AirFit N20 Users

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lathnos46
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Re: AirFit N20 Users

Post by lathnos46 » Sat Oct 21, 2017 1:52 pm

I’ve posted on my own separate post about this but I’ve started developing sores up at the top of my nose between my eyebrows and today they are worse than ever. I’m very concerned if I need to treat with antigungal or antibacterial cream. I have pain but not itching. It’s exaberated by my eyeglasses which hits my nose at the same place as the top of the N20, mask

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Re: AirFit N20 Users

Post by Sleeping Ugly » Sat Oct 21, 2017 4:37 pm

Pugsy wrote:
Sleeping Ugly wrote:WOW, I just looked at the ResMed P10! That is way cool! I am going to do some more research on that! Pugsy, do you use this mask?
The P10...yep. It's my primary mask and has been pretty much sense its release.
I have tried and/or used various nasal pillow masks over the years.
My main preference...as little on my face and head as possible and I will sacrifice a little stability for less "stuff" on my face and head.

They all have little pros and cons differences. One person's pro might be another person's con.
Just gotta try one to see how you feel about it.

I found that if a mask interested me then I would try it. Now sometimes things went well and sometimes what seemed like a good idea at the time ended up being not so good of an idea.
When you try new things you always learn something about yourself and your own personal preferences and needs.
Now sometimes I found the only thing I learned was how much I hated a mask. That happened with the Respironics Wisp. Long story there but I ended up using it only 90 minutes one night (longest 90 minutes of my life) before it was removed and returned to the DME.
And I have tried some masks that I would wonder how in the hell someone could use it successfully and found out that it really was quite comfortable. Might not replace my primary mask but I learned how come some people liked it so well.

The more you learn about yourself the better you will be able to judge if a newly released mask has a chance of working well for you or not.
I don't do any masks that touch the nasal bridge area on my nose. I learned a long time ago that doesn't work at all for me due to it causing congestion.
Yes, one thing I know is that I HATE Amara View with a passion! To me it is HORRIBLY uncomfortable. I really like the Nuance with the exception of the straps being so close to my eyes. I'd rather have the mask straps sit further back.

Thanks for letting my know how you like the mask!
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Re: AirFit N20 Users

Post by Sleeping Ugly » Sat Oct 21, 2017 4:38 pm

lathnos46 wrote:I’ve posted on my own separate post about this but I’ve started developing sores up at the top of my nose between my eyebrows and today they are worse than ever. I’m very concerned if I need to treat with antigungal or antibacterial cream. I have pain but not itching. It’s exaberated by my eyeglasses which hits my nose at the same place as the top of the N20, mask
How horrible! I hope you find relief from that! that has to be very miserable.
CPAP Therapy: providing restful and restorative sleep, while making you LOOK like you haven't had ANY! --me

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Re: AirFit N20 Users

Post by Sleeping Ugly » Sat Oct 21, 2017 4:51 pm

Pugsy wrote:
Sleeping Ugly wrote:WOW, I just looked at the ResMed P10! That is way cool! I am going to do some more research on that! Pugsy, do you use this mask?
The P10...yep. It's my primary mask and has been pretty much sense its release.
I have tried and/or used various nasal pillow masks over the years.
My main preference...as little on my face and head as possible and I will sacrifice a little stability for less "stuff" on my face and head.

They all have little pros and cons differences. One person's pro might be another person's con.
Just gotta try one to see how you feel about it.

I found that if a mask interested me then I would try it. Now sometimes things went well and sometimes what seemed like a good idea at the time ended up being not so good of an idea.
When you try new things you always learn something about yourself and your own personal preferences and needs.
Now sometimes I found the only thing I learned was how much I hated a mask. That happened with the Respironics Wisp. Long story there but I ended up using it only 90 minutes one night (longest 90 minutes of my life) before it was removed and returned to the DME.
And I have tried some masks that I would wonder how in the hell someone could use it successfully and found out that it really was quite comfortable. Might not replace my primary mask but I learned how come some people liked it so well.

The more you learn about yourself the better you will be able to judge if a newly released mask has a chance of working well for you or not.
I don't do any masks that touch the nasal bridge area on my nose. I learned a long time ago that doesn't work at all for me due to it causing congestion.
Oh, I forgot to ask--do you really think that there is a big size difference in "for her" and the regular? I have a round face, not petite or necessarily small in any way.
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Re: AirFit N20 Users

Post by Pugsy » Sat Oct 21, 2017 5:06 pm

The for her package has 3 sizes of nasal pillows...XSmall, Small and Medium
The regular package has 3 sizes....Small, Medium and Large.

The for Her headgear is slightly smaller in circumference. Used to be the same size headgear no matter the color but now the pink for her headgear is about an inch or 2 smaller.
It's not so much the size of the face that determines the headgear size needs. It's the size of the head itself.

I can wear the blue headgear okay...but it stretches out fairly easy and I would have to wash it about once a month in really hot water to get it to shrink up enough for the right amount of tension. Finally I couldn't get it to shrink up enough so I got a new headgear and this time I got the pink headgear and it was a little smaller and it's been almost a year and I haven't had to wash the headgear once to shrink it up.

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Re: AirFit N20 Users

Post by Sleeping Ugly » Sat Oct 21, 2017 7:09 pm

Pugsy wrote:The for her package has 3 sizes of nasal pillows...XSmall, Small and Medium
The regular package has 3 sizes....Small, Medium and Large.

The for Her headgear is slightly smaller in circumference. Used to be the same size headgear no matter the color but now the pink for her headgear is about an inch or 2 smaller.
It's not so much the size of the face that determines the headgear size needs. It's the size of the head itself.

I can wear the blue headgear okay...but it stretches out fairly easy and I would have to wash it about once a month in really hot water to get it to shrink up enough for the right amount of tension. Finally I couldn't get it to shrink up enough so I got a new headgear and this time I got the pink headgear and it was a little smaller and it's been almost a year and I haven't had to wash the headgear once to shrink it up.
I found a fabulous deal on Bonanza.com from Best_Savings_CPAP for a AirFit P10 for Her for $62.50, free shipping! I don't have to provide a RX for it either. Knowing my doctor, trying to get an RX provided would take weeks--if it ever happened. Drawback--you can only return it for a refund if it hasn't been opened. I think since it is another nasal pillow mask and I like my current one so much, that I will like this one as well.
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Re: AirFit N20 Users

Post by Rob K » Sun Oct 22, 2017 2:10 pm

The P10 is another mask I use. If my nose wasn't so tender it would be my main mask. Seems to work well for back and side sleeping. Very minimalist. The thing I don't like about it is the minimal headgear adjustment. That could easily be solved by cutting the strap and sewing on some Velcro.

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Re: AirFit N20 Users

Post by Sleeping Ugly » Sun Oct 22, 2017 2:20 pm

Rob K wrote:The P10 is another mask I use. If my nose wasn't so tender it would be my main mask. Seems to work well for back and side sleeping. Very minimalist. The thing I don't like about it is the minimal headgear adjustment. That could easily be solved by cutting the strap and sewing on some Velcro.
My nose is not tender so far, so I am hoping this mask won't bother it either.
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