WAF,
Just please remember, as you probably already well know, what works for one person may not work for another. Ask Sir Cumference. He is using a Breeze which I found totally unusable. But after using an Oracle, an Activa, a Breeze and now this Swift, Swift is getting my vote.
Good luck. Hope it works out as well for you.
By the way, what is your pressure because I've heard at higher pressures, it can be a bit noisy?
Swift and Remstar Auto with CFlex update
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Hi Lori.
Glad to see you're in such good spirits this morning and that the night went so well.
Sorry about the "faux pas" yesterday about the CFLEX setting.
But, like Meatloaf's song says "Two Outta Three Ain't Bad".....
I have several excuses I can use:
I wasn't at home with my manual to check what it really says.
I thought about it too much.
I didn't give it enough thought.
Actually, I started to put down a "little relief", but for some reason changed it.....don't ask me "why"......see one of the above reasons.
Your situation with getting the different flex setting to "hold" perplexed me, so I did some experiments on my machine last night when I got home. I changed my flex setting from 2 to 3 through the "user" interface and saved it. Then I went in under the "Setup" mode and checked and the 3 was still in there..... So why yours was showing different numbers, I don't know. Anyway, I presume it worked well, so ENJOY!
Best wishes,
Den
Glad to see you're in such good spirits this morning and that the night went so well.
Sorry about the "faux pas" yesterday about the CFLEX setting.
But, like Meatloaf's song says "Two Outta Three Ain't Bad".....
I have several excuses I can use:
I wasn't at home with my manual to check what it really says.
I thought about it too much.
I didn't give it enough thought.
Actually, I started to put down a "little relief", but for some reason changed it.....don't ask me "why"......see one of the above reasons.
Your situation with getting the different flex setting to "hold" perplexed me, so I did some experiments on my machine last night when I got home. I changed my flex setting from 2 to 3 through the "user" interface and saved it. Then I went in under the "Setup" mode and checked and the 3 was still in there..... So why yours was showing different numbers, I don't know. Anyway, I presume it worked well, so ENJOY!
Best wishes,
Den
(5) REMstar Autos w/C-Flex & (6) REMstar Pro 2 CPAPs w/C-Flex - Pressure Setting = 14 cm.
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Wulfman,
Don't sweat the 2 out of 3. No biggie.
I don't know why my display showed CFlex 1. I didn't check it after using it last night, but I will. I know when I turn on my machine, though, it says CFlex 2. And like you said, it worked so well last night, who cares what it's on right now. I just am hoping for a repeat of last nigtt tonight.
It is a wonderful thing to be on such a natural high from something like this. It's just amazing how you can put things in perspective and get such pleasure out of things you would never dream you could get it from. When I was 18, never in my wildest dreams would I imagine being on cloud 9 from getting a great night's sleep with my cpap machine and mask. But you know what? I guess it's whatever floats your boat in the present. And a lot has changed, anyway, since I was 18.
Thanks for the support, Wulfman. Have yourself a great day, and even better night...
Don't sweat the 2 out of 3. No biggie.
I don't know why my display showed CFlex 1. I didn't check it after using it last night, but I will. I know when I turn on my machine, though, it says CFlex 2. And like you said, it worked so well last night, who cares what it's on right now. I just am hoping for a repeat of last nigtt tonight.
It is a wonderful thing to be on such a natural high from something like this. It's just amazing how you can put things in perspective and get such pleasure out of things you would never dream you could get it from. When I was 18, never in my wildest dreams would I imagine being on cloud 9 from getting a great night's sleep with my cpap machine and mask. But you know what? I guess it's whatever floats your boat in the present. And a lot has changed, anyway, since I was 18.
Thanks for the support, Wulfman. Have yourself a great day, and even better night...
L o R i
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Re: Swift and Remstar Auto with CFlex update
[quote="Sleepless on LI"]Hi, all. It is me, the one who wrote the saga a couple of weeks ago about my unfortunate experience with the Breeze mask. Sold it to a great member here on site and he is, so far, having great success with it. Like we keep saying, one person's dream mask is another person's nightmare.
Anyway, I said I would write a new post when I got my Swift. It just so happened to arrive on the same day I picked up my Remstar Auto with CFlex. So here is the update for those who care to read it.
