Exhaust Questions

Arkanoid · Post by **Arkanoid** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:03 am

I am a newbie in the CPAP world (1 week) and have learned a lot from reading messages here till it hurt. I currently have the Swift and I like (well maybe tolerate is a better word) it. The one thing I'm unhappy with is how the exhaust comes out. I am getting married in a couple of months and I would like to have something that exhausted differently. I don't want something that will be blowing a steady stream of air on my new wife if I am on my side and close to her. I have showed her what everything looks like and while she is okay with it, I want to keep possible problems to a minimum. I am mostly a side sleeper.

I see that a lot of people here like the Breeze, how does it exhaust? How about the Aura? Those seemed to be popular from my reading. Any information or suggestions would be appreciated

ozij · Post by **ozij** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:09 am

Exhaustwise (partnerwise) there is no doubt the Aura (Headrest) is better that the Breeze. The Aura blow up, the Breeze blows frontwards.

O.

Linda3032 · Post by **Linda3032** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:18 am

I agree with Oz, the Aura is definitely the one for the best exhaust. The vent holes are up on the shank of the Aura - about eyebrow level. The exhaust air blows up.

My husband like my Aura - it's fairly quiet (like the Swift), and it's great for a side sleeper. If you like the Swift okay, I think you will really like the Aura.

RobertinTX · Post by **RobertinTX** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 12:13 pm

Exhaust......whew I can't even stand mine...lmao

Oh. your talking about CPAP exhaust.....

rested gal · Post by **rested gal** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 12:49 pm

Breeze will blow against bed partner. Aura (Aeiomed's "Headrest") won't. Aura's my favorite!!

While you're reading up on stuff, read about the Aussie heated hose (sleepzone.com.au - the "heated cpap tube") 'cause if you get yourself an Aura mask, you might face a new problem...rainout. The Aura tends to get condensation inside the nasal horseshoe shaped assembly when you use a heated humidifier. Easily prevented in most cases with the Aussie heated hose.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:04 pm

Someone came up with a way to modify the Breeze so the exhaust blows up towards your headboard like the Aura. Here's the thread you can click on where they talk about it.

LiteBreeze

rested gal · Post by **rested gal** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:26 pm

Guest, now that you mention it, I do recall a post by someone who had made a chute or something to direct the Breeze's exhaust straight up, a la the Aura. But the link you provided went to a different topic -- one about reconstructing the Breeze to fit better. I don't think that particular re-do would change the direction of the exhaust at the pillows assembly (shell that holds the pillows.)

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 3:55 pm

Oops. Right you are. My bad.
Here's the right link (I think)

viewtopic.php?p=64619

snork1 · Post by **snork1** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 5:37 pm

One way to deal with the Swift exhaust is to stick a pillow as a wall between the heads of you and your mate. Not close enough to cause noise with Swift exhaust hitting it is all. This will put a bit of distance between your heads, but its not as though you will likely be doing a lot of kissing once the mask is on anyway.

Arkanoid · Post by **Arkanoid** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:06 pm

I was also thinking of getting a full face mask as a backup (for colds and stopped up nose). Same question about the two most common, the F&P Flexfit HC431 and the Ultra Mirage FF. Anyone know which way (how) they exhaust?
Thanks

NightHawkeye · Post by **NightHawkeye** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:51 pm

Arkanoid wrote:Same question about the two most common, the F&P Flexfit HC431 and the Ultra Mirage FF. Anyone know which way (how) they exhaust?

The Ultra Mirage FF exhausts from holes near the bridge of the nose, and blows straight out away from your face.

Regards,
Bill

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 2:51 am

I was happy to see the link to that discussion about how to vent the air up and away. I remembered reading it but hadn't found it. Or hadn't tried hard enough So I'm wondering, is anyone using the Breeze with an extra piece of 1/4 inch or whatever tubing to redirect the exhaust? RG, did you ever carve out the hole to make way for a larger diameter of tubing? I am worried that CO2 would build up if I use a tube that would fit into the current hole, therefore narrowing the functional outlet...
Looking forward to hearing tales of success from all you lab rats out there!
AII

rested gal · Post by **rested gal** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 3:04 am

Guest wrote: RG, did you ever carve out the hole to make way for a larger diameter of tubing?

No, I never got around to doing any carving, and I ended up taking the tiny tube out. If I were using the Breeze all the time, I'd probably have done the carving, but since the Aura suits me so well, I didn't mess further with the Breeze's exhaust.

The leak data I got (SL software) after using the tiny tube showed half of normal leak for the Breeze. The exhaust rate was cut in half. Not good. You're right... it probably wasn't a good idea to stick that little tube in there without making the Breeze exhaust hole bigger and using a slightly larger diameter tube to maintain a normal exhaust rate. I'm sure that could be done.

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