Review: Respironics Optilife vs. Resmed Swift

General Discussion on any topic relating to CPAP and/or Sleep Apnea.
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twillson
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Post by twillson » Fri Mar 02, 2007 1:59 pm

Snoozin' Bluezzz wrote:
The three things that made it work for me are:
  • 1. route the hose over the headboard through a hook attached scrunchy.
    2. make sure the head gear is not too tight
    3. keep the pillows clean of facial oils.


If the pillows are squished against the nose they have no ability to flex when pressure is put on them and they slide off breaking the seal.

So, from my experience, side sleepers do not have to dismiss the Swift as a viable solution.


I couldn't agree more. I thought my review was already to long to list all of the tips and tricks, but if you use the headboard effectively and also sleep on the edge of the pillow the swift works great.

Thanks for the input because this is a good idea. My recent problems come from not being able to use my headboard effectively.

Plus I still like the Swift. I don't think the Optilife is better, necessarily, but I am pleasantly suprised to note that it does work. There really aren't many good alternatives for Swift users.

/TCW

Breathing is a very good thing!!!

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dudley_doright
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thanks for the review

Post by dudley_doright » Fri Mar 02, 2007 2:51 pm

TWillson,
Do you have the Swift 2? Is it noisier than the OptiLife?