My advice for newbies - head on over to padacheek.com now!

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rogerconnelly
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My advice for newbies - head on over to padacheek.com now!

Post by rogerconnelly » Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:47 am

Hello community,
I'm sure the "old timers" here are used to this advice, but I thought I'd post it anyway since there seems to be a steady influx of new-comers

I'm only three months into this cpap adventure myself, but when I discovered cpaptalk last month, I picked up on the advice to try mask liners because my biggest pain point has always been leaks. So, for one reason or another, I tried the remzzzs liners - and believe me, those liners are definitely better then no liners at all if you are having leaks issues like I was - just the bare plastic of the mask to my face was not working for me.

However, yesterday I got my delivery from padacheek.com - I decided to try them because of all the people on this forum saying how much they liked those products in particular - plus I wasn't exactly jumping up and down happy with the remzzzs liners. What a difference - it's literally like night and day! I got the mask line plus the additional strap - and last night was the first time ever that I experienced a nights sleep with absolutely ZERO leaks! I'm not talking about the leaks my machine registers - I mean even the little air slipping out around the bottom that the machine doesn't even pick up (my pressure is pretty high - the doc lowered it from 18 down to 15 - might go back up again next week when I visit him).

So, if you are new and are experiencing any type of leaks around your mask - I would strongly advise heading on over to the padacheek web site NOW - don't wait!

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Re: My advice for newbies - head on over to padacheek.com now!

Post by OutaSync » Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:53 am

I'll second that advice.

Padacheeks products are wear and wash.

Remzzz products are wear and toss.
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Re: My advice for newbies - head on over to padacheek.com now!

Post by ameriken » Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:05 am

Thanks guys, I've seen those suggested and have been thinking about getting them. I don't have a problem with leaks but would like to make the mask a bit more comfortable.
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