I really like this mask....

Since I've been using my Breeze mask with XL pillows, I've had a leak rate of 0 and I think I really like, really like this one. My nares were very sore in the beginning, but that soreness is starting to go away with use. I haven't had to make any modifications to this mask other than take off the front clip that holds the strap. That's not even really a modification. Anyway, I took that off because it wasn't staying in place. All I do is place the strap across the front just above my eyebrows. I can sleep in any position I want with this and like I said earlier, my leak rate has been 0 !!!!

Bravo and congratulations, that's the only thing I've done right with this stuff is to have chosen the breeze..............6 months and lovin it!!!

Keep in mind that since you are using a ReMed machine, the leak rate may not really zero when you use the Breeze. The reason for this is because the Breeze has a normal CO2 exhaust rate of about 23 L/m at a pressure of 10 cm while the Swift has a normal exhaust rate of about 33 L/m at the same pressure.

If your machine has been set to the Swift mask under the mask setting, then any leaks with your Breeze exceeding 23 L/m but still less than 33 L/m will be recorded by your machine as zero even though you may have a leak somewhere between 23 and 33 L/m. The Breeze has a normal exhaust flow less than any of the mask available on the ResMed mask settings.

Also note that the ResMed machines display leaks in units of L/s so that to convert to L/m, you need to multiply the LED values by 60.

Having said that, I too have been using the Breeze with great success and feel that my seal is maintained all night. So yes, you may have zero leakage but it is really difficult to tell with the ResMed machine.

I have been considering a modifiaction to the exhaust for the Breeze but that is another story.

Happy Breez'in ...

- roberto

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- roberto

Breeze with nasal pillows is a good'un. I used one for over a year. Very nice for side sleepers. The strap placed the way you described does seem to make the whole thing "stay put" better.

Glad you found a mask that works comfortably for you, Jack.

DreamStalker wrote:Keep in mind that since you are using a ReMed machine, the leak rate may not really zero when you use the Breeze. The reason for this is because the Breeze has a normal CO2 exhaust rate of about 23 L/m at a pressure of 10 cm while the Swift has a normal exhaust rate of about 33 L/m at the same pressure.

If your machine has been set to the Swift mask under the mask setting, then any leaks with your Breeze exceeding 23 L/m but still less than 33 L/m will be recorded by your machine as zero even though you may have a leak somewhere between 23 and 33 L/m. The Breeze has a normal exhaust flow less than any of the mask available on the ResMed mask settings.

Also note that the ResMed machines display leaks in units of L/s so that to convert to L/m, you need to multiply the LED values by 60.

Having said that, I too have been using the Breeze with great success and feel that my seal is maintained all night. So yes, you may have zero leakage but it is really difficult to tell with the ResMed machine.

I have been considering a modifiaction to the exhaust for the Breeze but that is another story.

Happy Breez'in ...

- roberto

When I picked up my pillows from the DME two weeks ago, I also got a shallow cushion for my Activa. Since that night, I decided to tape my mouth again and that has been working very well. My leak rate since then with the Activa has been .06. So I think the leak rate number with the Breeze is probably pretty close if not exact. Besides, if I were getting false numbers, wouldn't the numbers be higher since the Breeze has a higher flow limitation?

I think you may have misunderstood me. All masks have a normal exhaust rate for CO2 ... the Breeze has a lower CO2 exhaust rate than any of the ResMed masks for any given pressure.

ResMed machines have a setting for ResMed masks to subtract the normal CO2 exhaust rate and therefore the reading you get on the leak display represents all additional leaks excluding the normal CO2 exhaust rate (in your case, 0.06 for your Activa is the leak rate above and beyond the normal exhaust rate for the Activa ... its due to leaks between mask and your face or any where between the machine and the mask).

Whatever your mask setting your machine is set to, it will subtract appropriate ResMed exhaust rate from your leak data. Since the normal Breeze exhaust is less than what is being subtracted (ie. less than any ResMed mask), you will always get zero (can't have negative leak) unless the leaks exceed the exhaust rate for the ResMed mask setting.

It does seem complicated but it is not if you think about it.

- r