that leaks worse than my Softgel. I would really like some advice on what my best replacement options might be and to be able to try this mask out for a week to see if it would be a better alternative than the one I have now.

[Julie]

The sponsor of this forum, Cpap.com, has a program like that... give them a call to learn more about it.

[Pugsy]

The person who was doing that mask trial thing some years ago is no longer doing it. It wasn't here and his website is long gone.

About the best you can do is buy a mask from cpap.com and utilize the free return insurance that is offered on most masks now.
You have 30 days to get it back to them (from the time of shipment to you) and they will refund your purchase price if you end up hating the mask.
If you do want to try cpap.com and the free return insurance be sure and read up on the instructions and time frame for returning the mask.

[moondoggy]

Thanks everyone for the replies. I will look into what they have to offer.