I've given up on my Tap Pap

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bryansong
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I've given up on my Tap Pap

Post by bryansong » Fri Nov 01, 2013 9:56 am

I thought this was going to work for me but it is too much effort for my sleeping position. I've been using this for a couple of months
with hopes I could make it work.

I'm a stomach sleeper (Falcon position) and I am always fighting the front of the mask getting pressured by the pillow.
I can't take the air blowing on my elbow and forearm and the spacing distance between the nares is too narrow for me.

I have gone back to my old discontinued Headrest mask with hopes my spares will last until I can find something else.

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Re: I've given up on my Tap Pap

Post by Bobshouse » Fri Nov 01, 2013 3:22 pm

Bryan, I sleep on my stomach also using the Tappap. No problems with leakage. Your teeth should lock into the tappap pretty solidly. I've woken up with sore teeth and never have had a leak.

Now cheek blow-by, that's another story.

Bob

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Re: I've given up on my Tap Pap

Post by bryansong » Fri Nov 01, 2013 10:10 pm

Hi Bob,

I don't have any trouble with leaking, the pillow pushes the mask sideways and I hear the noise of the rubbing on the pillow. That also puts a bit of torque on my face which is uncomfortable. After I get to sleep I don't notice that problem but it can sometimes take me several hours to fall to sleep.

Another issue I forgot to mention earlier is the hose swivel doesn't swivel very well and my hose gets knotted up.

I think if the projection coming out of the mouth that had the screw wasn't so far out there it might work better, but with the design of the adjustment the mask probably needs to stick out that far.


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