After using xpap therapy for over eleven years, I still forget how much difference it makes to go from a worn-out mask to a nice fresh new mask with properly snug headgear, well-fitted nasal pillows and sparkling clean machine with new filters and hose. I use the Airfit p10 and the headgear stretche...

We got sick and the doctor tested us for flu, but said we did not have it. I read about the test they use. It has about 50% accuracy and only tests for one kind of flu. Another test might have given a different result if we had the "right" kind of flu. I know we did not have just a cold. We have bee...

We live in an area that will have 96% coverage. I bought glasses just in case we look. I remember a previous eclipse on a special birthday for me. Standing in the yard under a tree, in each of the areas the sun came through the leaves an image of the eclipse showed on the ground. Pretty cool to see ...

Thanks Pugsy. I will be in touch if I need the clip. A call from the local DME said I can get my new mask and with luck it will have the clip. I didn't know such a thing existed. You always have good ideas and good ways to fix things. It never occurred to me to cut off the end and staple it. If "res...

Eleven years ago today I started cpap. I remember being horrified just looking at that machine and mask on the bedside table. The memory of those first newbie months came back a few nights ago. My mask squeaked and leaked, hissed and slipped, and generally kept me from sleeping. Usually I never have...

Thanks for the suggestions. Last night I used a chin trap under the mask and increased the humidifier. I had moderate success, certainly better than the previous night. The strap and mask together made me feel like the man in the iron mask. I couldn't move. I had a few leaks around eyes and chin. I ...

So, I have been around here for over 10 years and thought I had solved all my cpap issues long ago. I recently had surgery and need to sleep on my back. I always sleep on my stomach using nasal pillows for my cpap and never have air leaks from my mouth. However, on my back I have lots of leaks and d...

The smell from a skunk killed on the highway cannot compare to the smell of the undiluted spray. We live far enough in the country that our dogs have had encounters with skunks with the usual result. What has worked the best for us is to use Dawn detergent mixed with enzyme powder so it makes a past...

I started this topic 10 years ago today. I want to thank everyone who responded with success stories. I love to hear them. I believe lots of people have been helped by reading them, including myself.

Catnapper - Joanie

Another old-timer reporting for duty.

Catnapper - Joanie

I have had problems with this company since they became the Medicare supplier. For example, when my husband started with cpap, the RT gave him a machine without a heated hose. I said he needed to have a heated hose. She said this machine does not come with a heated hose. I said I know it does becaus...

So yesterday I called the local DME (Medicare approved, otherwise I would not go to them) to order a new mask. As soon as the rep had my name and birth date so she could look at my records, her first question was whether I used my cpap at least 4 hours every night. I told her I have been using cpap ...

Thanks for the info. Just ordered it.

Good to see you too! All goes as usual Pugsy. Wrinkles, whiskers and compression hose.

Catnapper - Joanie

Has anyone found a soft flexible tubing to use on this mask instead of connecting it directly to the main tubing?

Catnapper - Joanie

I would really like to use the Dreamwear mask. I have one, and tried it for 3 weeks. The strap in the back of the head slides up no matter how I adjust it, so all night I have to pull the mask into place. That wakes me up too many times and results in insomnia. If I could find a solution to that, I ...