Help choosing a full face mask
Question:
>I need help choosing a full face mask. I am over weight but at the same >time > was told i had a small nose area , therefore I had to go to a nasal > system. > My insurance is paying for a new mask and I want to get a FF to see if it > makes any difference as I think I am mouthbreathing. I have tried a chin > strap in the past but it didnt do any good.Thank you for any help.
you need to find out if there’s any way your supplier will let you try out a few masks before buying – you could be one of the lucky ones that gets that option (though more likely not from what I understand). Unfortunately, because everybody’s face is different, the same mask won’t work for different people – it’s really a very individual thing and what works perfectly for one person could be a nightmare for another. I think the fisher & paykel full face mask comes with two size silicon parts which means that for the price of one mask you get two options to try — Beth in Australia ————————– Unless stated otherwise, anything I say here is my opinion only – I am not a medically trained professional FAQ for alt.support.sleep-disorder can be found here http://talhost.net/sleep Newsgroup Archives http://talhost.net/sleep/archives.htm this site is a work in progress – feel free to submit info/articles _________________________________________ Usenet Zone Free Binaries Usenet Server More than 120,000 groups Unlimited download http://www.usenetzone.com to open account
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I need help choosing a full face mask. I am over weight but at the same time was told i had a small nose area , therefore I had to go to a nasal system. My insurance is paying for a new mask and I want to get a FF to see if it makes any difference as I think I am mouthbreathing. I have tried a chin strap in the past but it didnt do any good.Thank you for any help. piper
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"PIPER" <le…@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:YVw9e.9500$An2.5619@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net… >I need help choosing a full face mask. I am over weight but at the same time > was told i had a small nose area , therefore I had to go to a nasal system. > My insurance is paying for a new mask and I want to get a FF to see if it > makes any difference as I think I am mouthbreathing. I have tried a chin > strap in the past but it didnt do any good.Thank you for any help. > piper
Unfortunately, it is hard to recommend specific solutions, since everyone is different – and so are the masks. In my experience, though, with the "medium" ResMed Activa and Respironics Comfort Select, I needed "large" in the RM FF Ultra Mirage and R FF Comfort Select (and even so, the masks did not make it easy to breathe through my mouth so they did keep me from mouth breathing…;-). Of the two, the RM fit *me* better – the R leaked just under the lower straps unless I blew out my cheeks. With all masks, I’ve (*almost*) gotten used to "rescrunching" the things against the pillow to seal leaks when I wake up with them… — — David Ruether r…@cornell.edu http://www.ferrario.com/ruether
