My son saw this on a television commercial at http://www.nomask.com/ and wondered if this might help me use the CPap more effectively. Do any of you use that mask and how did you find it to work for you? Thanks, Kathy


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diagnoses with osa in 1997.

I have heard on this or other forums that it's not so great, but that's heresay. My doctor said to wait, let someone else do the research.

Thank you for replying. That's exactly what I need to know. I have to pay out of pocket, and 179 is a lot to spend if I have no idea of it's effectiveness. I'm so glad you responded!


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diagnoses with osa in 1997.

I like the Swift nasal pillow design. Have heard good things about the "Comfort Curve" also.

Masks are very subjective, of course.

I purchased this product, and regretted it.

The first issue I had with it was with the fitting process.  I followed the instructions exactly--you have to boil the mouthpiece, let it partially cool and then bite down on it to form it to your teeth and gums.  I ended up with alot of pain in my front teeth that lingered for several days, and the heat/cold sensitivity lasted nearly a month.

Even after this difficulty, I found that the mouthpiece still did not "click into" and stay in place.  The customer service rep. that I talked to offered to and did send me a "kit" to have a mouthpiece made--it turned out to be a plastic tab to be attached to the nasal interface and some material that was to be taken to a dentist, along with some extremely general instructions for the dentist.  I was expected to arrange to have a dentist create the new mouthpiece at my own additional expense (I didn't bother looking into that--I am sure it would have cost at least $100., and probably more based upon how labor intensive the instructions indicated that this process would be).  I was able to make the mouthpiece stay in place by using denture adhesive--a new experience to me--which makes me appreciate how unpleasant dentures must be.

I did not give up on this mask easily.  After the frustrations of dealing with the tooth pain and having to solve the issue of a poorly fitting mouthpiece, I was determined to make the mask work for me.

I do have to say that I was surprised that the nasal pillows do create a comfortable and well sealing fit to the nose, and that since there is no headgear, I was able to comfortably sleep in my favorite position--on my side.

The story doesn't end there though.  I never was able to sleep an entire night with this mask, and there are several reasons.  My biggest problems were that the mouthpiece caused my mouth to generate excess amounts of saliva (creating unavoidable drool), and also the bite-wing of the mouthpiece held my teeth apart so that my jaw was not in a natural position while wearing the device.  Believe me, I tried very hard to overcome these two issues by trying to acclimate to the device but I was never successful.

I don't mean to "pile it on" but in addition to the difficulties that I have just described, I also feel that some of the parts (especially the tubing) are simply too fragile for continuous use.  The original product came with 1 set of replacement tubing.  When I initially put my unit together, one of the tubes got streached and I had to use the extra set imediately.  When I discussed this with the customer service rep., I was told that the replacements are $35. per pair.  I complained that I had not even been able to use the first set due to the assembly problem and was put on hold.  I was told that a supervisor had approved 1 free replacement, but it never arrived.

Sadly, my experience with this product and the company amounted to a waste of time, effort, money.  The product comes sealed in a clear plastic pouch, upon which is printed a warning that once the pouch is opened, that there will be no refunds allowed.  I seriously contemplated returning the product at that point, and opened the pouch only after revisiting the company website and seeing nothing but positive testimonials (I couldn't find any other customer feedback on this product despite searching on the internet).

KathlynMarie,

If you search for CPAP Pro in the top right search field, you will find many discussions about it.  I have only seen one positive post and that was recently on this forum by Sue613.  You can also search with her name.

Vicki


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That which does not kill you makes you stronger-Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich must of had apnea.

I did a search prior to asking the question and it came up with 0 replies. I'll try again though.


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diagnoses with osa in 1997.

oops, I mean I did the search only with CPap Pro.


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diagnoses with osa in 1997.

KathlynMarie,

Are you using the search field in the upper right corner?  When I search with CPAP PRO I get 63 posts.

Vicki


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That which does not kill you makes you stronger-Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich must of had apnea.

Yes, it was the upper right hand. Maybe I mispelled? Also maybe I put in nomask.com as that is where I found the mask in the first place after my son saw a commerical about it.


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diagnoses with osa in 1997.

Now I'm not sure. I just went in and put in nomask in the search area and came up with several replies. No clue.  


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diagnoses with osa in 1997.

Search with this only.  It works, cut and paste it in the search field.

CPAP Pro

Vicki


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That which does not kill you makes you stronger-Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich must of had apnea.

Or try this:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=site%3Awww.apneasupport.org+%22cpap+pro%22&btnG=Search




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Thank you both for the links. I read enough. I'm not going to even think about it. It's way too expensive. And, the part that worried me the most (using the dental portion I think would be difficult for me) was addressed in the information. I'll try the Curve or the Swift. I just need to read more about them.


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diagnoses with osa in 1997.