covetsthesun
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I kinda have to wonder about the bite/hold with teeth bit. Seems that would be an extra problem with dentures. DH also has full dentures...and he sleeps with them in. I'm concerned about breaking the dentures...THOSE puppies aren't cheap! I was really hoping someone had already tried the nasal pillows you hold with your mouth. More research I guess. Sure seems like a waste to have to replace the mask every six months too. I had been told (elsewhere) that your body oils react with the soft plastic inflatable part. I wonder if that contributes to the soreness on the nose, etc.
We were told to use vinegar and water to clean the mask parts and hose. What do y'all use??
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Bumpyroad
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according to the web site, you don't bite it, it sticks in like the teeth grinding jobbies, but I would wonder with dentures how that would work. Perhaps you could check with the company and perhaps you could mold one of the parts to his gums without the denture. But try a nasal pillows mask like the one pictured as they don't hurt the nose bridge.
I too am curious if anybody has tried the one that is held in place without straps, etc.
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jefff929 wrote:I too switched from the nose hose  to the nasal pillow  version, it has similar head straps to hold it in place. Not sure about the teeth thing...  The nasal pillow did take a while to get used to, but I wouldn't go back to the old mask.
I did too. I also went from a straight Cpap Machine to a Bipap Auto. What a difference that made. I have been on Cpap since 2005. I now sleep almost 8 hours a night, before even with a Cpap machine I was only sleeping 4 to 5 hours a day. Now that I am on a Bipap machine I average 8 to 9 hours a night.
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jefff929 wrote:I too switched from the nose hose to the nasal pillow version, it has similar head straps to hold it in place. Not sure about the teeth thing... The nasal pillow did take a while to get used to, but I wouldn't go back to the old mask. The idea is nice, but may not work for all. I can not use the nasal pillow because I am at maxinum pressure on CPAC. You can not use the nasal pillow at higher pressures. I have one similiar to the first pic and it does not bother the bridge of the nose. Spounds like op might be adjusted to tightly.
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covetsthesun wrote:I kinda have to wonder about the bite/hold with teeth bit. Seems that would be an extra problem with dentures. DH also has full dentures...and he sleeps with them in. I'm concerned about breaking the dentures...THOSE puppies aren't cheap! I was really hoping someone had already tried the nasal pillows you hold with your mouth. More research I guess. Sure seems like a waste to have to replace the mask every six months too. I had been told (elsewhere) that your body oils react with the soft plastic inflatable part. I wonder if that contributes to the soreness on the nose, etc.
We were told to use vinegar and water to clean the mask parts and hose. What do y'all use??
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I use baby shampoo and water to wash everything (mask, hose, straps, reservoir) weekly, and then I use 1/3 vinegar to 2/3 water to rinse the reservoir, soak it for 30 minutes, and let it air dry.
I wash the mask daily with baby shampoo and water.
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w6pea
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wny_pat wrote:jefff929 wrote:I too switched from the nose hose to the nasal pillow version, it has similar head straps to hold it in place. Not sure about the teeth thing... The nasal pillow did take a while to get used to, but I wouldn't go back to the old mask. The idea is nice, but may not work for all. I can not use the nasal pillow because I am at maxinum pressure on CPAC. You can not use the nasal pillow at higher pressures. I have one similiar to the first pic and it does not bother the bridge of the nose. Spounds like op might be adjusted to tightly.
I got the same bovine excrement from Apria about not being able to switch masks. I went out and bought one from look here out of pocket that was three years ago. I have not had any problems since. Apria claimed that because of my pressure settings that a Nasal Pillow would not work. My setting is 20cm on Cpap.
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Also I get a new one from Liberty every 6 months under Medicare.
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TC285
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My husband has used a CPAP for over ten years, he uses the BREEZE SLEEPGEAR CPAP MASK with NASAL PILLOWS by Puritan Bennett. He washes the nasal pillows daily and finds that they work better.
We are still paying for the equipment ourselves and have found that Direct Home Medical has the best prices and really good customer service. I checked all the local distributers and they were over 2 times the price of Direct Home medical.
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Bumpyroad
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TC285 wrote:My husband has used a CPAP for over ten years, he uses the BREEZE SLEEPGEAR CPAP MASK with NASAL PILLOWS by Puritan Bennett. He washes the nasal pillows daily and finds that they work better.
We are still paying for the equipment ourselves and have found that Direct Home Medical has the best prices and really good customer service. I checked all the local distributers and they were over 2 times the price of Direct Home medical.
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one of the benefits of the nasal pillows type is the ease/cost of replacing only the pillows if needed. I just periodically rinse mine off under a faucet myself. and since I use distilled water in my humidifier bottle, little cleanup is required there.
but yes, you can get this stuff mail order much cheaper and thanks for that link. For now all of my stuff (cept for one O2 concentrator) have been paid for by the insurance, but the prices that the insurance companies are willing to pay and get charged by local home health care provicers is ridiculous. I got a large pass over humidifier that the CPAP sits on and on the web it was about $60 IIRC and the home health care charged about $129.
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covetsthesun
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Hadn't thought of using baby shampoo, but I bet that would be better than vinegar on the delicate plastics. And it would be good at removing body oils. I'm going to have DH give his gear a baby shampoo wash and see what happens next.
I'm also going to check out the various websites and look at what y'all are using. We have been buying direct and paying out of pocket also. It seems that the local medical suppliers want you to go to the doctor and get a new prescription. Last time we did that... spent $75 to see the doctor just to get him to scribble on a piece of paper. They tried to get DH to agree to a whole new sleep study, etc. He declined. All he wanted was to be able to replace the hose and masks as needed. ResMed is who we go through currently and they're cheaper than insurance charges. When DH had to replace his cpap we were able to use the original prescription. Local medical suppliers wouldn't do that.
Has anyone figured out why it's necessary to replace the masks every six months? What happens to them?
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