Large breasts and masks..

Hi,

I am pretty new here as well, and will say that although I am no "Vet" to CPAP, I am a side-sleeper that tosses back and forth several times during the night and have a fairly high pressure setting - 16. I purchased an Opus and then had to wait thru 2 weeks of "back-ordered" status. I can say without hesitation that it was worth it.

I have had zero issues with hose tangle - the design allows me to have the hose between my pillow and headboard and no tangling. the hose attachement to the nasal pillows has a swivelling elbow that allows me to put the side of my face flat into my pillow with no seal breakage at all.

Its an option that you might consider.

OK, this might be a really stupid idea, but here goes:

This winter, one of the things I tried, to deal with hose rainout, was to run my hose down thru a nightshirt, so that it would stay close to my body and keep warm. It didn't work for the rainout, but it *did* make hose management easier. I'm wondering if maybe you ran the hose under your nightgown or even a night bra, that would keep it from flopping around so much. You might have to buy a longer hose, and I have one of those fleece covers on mine which makes it more comfortable next to the skin.

Anyway, it's just a thought. I've found that over time (started CPAP June 06) I've gotten pretty good at adjusting the hose in my sleep as needed. The first couple of months I thought I was going to lose my mind dealing with the hose and now I barely give it a thought -- maybe over time you'll do the same. Hope so!

M9

rested gal wrote:

gulfpearl wrote:As a side sleeper I have great success with CL2( comfortlite 2 ) mask.

Yup, the ComfortLite 2 is another mask I'd recommend for toss and turn side sleeping. With my good old homemade strap, that mask stayed in place well for me, too. My hair isn't long enough for the ponytail trick you use, gulfpearl, but that's a good idea.

I have done so well with my Vista, however I have a rash on my cheek sometimes regardless of how clean I keep the headgear. I'm going to try to find another nasal mask to give my skin relief from time to time. I've decided to try the ComfortLite 2 since I'm a side sleep and change from side to side several times a night.

Do you have a link to your homemade strap? Thanks!

minerva wrote:I've found that over time (started CPAP June 06) I've gotten pretty good at adjusting the hose in my sleep as needed. The first couple of months I thought I was going to lose my mind dealing with the hose and now I barely give it a thought -- maybe over time you'll do the same. Hope so!M9

The hose/mask combination is an important issue.

Once you find the right combination, it will be just like minerva says--you'll barely give the hose a thought as you move around.

I hope you find a quick solution.