General Discussion on any topic relating to CPAP and/or Sleep Apnea.
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jrfoster
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by jrfoster » Mon Jan 26, 2009 9:10 pm
Goofproof wrote:I have found if you don't like a mask it will last longer. I currently am using a ComfortGel Nasal the has a flawed high leak vent rate, My good masks of the same kind the strap ears break too often, this one that vents too much seams like it will last forever. Jim
I'm glad to know that others who use the Comfort Gel Nasal mask find a higher leak rate. For me that means higher AHI. Because of it I switched to the Mirage Acitva. I like it but not as comfortable as the Comfort Gel. I wish that leak rate would get fixed so my AHI would go down.
Jeff
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Goofproof
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by Goofproof » Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:39 pm
jrfoster wrote:Goofproof wrote:I have found if you don't like a mask it will last longer. I currently am using a ComfortGel Nasal the has a flawed high leak vent rate, My good masks of the same kind the strap ears break too often, this one that vents too much seams like it will last forever. Jim
I'm glad to know that others who use the Comfort Gel Nasal mask find a higher leak rate. For me that means higher AHI. Because of it I switched to the Mirage Acitva. I like it but not as comfortable as the Comfort Gel. I wish that leak rate would get fixed so my AHI would go down.
Jeff
What I'm talking about is Respironics, inability to get quality control from having their masks made in China. The same mask made in different LOTs have different flow (VENT) rates. Vent differences that can vary by over 15%. I like the mask and they work well for me, but when the vent leak gets so bad it affects my treatment. Someone needs tobuy them a flow meter, and maybe train someone in China to read it. Jim
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Goofproof
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by Goofproof » Wed May 18, 2016 8:36 pm
Since Poll Lock wants to add his vote to a 7 year old useless poll, I will add Respironics had a new cheap @SS flaw, the "T" where it hooks to the vertical post is too weak,as is the area the straps loop into, it also breaks in the middle 2 cents worth of plastic would fix it.
Use to be able to buy the part to repair it, no more, took them off the market everywhere. Why fix it when you can sell the whole mask for 1,000% more profit.
Continue with the useless polls, feel good! Jim
Use data to optimize your xPAP treatment!
"The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease." Voltaire
