General Discussion on any topic relating to CPAP and/or Sleep Apnea.
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SleepyonMagnoliaSt
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by SleepyonMagnoliaSt » Wed May 29, 2013 11:40 am
Just wanted to share a pic of my two daughter's together so you can see how my little one is kind of tiny
My elder girl is 9 and in the 50% for her age.
Younger is 7 1/2 and not even on the charts
This isn't weird for our genetics btw just in case anyone is wondering. My grandmother is 4'5" and my mom is 5" even and my brother is 5"1
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SleepingUgly
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by SleepingUgly » Wed May 29, 2013 1:25 pm
This is the same daughter that you posted pictures of previously, right? (wired up for the sleep study) My son was probably 7 when we tried the Pixie, but I remember thinking that even on his younger sister who was 5 and has a tiny nose it might have been too small. My impression of it was that it was suitable for a toddler. Also, it presses down in such a way that the upper lip turns up, which IMO, would facilitate mouth leaks. You can even see that turned up lip on some of the advertising pictures. If you were saying you have to buy it out of pocket, with no returns, I wouldn't bet money on it that it would work. But if you can get it from the DME and return it if it doesn't work, or can get it from a website that takes returns, you could consider it.
BTW, another thing about it is that the tube comes out one side or the other.
Never put your fate entirely in the hands of someone who cares less about it than you do. --Sleeping Ugly
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SleepyonMagnoliaSt
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by SleepyonMagnoliaSt » Wed May 29, 2013 1:48 pm
SleepingUgly wrote:This is the same daughter that you posted pictures of previously, right? (wired up for the sleep study) My son was probably 7 when we tried the Pixie, but I remember thinking that even on his younger sister who was 5 and has a tiny nose it might have been too small. My impression of it was that it was suitable for a toddler. Also, it presses down in such a way that the upper lip turns up, which IMO, would facilitate mouth leaks. You can even see that turned up lip on some of the advertising pictures. If you were saying you have to buy it out of pocket, with no returns, I wouldn't bet money on it that it would work. But if you can get it from the DME and return it if it doesn't work, or can get it from a website that takes returns, you could consider it.
BTW, another thing about it is that the tube comes out one side or the other.
Yup that's her. And thank you so much for the information about it! I haven't looked too much into it yet as I like the look of others better. But I saw the pixie because my friend's 6 year old is on it.
You are awesome with this info! Thanks!
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SleepingUgly
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by SleepingUgly » Wed May 29, 2013 2:40 pm
You're welcome! Maybe you can try on your friend's daughter's pixie on your daughter before buying it.
Never put your fate entirely in the hands of someone who cares less about it than you do. --Sleeping Ugly
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SleepyonMagnoliaSt
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by SleepyonMagnoliaSt » Wed May 29, 2013 3:15 pm
SleepingUgly wrote:You're welcome! Maybe you can try on your friend's daughter's pixie on your daughter before buying it.
That's a great idea! They have 3 different masks and rotate depending on things like allergies and illness and sores