Anyone Familiar with "CPAP PRO"?

I'm not sure how I originally arrived at their web site, nomask.com(!), but the CPAP PRO is supposedly a new concept utilizing a boil 'n bite mouthpiece to hold 2 nasal "pillows" in place against the nostrils. Supposedly an alternative to traditional face masks, it certainly looks like it might be more comfortable.

I'm a mouth breather, so use a FF mask; traditional nasal masks just don't work for me. On their FAQ page, they suggest that mouth breathing patients may have to wear a chin strap with this apparatus, which would take away from its non-obtrusiveness some, but it still looks like it would be less obtrusive than a FF mask.

If you're not familiar with this device & would like to check it out, follow this link:

http://www.nomask.com/index.html

Just curious to know if anyone's tried this or is familiar with it before I head off on a wild goose chase looking for that ever elusive no-face-mask solution to CPAP.

rpalmer wrote:
I'm a mouth breather, so use a FF mask; traditional nasal masks just don't work for me.

I guess it depends on why you're a mouth breather. I'm a mouth breather because for about half the year I've got seasonal allergies that make breathing though my nose impossible. While interesting I don't think that this would work for me because the only difference between this and a "tradional nasal mask" is that it's held in place by a mouthpiece instead of straps. If you can breathe through your nose and just are used to breathing through your mouth then I can see a chinstrap working with this.

Hey RP
Great post, I'm gonna check with my DME and see if they can get one of these, looks really comfortable and sounds like a great idea, just hope it works.
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If you perform a search on this forum you will learn more about this product. I would advise doing this.

Just make sure you're not "emotionally concerned" over the mouthpiece, whatever that means

Newsgrouper wrote:If you perform a search on this forum you will learn more about this product. I would advise doing this.

Great advice, Newsgrouper. I did that & the range of comments, pro & con, is kind of amazing. Certainly proof of what we all already know to be true - we're all different & what's good for one, may not be for another.

I'm not sure I'm like Snowdog and can't breathe through my nose, but I sure breathe through my mouth most of the time, even when awake.

I appreciate everyone's response. I think at this point, I'll take a pass on the CPAP-Pro. Just too much $ for a pig in a poke, plus I'm a little put off that you can only buy it on their web site. Almost smacks of being shady.

My sleep doc recommended nomask.com. He said the mask had a money back guarantee. I looked at the site and the money back guarantee is good only if you return the mask unopened... lol. Not too sure how valuable of a guarantee that is.

SnoreNoMore2005