What am I doing wrong?

SleeplessInVirginia · Post by **SleeplessInVirginia** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 10:31 pm

I recently got a Comfort Curve mask from my DME, and haven't been able to use it for a full night yet. I really love the idea of this mask, and really want to make friends with it. I seem to start out fairly well, after a few adjustments it doesn't leak, but if I turn in my sleep it almost immediately starts to leak like crazy. I've tried adjusting the cheek pads and tried the different sizes, but there must be some hidden secret that I'm not aware of.
Any help you guys can give me would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

rested gal · Post by **rested gal** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 10:49 pm

I never could get the Comfort Curve to work for me. Here's a link to many topics about that mask. Perhaps there'll be a fix that will make it work for you in some of these topics:

LINKS to Comfort Curve nasal mask topics
viewtopic.php?p=23364

bdp522 · Post by **bdp522** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 6:18 am

I have successfully used the CL2, Aclaim2, Hybrid, and Optilife. The Comfort curve mask is the only one I tried that I could not get to work for me. I tried all the tricks and tips, I spent hours tweaking. Still couldn't get it to work.
I guess that's why there are so many masks out there! No one mask will work for everyone.

Good Luck

Brenda

NightHawkeye · Post by **NightHawkeye** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 6:42 am

SleeplessInVirginia wrote:Any help you guys can give me would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Sleepless, once I got my ComfortCurve fit to where it didn't leak, then I simply adjusted the headgear until it snugged up well. Not tight, not loose, but snug, with the headband pulling the ComfortCurve up straight into the nostrils. The tricky part of adjusting the headband was getting the back strap set properly to hold the mask in the right position.

FWIW, I don't consider myself the ideal person for the ComfortCurve. I wear it a little bit asymmetrical, with the angle adjustments at the extreme positions. I also found that the angle adjustments work well when set one stop past the "last" position. (The asymmetrical part comes in because I only have one side set past the last stop.)

Sleepless, what part of the mask seems to be moving around for you? Are the cheekpads moving? Is the headband slipping? Maybe there's a clue there indicating what needs to be adjusted.

Regards,
Bill

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