But my first night trying this mask was kind of amazing! I do have questions.
- First time using a soft "cushion" and it solves most of the problems of nasal irritation. This morning I had a stuffy nose as usual, but it cleared up right away and I can breathe through both sides clearly for the first time in memory. No sniffly, runny, tickly effects at all. Wow. Getting slightly sniffly now, but I'm allergic to our cats.
- I slept really deeply. Of course I woke up a few times, as the mask frame feels odd, but fell deeply asleep again each time. I'd had two beers and a glass of wine, and usually that means waking up after four hours unable to fall back asleep, but not this time.
- It is noisy as hell, WTF. (I guess that is a question.) If I didn't already use a white noise machine, I would not be able to tolerate the noise of the mask. "Quiet Vent," they call it.
- It blasts air. Really forceful air. Machine still set at 6 as always, so does this mean it is incompatible? Air leaks out and hits my right eye, not good in the long run for my dry eye issues, though it feels OK now. Air blasts and noise would not be great for a bed partner.
- Interesting there is a second vent at the top of the frame. What's the purpose of that?
- Love the top-of-head hose position. You can read in bed wearing it, nothing in your way at all. As before, I tape a scrunchy to the wall above me and run the hose through it. (Back sleeper, never move.)
- How the heck do you get the cushion off the frame to clean it? I see arrows, but when I pull there, it doesn't want to budge. Their instruction booklet is unhelpful.
Maybe my machine is just not compatible. I saw the new sleep doc yesterday (she had this mask as a free sample, that's how I got it so quick) and we will proceed with a home sleep study and new machine, but meanwhile I'll use my old one for a couple months.
Thanks for any thoughts on this mask!
