General Discussion on any topic relating to CPAP and/or Sleep Apnea.
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SharkBait
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by SharkBait » Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:17 am
Songbird wrote:Are you SURE your Hybrid can't be adjusted more to suit your needs, ericlhyman? I'm not being critical... it's just that I have the Hybrid as a backup for nasal congestion times and found it took more work to get it adjusted than my regular mask, but once I got everything adjusted right, the seal holds well. Rooster, our resident Hybrid expert, has excellent adjustment suggestions here:
viewtopic.php?t=14422&highlight=. I know I completely misunderstood how the pillows were supposed to be placed until I read his post; maybe that's the case for you, too. At any rate, I'm not saying you shouldn't look into other masks; just that as long as you have the Hybrid, Rooster's suggestions might make using it more successful at least until you get another one. Or you might find that it is THE mask for you with a few simple tweaks.
Good luck!!
Marsha
On the one hand I should have read that before sending my Hybrid back.
On the other hand, I strapped on the Liberty and BOOM (John Madden Voice), it sealed and stayed sealed. Although... I'm afraid I can crack my Liberty. It's like peanut brittle. That Hybrid is a much higher quality piece of equipment. I just couldn't get those pillows to stay sealed for me...
Encore Pro 1.8.49; Encore Pro Analyzer 0.8.9 by James Skinner
SnuggleHose - Got the 8 foot and cut it down to 6, used the rest for mask hoses.
Memory Foam Pillow - Cut my own out of my Tempur-pedic pillow. (works great!)
Hose Mgmt - Velcro Tie Strap
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N6CRV
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by N6CRV » Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:05 pm
nobody wrote:OT ... interesting choice of avatar for a CPAP group, N6CRV. BTW I have a gun that looks just like that, though I think mine is a smaller caliber (.22).
Hello Nobody, It is a little bigger 45 acp. Just thought it be a little different. Serious tho if it bothers anyone please just let me know. It is just a hobby of mine.
Don
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ericlhyman
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by ericlhyman » Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:47 pm
Songbird wrote:Are you SURE your Hybrid can't be adjusted more to suit your needs, ericlhyman? I'm not being critical... it's just that I have the Hybrid as a backup for nasal congestion times and found it took more work to get it adjusted than my regular mask, but once I got everything adjusted right, the seal holds well. Rooster, our resident Hybrid expert, has excellent adjustment suggestions here:
viewtopic.php?t=14422&highlight=. I know I completely misunderstood how the pillows were supposed to be placed until I read his post; maybe that's the case for you, too. At any rate, I'm not saying you shouldn't look into other masks; just that as long as you have the Hybrid, Rooster's suggestions might make using it more successful at least until you get another one. Or you might find that it is THE mask for you with a few simple tweaks.
Good luck!!
Marsha
I too wish I had read that before sending mine back.
