Crisis support needed - from veteran user
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2019 1:27 pm
It took me a year to find a setup that worked, and as a result I am nearly 100% complaint.
I have twice as much energy in my early 50s than I had in my 40s, annual physicals are great, and life is overall much better. This has been the case since late 2008, so it's been more than a decade. Now, a decision by a faceless corporation has thrown a wrench into everything. To back up and lay out the whole picture: after struggling in the beginning with major discomfort (masks would either leak when loose enough to be comfortable and conversely be unbearable to wear when tight enough not to leak, or in the case of nasal pillows, the "cold" sensation on the nostrils was unworkable) I settled on an "off the menu" combo: ResMed's Mirage Activa LT headgear (medium) with a Mirage Activa STANDARD size mask. This worked for 8 years and now ResMed has discontinued the product (at least the Standard version of the Activa cushion). I have tried the Airfit and the Respironics Dream Wear which while lightweight and higher tech, are brutally uncomfortable and remind me of the old days when I struggled with the therapy. Any words of wisdom, a recommendation of an old-school nasal mask that would be comparable to what I had grown used to, or any other thoughts otherwise would be welcome.
I have twice as much energy in my early 50s than I had in my 40s, annual physicals are great, and life is overall much better. This has been the case since late 2008, so it's been more than a decade. Now, a decision by a faceless corporation has thrown a wrench into everything. To back up and lay out the whole picture: after struggling in the beginning with major discomfort (masks would either leak when loose enough to be comfortable and conversely be unbearable to wear when tight enough not to leak, or in the case of nasal pillows, the "cold" sensation on the nostrils was unworkable) I settled on an "off the menu" combo: ResMed's Mirage Activa LT headgear (medium) with a Mirage Activa STANDARD size mask. This worked for 8 years and now ResMed has discontinued the product (at least the Standard version of the Activa cushion). I have tried the Airfit and the Respironics Dream Wear which while lightweight and higher tech, are brutally uncomfortable and remind me of the old days when I struggled with the therapy. Any words of wisdom, a recommendation of an old-school nasal mask that would be comparable to what I had grown used to, or any other thoughts otherwise would be welcome.