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If you are feeling pressure on your cheekbones then you probably have the mask just a bit too tight or sitting in the wrong place on your face. You may need to experiment with the tightness a bit. I have very slight marks each morning which disappear with an hour. I have the straps sitting just below my cheekbones so the very slight marks are just below my nose on my cheeks.

As for the little strap covers - I don't like them! I pull them right down to the pillows but they don't do much for preventing marks in my opinion and I certainly don't like the feel of the fabric. I think they are too thin to prevent face marks. I have ordered a set of pads from Padacheek, that are made for the Opus. They are not here yet but I will have them soon. If I cna't use them with the FX, I do have an Opus that I user once in a while.

I can't make any suggestions about the vent noise when a person moves in their sleep. I am a back sleeper (of necessity - arthritis pain in shoulders) so I sleep on my back.

Go to the resmed website and find the Swift FX mask, on the right hand side there will be a section titled Video, click on that and watch the 3 minute video.

It shows you the proper adjustment for the mask, It really does work!

As for the noise from the vent when your sheets/blanket get to close to it, I found if I tuck my sheet just under my chin or fold it under I don't get that problem.

dj: I agree with you watching the videos. You can see the exact desired position of the cheek straps. I don't think I have marks; at least no one has said anything and I might not be able to see them well enough myself. If I do, the marks are apparently a good match for the wrinkles! I don't really feel any pressure from the cheek straps although I can tell that they are there, just sitting on my skin. Any more might be too tight and that itself can cause leaks. It took me about a week to feel that true, "you're the one" connection with the thing! Who knows if it will last... I don't have much to compare this with re: noise (one month on cpap today). I can hear it if something is right in front of the vents but it's not enough to wake me up. In this case, a mild hearing loss I guess is a good thing! Give it some time and if it doesn't work out, there are plenty of fish (I mean masks) in the sea.

Redeye

Well Last night was night TWO with my Swift FX. I used the Medium size nasal pillows last night and I think they were not as comfortable as the small. I had leaks with the small and def. with the medium!!! Wonder if I should try the Large tonight? Hmmmmmm......I love the light weight head gear and the design. I just think I need to get that sweet spot that I have with my Swift LT for her--LOL!

Any stories about how you found the correct size?

Carrie

I started out using the Medium pillows with the Swift FX, as that was what I'd been using with my Swift LT. Some good nights, some bad, leakwise. I just switched to the large pillows, and while I don't have enough data yet to do a decent comparison, they "feel" like they leak less. Sometimes with the medium pillows, I could feel or hear a slight leakage, and I haven't had that experience yet with the large pillows, though it's only been 2 nights with them so far.

I went the other way. I use small on LT and ex-small on FX.

Oh wow--I did not get an Extra Small in my kit --I got 2 Large, 2 smalls and one medium. I might try the small again tonight --I think the large looks awfully BIG! LOL! I am really tired so if this doesn't work out tonight --I am going back to the Swift LT for the weekend!!! LOL! I need my sleep.

Carrie