Comfort Curve Nasal Interface ?

bluetocker · Post by **bluetocker** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 2:11 pm

COMFORT CURVE NASAL INTERFACE, IS THIS A GOOD MASK. I HAVE BEEN ON APAP FOR 12DAYS, I AM ON A FULL MASK RES-MED MIRAGE IT WORKS OK, HARD TO SLEEP WITH. I AM LOOKING FOR A MORE COMFORTABLE LEAK PROOF MASK ? IS THE COMFORT CURVE NASAL INTERFACE MASK ANY GOOD ? I HAD A HARD TIME IN SLEEP STUDY WITH NASAL MASK ? THE NASAL MASK MAKES SENSE TO ME, IT WAS DIFFCULT TO GET USED TO SO I SWITCHED TO THE FULL MASK OUT OF NEED REQUIREMENTS. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO BREAK INTO NASAL MASK ?

PLEASE ADVISE...
BLUETOCKER

rested gal · Post by **rested gal** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 5:46 pm

A mask that suits you is the most difficult piece of the puzzle to get right....unless you're very, very lucky with the first one or two masks you try.

Here's a clickable link to many discussions about the Comfort Curve. Perhaps some of the posts by other people sharing their good/bad experiences with that mask will help you decide if you really want to spend money to try that one:

LINKS to Comfort Curve nasal mask topics
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KimberlyinMN · Post by **KimberlyinMN** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 7:44 am

How do you sleep at night? Are you a back sleeper, a side sleeper, a stomach sleeper?

I'm a side sleeper -- probably 99.99%. I fall asleep on my side and wake up on my side. (I don't think I move at all actually.)

My interface of choice right now is the Comfortlite 2 with the nasal pillows. I like that basically the only thing touching my face are the pillows at the bottom of my nose. The "bulk" of the mask is in front of your nose and forehead, but not really touching you. So side sleeping is a "dream"... (Ha! Pun intended.) I don't really even notice the mask much. I can also wear my glasses for reading and watching TV. (I can even take my glasses off carefully without taking the mask off.)

I also have the ComfortCurve. It is a very comfortable interface (for me). It works for side sleeping, but you will have the cheek pads touching your face and straps across your face as well. The pads are soft but they are mounted on plastic, so they don't really move with your face much. I like how nothing is stuck up your nose... your nose just kind of rests over the hole. I didn't notice any air being pushed UP my nose, more that I just breathed through my nose. For my stuffy nights when I am totally congested (allergies), I use the ComfortFull 2 full face mask. (I also have the Hybrid mask that is a combination of nasal pillows and mask that covers the mouth. I'm working on getting used to this mask.)

I seem to be fairly lucky that I don't mouth breath unless I have a mask over my mouth. I think that's because with the mask on, I'm not able to sleep as easily on my side so my mouth isn't jammed into the pillow.

That's something else to take into consideration... do you breathe through your mouth at night?

Kimberly