ANOTHER QUESTION FOR RESTEDGAL

RG, which is the quieter, Breeze or Aura? Do you prefer the Aura because of comfort, quietness, or combination of both? I have BCBS and have been told I get a new mask as needed. Not sure if this means when mine falls apart or when I want a new one. Don't know their definition of need. I have only used the Swift but would like to try one of the others. I'm not sure that I can use anything but pillows. The slightest pressure on the bridge of my nose completely blocks all air from getting through. As I've said before, I'm afraid to tape because I still smother in the nite and catch up on my air through my mouth. This is probably a bad thing to do, but I don't know what else to try. It beats taking off my mask, and risk going back to sleep without it. I'm still hoping to be able to exchange my Remstar Plus for an Auto. I am still not doing real great at sleeping very long at the time and I still have that horrible burning, even with Ayr gel. I'm thinking of asking for the Humidaire back; didn't burn nearly so much with it. And thanks so much for taking the time to help us all. I'll have to say my RT has been very patient with me. But your voice of experience is greatly appreciated.

Hi ellie,

To me the sound of the Aura and the Breeze are very close to the same. Both make a shusssh sound as you inhale. There might be slightly more background sound within the tubes of the Aura than with the Breeze. Essentially they sound pretty much the same to me. Either one is worlds quieter than the Swift.

I really hesitate to recommend the Aura for women, as the headgear straps are too long for many women's heads. It's my favorite, but only because of the extreme modifications I made to it. Not everyone would want to take a hundred-dollar-plus mask and whack away most of it the way I did.

The Breeze usually needs only the addition of straps that come with it to hold it steady on most women's heads, and is very comfortable for most side sleepers. The exhaust tends to hit a bed partner, but otherwise doesn't hit bed covers and stuff the way the Swift's tends to do without very careful positioning.

The reason I like my modified Aura so much is mainly the sheer comfort of the nasal pillows - the softest, smushiest feeling nasal pillows out there. I also very much like the way the exhaust is designed - up high out of the way and venting straight up so that it doesn't hit me, the bedcovers, bed partner, anything. I can literally pull the cover over my head in back, and up over my eyes in front if I want to - the exhaust is up higher, out of the way.

With the Aura, I don't have to try to keep my face on the edge of a pillow when side sleeping. I can have my head anywhere on any pillow and nothing about my modified Aura gets shoved out of position. Nor does the exhaust hit anything. I rarely sleep on my back, but can do that perfectly comfortably with the Aura - can't do that comfortably with my Breeze as the headgear shifts backward to tug on my nostrils or forward to spring leaks.

I'm not a tummy sleeper ever, but I've tried that position a few times with my Aura and it works great for that too, even before I removed the headgear. It's quite amazing that I could bury my face directly down into the pillow and not feel that the nasal pillows dig in at all, and the exhaust continued to do its job without being blocked by the head pillow.

The Aura is my favorite...but (for me) only with drastic modifications and homemade straps to hold it in place. The Breeze is my very close second favorite. The Swift, even though I didn't like it, is what I'd recommend to most people as it does seem to suit many, straight out of the box.