Facial Hair - Moustache and leaks

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bahiabob
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Facial Hair - Moustache and leaks

Post by bahiabob » Thu Aug 18, 2005 1:54 pm

I have a moustache and I don't want to shave it even though I get leaks in my mask at night. I currently can only sleep a maximum of 6 hours no matter what I do as my face and nose are frigid by then and the cold wakes me up. Is there any way I can improve things and eliminate the leaks without shaving off my moustache? I can't bear to part with it! No one would recognize me!
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Post by WillSucceed » Thu Aug 18, 2005 2:08 pm

I've had a 'stache, beard, some assortment or other of facial hair for the last 30 years and don't plan to go naked now... use a nasal pillow system (Breeze, Swift, Cofmort-Lite, Snapp, NasalAireII, Aura, etc.,) and continue to enjoy not shaving!

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Post by Guest » Thu Aug 18, 2005 2:10 pm

Well, I don't have a moustache (at least, not one that I'll admit to....) but if you click on this blue word: Search

(or use the Search function at the top of the page) and for KEYWORD enter the word moustache, you'll find 21 posts that deal with this same topic!

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Post by WAFlowers » Thu Aug 18, 2005 7:16 pm

I've a moustache and goatee (my wife wanted me to grow them ... unusual, the wives of most men I know want them clean-shaven) and have no trouble with a Swift. I've even used a ComfortSelect successfully.

You might want to get a heated humidifier to elminate the cold air effect. If you have one, turn up the setting (it makes it warmer to encourage more evaporation). If this causes rainout, get a heated hose.

This problem can be solved!

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Post by lindas88 » Thu Aug 18, 2005 7:27 pm

I've a moustache and goatee (my wife wanted me to grow them ... unusual, the wives of most men I know want them clean-shaven)


Not this wife WAFlowers...I bugged my husband to grow a moustache and goatee for months....he did and I love it.










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Post by WAFlowers » Thu Aug 18, 2005 8:06 pm

Obviously I was hanging around with the wrong crowd until I found cpaptalk.com !
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