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Rockin Mama wrote:`A Respironics ComfortGel full face mask but i can't afford one and don't get another mask for a few more months, im thinking maybe a different mask will help me achieve a smaller leak rate..

anyone have a medium I'd be willing to pay but hopefully not a lot.

You have a better mask now than the Comfort Gel full face mask. It is very heavy and very hard to seal except on your back on with the mask buried in your pillow.

Rockin Mama wrote:`A Respironics ComfortGel full face mask but i can't afford one and don't get another mask for a few more months, im thinking maybe a different mask will help me achieve a smaller leak rate..

anyone have a medium I'd be willing to pay but hopefully not a lot.

You have a better mask now than the Comfort Gel full face mask. It is very heavy and very hard to seal except on your back on with the mask buried in your pillow.

Spend some time watching the dvd of how to adjust your mask. Read about how to use plumbing teflon tape to seal up the leaks in the swivel and learn to fit the mask properly as it is a hard to beat mask.

RM - Don't know if I said anything about masks in some of your other posts, but.....
Most masks either FF or nasal should be adjusted fairly loose so that the seal can inflate. If you get a sore on your nose chances are it's either too tight or the wrong size or perhaps both.
I learned that after much experimentation with a ComfortGel nasal mask, and now an Activa.
Nasal pillow masks are a different animal. I've been using a headrest for quite some time now and the headgear needs to be tight enough to hold the pillows in place. I can't speak for other pillow style masks.....

The Activa is slowly replacing the headrest as my "go-to" mask. I really like the Activa -- I hope they will come out with a FF mask with the same type of "active cell technology".....I need a FF mask about 3-4 nights a year when my nose is totally clogged due to allergies.....

You presently have an excellent mask, though I'm no expert on that particular model!!! While looking for another, keep playing with the one you have. It might surprise you how loose it really needs to be to seal and be comfortable!!!!

good luck!!
take care
cheers
goose

I just went through this. I had bought a large Ultra Mirage FFM, and had to strap it down tight on my face. But at the DME today, I tried on a medium Quattro FFM and barely had to strp it down at all. The cushion inflated and stayed on very easy without leaking. It felt sort of like having a balloon pushed gently against my face.

Now I realize that the uncomfortable large UMFF that I had to strap down hard...was just plain too big, and the cushion couldn't inflate properly.