DreamFit....One Month Down, Rest of My Life to Go

TXKajun · Post by **TXKajun** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 8:31 pm

Okie, dokie, folks. I have returned from a week in Chicago (ate entirely too well...gained 4 lbs. Drat!) and am back, ready to let the board know that, for me, the DreamFit is a definite keeper!

I've used it for a full month now and have to say, it's going to be my favorite with my UltraMirage FF mask as my backup.

AHI averages under 1 with the DreamFit with several nights of zero...ZERO!! YeeHaw!! My snore index stays down under 2.5. With the UltraMirage (my original and the only other mask I have experience with), my AHI is consistently around 4, which ain't bad. My snore index is around 8 to 10 with the UltraMirage. Soooooo, guess which mask I'm gonna be using from now until?? (well, ok, until I can get insurance company to pay for another one! LOL) The mask size is downright tiny, the headgear is comfortable and the mask stays in place when I turn from side to side (being a side sleeper, that's a biggie for me). It is non-intrusive and I can even read a book with it on although I don't recommend that.

All in all, I would give this mask a rating of 10. Again, the usual reminder that this is all subjective and may not be the same for you. But, if you're looking for a friendly mask, the DreamFit would definitely meet that requirement.

Oh yes, one other thing. I was titrated at 16 cm. For the last month, thanks to the software on my PB 420E, I have lowered my pressure to an average of 11 (low of 9, high of 13). With the DreamFit, my 90% pressure was 9!! So, I lowered my range to 7 to 11. I have high hopes for this little mask! It's become a valued friend instead of something to "strap on" just before sleep.

This therapy WORKS!!!

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Fatigue Fighter · Post by **Fatigue Fighter** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 8:45 pm

I was titrated at 16 cm. For the last month, thanks to the software on my PB 420E, I have lowered my pressure to an average of 11 (low of 9, high of 13). With the DreamFit, my 90% pressure was 9!!

You lowered your pressure due to a mask? How is that possible? Fewer leaks or ????? Inquiring mind wants to know, 'cause I hate being at 17cm.

FF

john5757 · Post by **john5757** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 11:19 pm

I am currently using the DreamFit and discover a few things that would take a long review to write about that would raise a few eyebrows. I am using the large size and it just barely fit my nose, however I had some the lowest AHI readings ever recorded on my Spirit .4 total AHI. It would been zero except for some mouth leaking. I am still trying the mask and it is already turn out to be a keeper. While the DreamFit has a bellows system its approach is different from the bellows that the Mirage Activa uses. In time I may write a more complete review.

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rested gal · Post by **rested gal** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 11:34 pm

Kajun and John...you two are causing me to think about spending some more money. LOL!!

ozij · Post by **ozij** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 12:25 am

Me too...
Has anyone measured themselves and found the Dreamfit in the list? It isn't for me
...But I think it wasn't for TX either Am I right?

O.

john5757 · Post by **john5757** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 7:35 am

The CPAP fiting guide also did say that the mask did not fit me as well but my gut feeling told me to get the mask and I luck out getting the large size. It is turning out to be one of the best chances I took in a interface. I was experimenting with the Spirit mask selection option to see what different does each mask selection makes. While this mask did not lower my overall pressure it did reduce my sleep time and I feel more refresh in the morning when I walk up at 5 in the morning. The large size seems to be somewhere between the small and the medium of the Respironics comfort select for example and one person here mention that the mask did not clear his tall nose. I had the same problem with the Mirage Activa clearing my nose depending on how full the bellows is. I have to get readly for the day catch you all later!

momexp5 · Post by **momexp5** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 8:50 am

ozij wrote:Me too...
Has anyone measured themselves and found the Dreamfit in the list? It isn't for me
...But I think it wasn't for TX either Am I right?

O.

Hey, Oz, I found this old quote of yours while looking for mask information -

Oz or anybody - is there a measurement-eligible mask list somewhere?? As in, if this measures so-and-so, these masks will and won't work? I'd sure like to see that. How do I get to it?

rested gal · Post by **rested gal** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 9:39 am

I bought the Puritan Bennett DreamFit a month or so ago. Worked great for me. Hardly any leaking. I'm a toss'n'turn sleeper whose pressure stays mostly at 9 all night. I can wear both small and medium sizes in most nasal masks. I bought the small DreamFit.

I still like my Aeiomed "Headrest" nasal pillows mask the best (formerly called the "Aura") and use it just about every night. But for a change of pace on some nights, the DreamFit is a very nice one to have. I like it.

One caution to people shopping for the DreamFit. Be sure you order the DreamFit... not the DreamSeal.

Puritan Bennett still has the interface called the DreamSeal which uses the Breeze headgear and is an alternative to the Breeze nasal pillows. I love the Breeze with nasal pillows, but when I tried the Breeze DreamSeal a long time ago, the DreamSeal was way too leaky for me.

