Pad-a-Cheek for Hybrid Review

I have now had time to evaluate a pair of PACs for the Hybrid. First of all I, would like to disclose that these Hybrid Pad-a-Cheeks were provided to me by Karen free of charge in consideration for an honest and unbiased review of them on this forum.

Unfortunately, I have not been able to get the Hybrid to work for me as I would like. I have been testing the Hybrid over the weekends for about 9 weeks now. I first began using it with the original headgear then added the new improved headgear which indeed was superior to the original. I then added the PACs to the new headgear and they improved the comfort significantly which enabled me to tighten the mask on with greater tension than without the PACs. They also pad the upper mask clips of the Hybrid which tended to dig into my cheeks prior to adding the PACs. Although the Hybrid has not provided me with the results I expect from it, the PACs are not the reason for the lack of success and in fact have imporved the comfort during my Hybrid testing.

I liked the PACs so much that I ended up buying a pair for my Swift (that was before I found the wonder of my modified Breeze). Nevertheless, the PACs also improved the comfort of the Swift and eliminated the morning NIKE swoosh marks altogether.

From a scientific and practical perspective, the PACs are a no-brainer in that they not only provide a much softer face-to-headgear interface but the PACs also distribute the pressure between the headgear straps and the face by increasing the surface area of the facial contact. IMO, for this reason alone, I would recommend the PACs not only for the Hybrid but also for any mask headgear.

- roberto

Hybrid is such a great mask, but all masks benifit from some padding. I like the idea of Pad a cheek and what CPAP.com sells with velcro. Both are a wonderful idea.

Love my padacheeks!
I wont Hybrid without them