Mirage Swift LT

[feeling_better]

I just received my Mirage Swift LT about 4 days ago. I love it except for the headgear. Has anyone had a problem with the buckle on the back of your head? It hurts my head and it's hard to fall asleep with it hurting. I've been trying to find a way to get it to work, but haven't. Does anyone know of any way to wear the headgear after removing the buckle or leaving it on and "engineering" it? I would dearly appreciate if anyone can help me! Thanks!

Do you sleep on your back? I have LT, but I sleep on my side, and perhaps that is why I have not experienced that. But more likely, you are tightening it too much. For most people that back strap need only be very lightly fastened. On the other hand, if it slips easily for you (as for me), then you have to use some other method to keep this place. I use another strap and would write about that in this forum soon.

[bdp522]

Padacheek makes a pad for buckles. Checkout her website at http://www.padacheek.com or just PM her, she's a forum member. Be sure to let her know which mask you have and what the issue is and she will be sure to help!

Brenda

[Juba]

Hi,

I am new to cpaptalk. I have been on my machine for 3 nights now. I had used a Mirage Swift II in my sleep study and had a good response to it ( 6 hours of sleep). I was set up with with Mirage Swift LT at small and was having problems with leakage and whistling the first night. I tried some of things recommended here, which helped somewhat. Last night I went to the medium pillows and that made for a great seal, although I am still getting use to it.

I was wondering how people here thought the Swift LT compares with with the Swift II. Does everyone think it was an improvement?

I still have a lot to learn and this is new to me. Although my impression is that I am off to relatively good start.

[feeling_better]

Hi,
I am new to cpaptalk.

Welcome!

I was wondering how people here thought the Swift LT compares with with the Swift II. Does everyone think it was an improvement?

There have been detailed discussion about that in the forum. To find those threads and posts, goto google search and do the following 2 searches
"swift lt" "swift ii" site:cpaptalk.com
"swift lt" "swift 2" site:cpaptalk.com
Google searches are more flexible and powerful for finding things here (compared to the built in search). You can also ask clarifying questions about the comparisons in those threads. Good luck, and welcome again!

[mindy hoo]

For the person with the SWift LT with the buckle hurting you, could you have it upside down. the side with the velcro is the back, i do not see how that could hurt unless you have it too tight and you do not need to. the sides are up when the wording is up and the pillow is up when the wording is up.

I hope all you have to do is turn it around and it wont hurt anymore.

[feeling_better]

Hi,

I am new to cpaptalk. I have been on my machine for 3 nights now. I had used a Mirage Swift II in my sleep study and had a good response to it ( 6 hours of sleep). I was set up with with Mirage Swift LT at small and was having problems with leakage and whistling the first night...

Are you still getting the whistling noise?

I have been using the Swift LT for a couple of weeks now. I know now for sure the whistling is caused by very very small droplets of water sitting in or at the edges of one or more of those holes of the out port and vibrating like a reed. The position and size of it will determine the pitch. I have even had multiple frequencies at the same time. Some are there only during exhale, some are during inhale, or some both It is enough to disturb my sleep, since I have acute sensitivity to noise. The pitch changes gradually as the droplet size varies with condensation.

If doing a quick but powerful out breath, and/or an in breath (snort) stops the sound, then it is more likely the water particle. You can simply touch the out port area with a piece of soft cloth, wicking away the water, and the problem may go away for a while, but it will comeback if there is more condensation forming. In rare cases the sound may remain even after the above wicking, because the particle may be just inside the hole.

I am experimenting with a fix for this, and that may fix it for good even with condensation. Will post it if it works.

[ichitumi]

I did a bunch of research on the internet when I first found out I have sleep apnea. I found out that I can get the machines much cheaper on the internet on my own than trying to go through my insurance ... but I need a prescription for that first. While I was waiting, I decided to get my mask/hose accessories stuff.

From the descriptions, I decided on the Swift LT. After starting my therapy, I found that while it's comfortable the first night, I had trouble with the fit and whistling after I got the thing washed after the first morning. Besides, the strap kept sliding off my head in the back. I ordered the Swift II and wanted to try that. A few days later, that arrived. The straps seem to stay put better than the LT, but it took a while to find out that while I use the small pillows on the LT, I work out better with the medium set on the II.

After trying both out, I decided to stick with the LT. Below are some of the pros and cons of both from my perspective:

II:
pro - straps are more secure, nasal pillows are easier to clean, dry and install
con - hose on the side only, making side sleeping on that particular side more difficult; noiser than the LT, diffuser holes are more spread out and there are more of them ...

LT:
pro - very lightweight, very quiet, hose in the middle, there's enough face real estate left so that I can even take my glasses on and off without knocking the thing off, diffuser holes don't seem to blow as hard, side sleeping is easier as long as I hang my nose out and off the pillow instead of having it smushed right up against it.
con - feels more flimsy, straps don't stay on as well, nasal pillows more difficult to take off and install, shape of pillows make it more difficult to dry, fit was not always optimal until I found that the nasal pillows pivot.

Overall, I like the LT a bit more due to the noise, diffuser and hose location issues.

So far, I haven't experienced the rain-out situations, but I'll see how that works out over the winter. I started out having the hose clipped to the top of my head and have since left it hanging loose and under the covers with it. Seem to be working out fine ... for now.

[Guest]

I attended the 2008 Sleep Conference in Baltimore. I was delighted to see Pur-Sleep, meet Johnny from this sight, and speak with the Snuuglehose rep.
Anyway, Resmed gave me a Swift LT to try. I really found it to be more comfortable than the Swift 2, Opti-Life, and OPUS. However I am solely a back sleeper, so I can not review how it feels when side sleeping. The ONLY downfall is that even with the snugglehose, I had a tremendous amount of condensation in the pillows. It was so much so that I would wake up choking and snorting water. I did try turning down the humidifier, but this did not make a difference. Has anyone else noticed the increased condensation at the pillows? Other than that, no leaks, more comfortable and less lines on the face.
Lisa

Hello Lisa:

I too recently received a Swift LT and I find it very comfortable. The first mask that I actually have no trouble falling asleep with. But I do experience the same thing you do with the build up of condensation even with the humidity all the way down to the lowest setting. This is really distressing!! Anyone out there have a solution?

[looking4zzzz]

Check out the post below:
viewtopic/t34883/My-fix-for-rainout-con ... illow.html

There is an interesting solution to the rain-out problem for the Swift LT in that post, including pictures...very helpful.

[JeffH]

I've hooked my reptile heater up to my hose already to do away with rainout. It seems to be working just fine.

JeffH

[ichitumi]

So I recently traveled with my cpap setup. As it was in warmer climate than I was used to, I had the AC cranking to keep the room cool. With that, I had the condensation problem previously described. I ended up waking up in the middle of the night (twice) that first night to shake out moisture from my nose piece before falling asleep again. The second night, I remember reading about somebody's solution with the flexible piece of plastic and wicking. Since I didn't have anything like that with me, I tore up a piece of tissue, rolled it up and stuck it inside of the nasal pillow housing piece. It worked! Now that I'm back home and weather's a bit cooler, I started doing the same treatment with really good results. I also found that one square of toilet paper works well. In the morning, I take out the little twisted roll. It's pretty much always moist, but never soggy.

(too lazy to wash and clean the cotton thingy)