HALLELUJAH!!! I love the Swift. I don't know if it was the combination of both the mask and the new machine or what, but what a fantastic night I had finally. No leaks whatsoever, very little pain around the nares, if any, and very lightweight to wear with no rigging of any kind necessary but the straps it came with. My DME set the auto pressure on my machine from 5-15 because my CPAP pressure is a 10. When I put the Swift on, it was literally silent. No noise, as I had heard can occur with the Swift. Probably since the pressure started out so low. I readjustsed the CFlex to 2, from the 1 that the DME had put it on, just to be safe. I also turned OFF the ramp feature since I was using the Autoflex feature.
Honest to God, I don't remember waking up last night; and if I did, it might have been for a second. The Swift was absolutely fine for side sleeping. I do have the infamous Target shapeable pillow, which happened to be on sale when I bought it for $8.00 (can't beat that) and it seems to be perfect in combination with the Swift. The only thing I noticed was that when I woke up at 7:30, I actually heard this loud noise coming from it and realized my mouth was open (never usually do that, as far as I know), and the pressure had gone up to 11. When I closed my mouth, it eliminated most of the noise but the Swift was no longer silent. Instantly, I panicked thinking it was leaking. I tried moving around the "barrel" but it still made that noise. So I turned the machine off and then on again, bringing the pressure back to the 5 cm starting point. Silence again!!! So I am chalking it off to what everyone just about has said, that at higher pressures, you hear some noise coming from the Swift. No biggie as long as it's not leaking. And the noise is not that loud, as I've heard.
The only other negative is, I have prominent cheekbones. And although that is great for applying blush or bronzer, the straps on the Swift left their impressions on my cheeks. So I might try, forgive me fellows, using a pantyliner, like someone else had suggested, to pad the straps to avoid those morning indentations. The mole skin would work, too, but I find ripping that off my facial skin in the morning to be extremely painful.
Overall? I had one of the best nights I've ever had on CPAP therapy. I think the Swift is going to be my favorite mask. If it behaves tonight again like it did last night, I will be a very happy woman. Yes, a tiny bit of soreness around some areas of the nares, but nothing compared to what I went through with the Breeze. So I will continue to use the Ayr until there is no more soreness at all.
Sign me a happy camper this morning. Boy, does it feel great to finally find something that works for you. I only wish that for everyone on this site.
Have a great day!!!
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I have The same setup. I am fortunate the rt brought the swift as my first mask. I have insomnia, and still am not sleeping well (only been a week), but I do love the swift. Mine is quiet, but I do have fans going on either side of me to block out background noise.
Anyway, I said I would write a new post when I got my Swift. It just so happened to arrive on the same day I picked up my Remstar Auto with CFlex. So here is the update for those who care to read it.
HALLELUJAH!!! I love the Swift. I don't know if it was the combination of both the mask and the new machine or what, but what a fantastic night I had finally. No leaks whatsoever, very little pain around the nares, if any, and very lightweight to wear with no rigging of any kind necessary but the straps it came with. My DME set the auto pressure on my machine from 5-15 because my CPAP pressure is a 10. When I put the Swift on, it was literally silent. No noise, as I had heard can occur with the Swift. Probably since the pressure started out so low. I readjustsed the CFlex to 2, from the 1 that the DME had put it on, just to be safe. I also turned OFF the ramp feature since I was using the Autoflex feature.
Honest to God, I don't remember waking up last night; and if I did, it might have been for a second. The Swift was absolutely fine for side sleeping. I do have the infamous Target shapeable pillow, which happened to be on sale when I bought it for $8.00 (can't beat that) and it seems to be perfect in combination with the Swift. The only thing I noticed was that when I woke up at 7:30, I actually heard this loud noise coming from it and realized my mouth was open (never usually do that, as far as I know), and the pressure had gone up to 11. When I closed my mouth, it eliminated most of the noise but the Swift was no longer silent. Instantly, I panicked thinking it was leaking. I tried moving around the "barrel" but it still made that noise. So I turned the machine off and then on again, bringing the pressure back to the 5 cm starting point. Silence again!!! So I am chalking it off to what everyone just about has said, that at higher pressures, you hear some noise coming from the Swift. No biggie as long as it's not leaking. And the noise is not that loud, as I've heard.
The only other negative is, I have prominent cheekbones. And although that is great for applying blush or bronzer, the straps on the Swift left their impressions on my cheeks. So I might try, forgive me fellows, using a pantyliner, like someone else had suggested, to pad the straps to avoid those morning indentations. The mole skin would work, too, but I find ripping that off my facial skin in the morning to be extremely painful.