Puritan Bennett's DreamFit uses a completely different headgear. It uses traditional straps instead of the Breeze headgear. So don't get confused by the names! You want their new DreamFIT nasal mask -- not their old Breeze DreamSeal mask.

mikemoran · Post by **mikemoran** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 11:23 am

It does seem to be one size smaller than other masks. I use a large for Activa and the Dreamfit large cut into my nose. Not a bad design just too small for me.

CollegeGirl · Post by **CollegeGirl** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 1:46 pm

Momexp5, this might be what you're looking for:

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

Jerry69 · Post by **Jerry69** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 2:32 pm

TX,

How do you know your AHI? Can you determine it at home? I've been on CPAP for only two nights, so I've got a lot to learn.

Jerry

rested gal · Post by **rested gal** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 3:41 pm

Hi Jerry,

The people who are talking about their "AHI" while getting cpap treatment are using machines that note how many events sneaked through despite treatment.

Machines that record that kind of data are all autopaps, most bi-level machines, and even some straight cpap machines like the Puritan Bennett GoodKnight 420S, Respironics REMstar Pro 2, and ResMed Elite. Software lets you download the info and look at it on your own computer. ResMed machines can display some of the info (AHI, for example) in the display window on the machine even without software, but to see the most interesting charts and graphs, a person does need software for the machine.

The REMstar Plus they gave you doesn't record any of that kind of information. That doesn't mean it's not a perfectly good treatment machine.

The "Plus" records onto the smart card only the number of hours the machine is used --compliance information. It can't give you any data about AHI, apneas, hypopneas, limited air flows, leaks, etc.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 4:31 pm

>> I can wear both small and medium sizes in most nasal masks. I bought the small DreamFit.

Rested Gal,

I have only been able to find sizes Standard, Large, and a Shallow (on one site). I wear a petite in Comfort Gel. Are you really using a Small or is it the Shallow?

Thanks,

john5757 · Post by **john5757** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 7:02 pm

Hi rested gal,

I was intended to give a review on the DreamFit and some of the eyebrow rasing statements I could make which turn out to be a discovery that worked to my advantage. My number one mask the DreamFit not the DreamSeal makes me feel so much better in the morning with the AutoSet Spirit. The DreamFit has only one hole for the vent. I know that my HI numbers went way down and I feelin so much better.I am guessing that I was breathing a little bit more of my Co2 and that made the remaining hypopneas to disappear.
That is the bomb!
One time I got so comfortable I buried my head into the pillow plugging the vent and started to feel bad when I woke up. I could never find the relationship using the ResLink why I was getting some hypopneas which now seems to be central in nature. A tiny bit more Co2 rebreathing kept my respiratory drive going.

Here is the study that is demonstrating this principle

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/515202_print

There is more.

On the other sleep board you can follow the RISKY adventures of frequenseeker in his experiments on his Swift to get a different quality of sleep!

Sleepless on LI · Post by **Sleepless on LI** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 8:30 pm

rested gal wrote:One caution to people shopping for the DreamFit. Be sure you order the DreamFit... not the DreamSeal.

Puritan Bennett still has the interface called the DreamSeal which uses the Breeze headgear and is an alternative to the Breeze nasal pillows. I love the Breeze with nasal pillows, but when I tried the Breeze DreamSeal a long time ago, the DreamSeal was way too leaky for me.

Puritan Bennett's DreamFit uses a completely different headgear. It uses traditional straps instead of the Breeze headgear. So don't get confused by the names! You want their new DreamFIT nasal mask -- not their old Breeze DreamSeal mask.

Laura,

I found this a bit confusing. I was curious to see what mask you would give such a high rating to (you know I've always valued your opinions from day one, and when you give something a good rating, I have to check it out, excepting the Breeze-ahem), and it lists the Dreamfit Nasal CPAP Interface with Dreamseal https://www.cpap.com/productpage/purita ... -mask.html. So when you say you want the Dreamfit, not the Dreamseal, that may confuse some folks, like me . I am presuming that the link I just included is the right interface.

I kind of wish I was still on therapy as this looks great. Why didn't I see this one before? You have all the advantages of the overhead hose configuration and only two side straps that don't look too bad, especially if you add Karen's Pad A Cheeks to them, too, and your critique that it doesn't leak. Wow, makes me want to go back on just to give it a try!!!

Glad to hear they have some other alternatives to nasal pillow interfaces, which was all I was using before I stopped. I found them to work best FOR ME. But glad to hear it coming from you that there is a great nasal mask out there besides the Activa.

DreamFit....One Month Down, Rest of My Life to Go

DreamFit....One Month Down, Rest of My Life to Go

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Don't you have to go to a sleep lab to find your AHI?

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