Nasal mask newbie

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ThisIsMyUserName
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Nasal mask newbie

Post by ThisIsMyUserName » Tue Oct 29, 2013 10:36 am

I posted a little about this yesterday, but could use advice. After 3 or 4 months of nose pilows, I'm going to try switching to a mask. I love the idea of the small pillows, and the Pilairo felt pretty good, but I keep getting recurring nostril pain. I tried the Nuance Pro, but got a lot of leaks and, oddly, a real nosebleed yesterday. I thought I would try getting a mask and then either swap between the Pilairo and the mask when I get discomfort, or focus on the mask if I like it enough. I'm planning to go to the doc for a fitting, but does anyone have advice on good masks, what I should try, look for, etc.? I find that if I'm informed and know what questions to ask and things to try, I'm much more likely to get it right the first time.

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Re: Nasal mask newbie

Post by Pugsy » Tue Oct 29, 2013 10:45 am

For an over the nose mask that has a minimal nasal interface and very lightweight...I would look at the Swift FX Nano or the Respironics Wisp.

https://www.cpap.com/productpage/resmed ... dgear.html

https://www.cpap.com/productpage/wisp-n ... ck-pr.html

The Swift FX Nano I had good success with and I even was able to use the Swift FX nasal pillows on the Nano headgear.
I didn't have good success with the Wisp. That doesn't mean you wouldn't though. There are a lot of happy Wisp users here.
The Nano is relatively new and hasn't been around as long as the Wisp has.
The Wisp should come with 3 sizes of cushions in the package...the Nano you have to select the size.
If you search the forum for Nano reviews and Wisp reviews you will find quite a bit of discussion about them.

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