Not ready to give up, these are the masks I've tried

Perhaps you'd like to determine which size would probably work best for you using CPAP.com mask sizing tool. It helps to have someone do this for you so the measurements are accurate. However, it can be done with mirrors by yourself.


https://www.cpap.com/cpap-mask-sizing.php

Here ya go--just wear this to bed with your mask to keep the air out of your eyes...



It's mostly foam with a semi-hard covering. I have problems with dry eye and wear these sometimes to help keep my eyes moistened at night. Works fine with the Hybrid, but might be a challenge to wear with a mask like UMFF. And BOY, talk about looking really ridiculous...a mask and these glasses?!?

(No, this is not me--wish it was!!)

Pam

WearyOne wrote:Here ya go--just wear this to bed with your mask to keep the air out of your eyes...



It's mostly foam with a semi-hard covering. I have problems with dry eye and wear these sometimes to help keep my eyes moistened at night. Works fine with the Hybrid, but might be a challenge to wear with a mask like UMFF. And BOY, talk about looking really ridiculous...a mask and these glasses?!?

(No, this is not me--wish it was!!)

Pam

LOL!

And, you are soooo much cuter than this person. I'd snuggle up to your furry feline face any day!

MrRandom wrote:I'm a pretty small guy myself. I'm only 5'6", 160lbs, and have a small recessed jaw (probably the reason I have sleep apnea in the first place). I'm quite certain at this point the quattro small (for example) is too large for me. However the ultra mirage small was much too small. The sizing seems to be all over the place with these masks, it's very frustrating!

I'm taking my sleep test results to an orthodontist who makes devices that supposedly will gently push my lower jaw forward to open the airway. Then it will become a matter of price, as none of that will be covered by my POS insurance

Billy6 wrote:

MrRandom wrote:I'm a pretty small guy myself. I'm only 5'6", 160lbs, and have a small recessed jaw (probably the reason I have sleep apnea in the first place). I'm quite certain at this point the quattro small (for example) is too large for me. However the ultra mirage small was much too small. The sizing seems to be all over the place with these masks, it's very frustrating!

I'm taking my sleep test results to an orthodontist who makes devices that supposedly will gently push my lower jaw forward to open the airway. Then it will become a matter of price, as none of that will be covered by my POS insurance

I hope this device works for you. It didn't work for me.

When I first began using it, I had a lot of excess saliva which in turned caused a wet pillow. I slept at an incline and used the device to reduce snoring. At the time I wasn't as worried about stopping apnea events as stopping snoring for my husband. It did a decent job at stopping the snoring. However, I still gasped, and woke often during the night, so I had a sleep study with the device.

The sleep study showed that it didn't prevent events.

In the morning my jaw would remain slightly forward until (within 30 minutes or so) returning to a normal position.

I didn't like doing in once a year for a $100 'adjustment' where the doctor made certain the titanium pin was secure and that the setting was still working for me.

I didn't have major dental, but be aware that if you do, it could require you get an entire new device.

I've been on APAP for one year and am glad I made the change. I'm rested and my husband doesn't hear me snore.