Overall? I had one of the best nights I've ever had on CPAP therapy. I think the Swift is going to be my favorite mask. If it behaves tonight again like it did last night, I will be a very happy woman. Yes, a tiny bit of soreness around some areas of the nares, but nothing compared to what I went through with the Breeze. So I will continue to use the Ayr until there is no more soreness at all.
Sign me a happy camper this morning. Boy, does it feel great to finally find something that works for you. I only wish that for everyone on this site.
Have a great day!!!
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I have The same setup. I am fortunate the rt brought the swift as my first mask. I have insomnia, and still am not sleeping well (only been a week), but I do love the swift. Mine is quiet, but I do have fans going on either side of me to block out background noise.
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Sleepless on LI wrote:... So I guess that noise I heard at 11 cm this morning WAS a leak and not the sound the Swift makes at higher pressures? I didn't feel a leak anywhere...
Lori I actually have no way of knowing, you could have been hearing increased noise from the pressure. I really just meant to throw out some additional ideas for you to try. I'm running my auto as a cpap at 9cm. When I hear the increased noise I usually cannot feel any air leaks, but through fine adjustments I can usually get it to quiet down.
9 cm h2o
Swift-loving side-sleepers:
Am almost convinced but would like to know how far onto your sides do you sleep without dislodging the Swift,
Anyone here sleep significantly further than 90 degrees, e.g. 135 degrees or 3/4 of way onto stomach, without leaks with the Swift?
Am almost convinced but would like to know how far onto your sides do you sleep without dislodging the Swift,
Anyone here sleep significantly further than 90 degrees, e.g. 135 degrees or 3/4 of way onto stomach, without leaks with the Swift?
Started CPAP on 7/1/2005
Mild apnea
Plus upper airway resistance syndrome with severe alpha intrusion
Mild apnea
Plus upper airway resistance syndrome with severe alpha intrusion
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gracie97
I've used the swift for quite a while, and over time I've found it to be more and more irritating. To start with it was amazing, and when you finally settle and lie still it is extremely comfortable to the point of not even noticing you have it on. However, if you are at all wriggly - as I can be - the mask can get a little irritating.
I like to sleep with my nose to the pillow (well as much as I can). The swift's ends and the side straps set the position of the swift on the pillow so that if you move a little, the swift will tend to try and stay still and you can end up with a mask leak. Also, I find that I prefer to have the hose going upwards, but there are two downsides to that. 1) You can sleep on it and end up with ridges all up your face, and 2) It is quite a stiff tube and any pressure on it from the hose can adjust the fit of the pillow. The answer may seem to have the tube going down, but once again if you move or pull the tube you end up moving the mask.
Another thing about the swift which is neither good or bad is that it is a very cool mask, and can feel cold against the nose and top lip. I would think that in winter you may want a heated hose or humidifier and heated hose to stop this being too cold or causing rainout.
There are other nasal masks about, but the truth is, what suits one person won't suit everyone else. For example, I'm presently using the breeze nasal mask, and having been told it wasn't such a good mask and rather old, I'm finding that the narrow nose piece means I can rest my head more into the pillow than I could with the swift. What happens is that my head rests into the pillow and the breeze ends up resting on the pillow and so has no noticable drag on my nose at all. However, I bought this breeze from Sleepless on LI after she had had so many problems with it she had to get rid of it! Next, by way of an experiment, I will be trying the Aura, which I tend to think of in terms of 'the son of breeze' because someone who was involved in the breeze design set up the company that has designed the Aura. Again the aura has a narrow piece at the nose which should allow (in theory) you to have a greater angle of incline towards the pillow.
Having said all that, the best you can do is research, listen to other peoples stories and go for trial and error - which I know has the downside of being expensive.
Hope this helps a little
sir_cumference
I've used the swift for quite a while, and over time I've found it to be more and more irritating. To start with it was amazing, and when you finally settle and lie still it is extremely comfortable to the point of not even noticing you have it on. However, if you are at all wriggly - as I can be - the mask can get a little irritating.
I like to sleep with my nose to the pillow (well as much as I can). The swift's ends and the side straps set the position of the swift on the pillow so that if you move a little, the swift will tend to try and stay still and you can end up with a mask leak. Also, I find that I prefer to have the hose going upwards, but there are two downsides to that. 1) You can sleep on it and end up with ridges all up your face, and 2) It is quite a stiff tube and any pressure on it from the hose can adjust the fit of the pillow. The answer may seem to have the tube going down, but once again if you move or pull the tube you end up moving the mask.
