New TAP PAP mask review

[Stormynights]

I have the old one. I am looking forward to the new one.

[Pugsy]

I have the old one. I am looking forward to the new one.

Yep...it is sure sweet.

I have woke up often during the night just quietly breathing away and lay there thinking...this stuff is like I am not even on cpap machine. No headgear...no real notice of the mouth guard unless I make a point to think about it. I remember one night in particular that the feeling was so "no nothing attached to me" that I had to feel for the mask to make sure it was there.
The "I am wearing a girdle on my top teeth feeling" lasts maybe 10 seconds when I first put the mouth guard on and then the feeling is gone. I really don't ever notice the mouth guard very much anymore and the nasal pillows I never notice either. They never move and adjusting is very forgiving. They have to be a LOT too tight for there to be any discomfort from them and it's darn near impossible to get "piggy nose syndrome" from them.

[Kiralynx]

Darned nuisance that the mask price is now $20 less than it was when I got it... and adding the cost of the new mouthpiece... <sigh>

But I admit I like the mask....

[Rhyan]

I grind my teeth would that be a problem. I have a tiny head and this might be a solution to my problem. Now to find out if I can get it in Canada

[maestrogn]

I would consult with your dentist. A bite plate -- like the one in this device -- is often used to stop grinding. So, as long as the material will hold up, it might be a solution to two of your problems. Because grinding often produces TMJ problems, I'd check with the dentist. It might also be beneficial to have that dentist's help when you heat and form your plate ... that setting, for you, will be critical. The delivery system of this mask is galactically superior to any other thing I've ever tried. There is no competition out there for its comfort and effectiveness.

mGN

[Stormynights]

My Pillows see a tad short. I am probably doing something wrong but when I first go to bed they seem perfect but later they are leaking. I tried putting pillows from a hybrid in there but they wouldn't fit. : lol: I am hoping the new mouthpiece will help.

[SleepyToo2]

You have lots of adjustment unless your teeth to nose height is large. I have noticed that the pillows seem to move away from the nose, so I adjust them after wearing the mask for a little while each night. Same with the Aloha.

[Stormynights]

You have lots of adjustment unless your teeth to nose height is large. I have noticed that the pillows seem to move away from the nose, so I adjust them after wearing the mask for a little while each night. Same with the Aloha.

I may have a long upper lip but I never thought of it before.

[edm_msu]

CPAP.com sent me an email for $21 off the $35 cost for the new mouthpiece. I bought the mask earlier. The code is "UPGRADE".

[Stormynights]

You have lots of adjustment unless your teeth to nose height is large. I have noticed that the pillows seem to move away from the nose, so I adjust them after wearing the mask for a little while each night. Same with the Aloha.

I may have a long upper lip but I never thought of it before.

I am such a dork. I got it adjusted now.

[Bobby269]

I have been nagging Apria since you guys stated recommending it. It hasn't done any good yet.

[SleepyToo2]

Got my new bite plate today - early. Couldn't wait to adjust it. Real comfortable. Looking forward to sleeping with it tonight!

[Pugsy]

Got my new bite plate today - early. Couldn't wait to adjust it. Real comfortable. Looking forward to sleeping with it tonight!

Not fair...you are in PA...I am in Missouri and it is coming from Texas...I ordered mine Monday AM. ..said it was shipped Monday...I was hoping that it would come today (ordered something else too) but as expected...everything takes one day longer to get to me out here... Probably tomorrow.

Glad you like it...first time I tried that new mouth guard...I had to smile to myself because I knew it was a winner before it was even heated up so I could get it fitted. Not that I had any problem with the prior version...but the improvements make a good product even better.

[Stormynights]

Got my new bite plate today - early. Couldn't wait to adjust it. Real comfortable. Looking forward to sleeping with it tonight!

Not fair...you are in PA...I am in Missouri and it is coming from Texas...I ordered mine Monday AM. ..said it was shipped Monday...I was hoping that it would come today (ordered something else too) but as expected...everything takes one day longer to get to me out here... Probably tomorrow.

Glad you like it...first time I tried that new mouth guard...I had to smile to myself because I knew it was a winner before it was even heated up so I could get it fitted. Not that I had any problem with the prior version...but the improvements make a good product even better.

I got mine today too. I like it so much better. I mutilated my old one and it is much better now too. Especially nice after I figured out how to adjust it.

[Pugsy]

I got mine today too. I like it so much better. I mutilated my old one and it is much better now too. Especially nice after I figured out how to adjust it.

Now I am really jealous but I guess I shouldn't complain..I have actually had mine for several weeks now.
STLMark once sent me a machine on a Sat and at the same time he sent one to California. The person in California got theirs Monday...I got mine on a Tuesday...go figure. 240 miles to me from St Louis and it took an extra day and the person on the west coast got theirs sooner. It must the those USPS gremlins. Not to mention that when we were watching the tracking number it showed as being in Kansas on Tuesday when it was sitting on my porch...gotta love the USPS.

You know all those leaks you had showing up with the Tap Pap and you swore up and down to me it wasn't the pillows....well maybe it was. I had no idea you didn't know about the height adjustment or that you were having problems with them reaching your nostrils. I can just about cram those suckers up into my eyes with the height adjustment thing.

I am actually anxious to get the other item I ordered with the mouth guard...adapter for the 60 series machine so that I can see if I can get more hours of use from the 60 series machine than I can get with the 50 series machine using a cpap.com portable battery or if I need a different "better" battery. The adapter cord thingy that I have won't fit the 660.

I still haven't had a chance to butcher the original mouth guard..maybe I will go do that now.....but I am sooooo tired. Mowed my mom's yard today and came home and started on mine...quit when I couldn't see where I had been. My butt will be inside shortly to join me...it sure is dragging right now.
So much to do...my daughter and grandson will be here the 21st...so I have lots of little projects started that need to be finished.