Another thing about the swift which is neither good or bad is that it is a very cool mask, and can feel cold against the nose and top lip. I would think that in winter you may want a heated hose or humidifier and heated hose to stop this being too cold or causing rainout.
There are other nasal masks about, but the truth is, what suits one person won't suit everyone else. For example, I'm presently using the breeze nasal mask, and having been told it wasn't such a good mask and rather old, I'm finding that the narrow nose piece means I can rest my head more into the pillow than I could with the swift. What happens is that my head rests into the pillow and the breeze ends up resting on the pillow and so has no noticable drag on my nose at all. However, I bought this breeze from Sleepless on LI after she had had so many problems with it she had to get rid of it! Next, by way of an experiment, I will be trying the Aura, which I tend to think of in terms of 'the son of breeze' because someone who was involved in the breeze design set up the company that has designed the Aura. Again the aura has a narrow piece at the nose which should allow (in theory) you to have a greater angle of incline towards the pillow.
Having said all that, the best you can do is research, listen to other peoples stories and go for trial and error - which I know has the downside of being expensive.
Hope this helps a little
sir_cumference
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I Wanna Sleep, that's okay. I had a second absolutely perfect night with the Swift and Remstar Auto with CFlex and no leaks, no noises. Even woke up and checked the pressure it was at, and it was at a 5. I was on CPAP before the new machine at 10, so this is a wonderful combo for me. I did not hear any noise at all last night and literally slept from 11:30 PM to 9:30 AM. That is simply unbelievable for me.
Gracie, I want to say get the Swift, but it's like sir cumference said and what we all know: What works for one person doesn't for another. He is loving the Breeze I sold him and I couldn't get it to work for anything. It even blistered my nares!!! The Swift, however, in combination with my shapeable pillow from Target, is for me the perfect combination. For me to be able to sleep from 11:30 to 9:30 AM and not remember turning over or feeling anything leaking that would ALWAYS wake me up, well, all I can say is, I'm loving this. I sleep very much on my side. I don't know how to put an angle on it. My face it kind of angled into my pillow. I do keep the hose in the down position, not up! That may make the difference. But I have to say, I don't even have to move the hose around at night and I don't know why. When I was on the Activa, I was moving the hose and adjusting leaks all night, every night. The way the hose is down on my right side, for some weird reason, it's never in the way.
Gracie, I am loving this. It may not be the same for you, but it's great for me. The only negative I have with it is, I wake up with the side strap lines indenting my cheeks. I have prominent cheekbones and that may be the problem. And like I said, although it's great for bronzer, it's not for this. I did experiment last night padding the inside with pantyliners, but it didn't work. I may post a new thread to get some ideas from other Swift users about how to prevent that, if it's possible. But I'll take those lines anyday as long as the Swift is working as it is for me.
Let us know what you decide to do and how it works out for you. Good luck.
Gracie, I want to say get the Swift, but it's like sir cumference said and what we all know: What works for one person doesn't for another. He is loving the Breeze I sold him and I couldn't get it to work for anything. It even blistered my nares!!! The Swift, however, in combination with my shapeable pillow from Target, is for me the perfect combination. For me to be able to sleep from 11:30 to 9:30 AM and not remember turning over or feeling anything leaking that would ALWAYS wake me up, well, all I can say is, I'm loving this. I sleep very much on my side. I don't know how to put an angle on it. My face it kind of angled into my pillow. I do keep the hose in the down position, not up! That may make the difference. But I have to say, I don't even have to move the hose around at night and I don't know why. When I was on the Activa, I was moving the hose and adjusting leaks all night, every night. The way the hose is down on my right side, for some weird reason, it's never in the way.
Gracie, I am loving this. It may not be the same for you, but it's great for me. The only negative I have with it is, I wake up with the side strap lines indenting my cheeks. I have prominent cheekbones and that may be the problem. And like I said, although it's great for bronzer, it's not for this. I did experiment last night padding the inside with pantyliners, but it didn't work. I may post a new thread to get some ideas from other Swift users about how to prevent that, if it's possible. But I'll take those lines anyday as long as the Swift is working as it is for me.
Let us know what you decide to do and how it works out for you. Good luck.
L o R i