Pugsy,
I am sorry you are sick. May God make you well is my prayer.

fwiw, I just wrote on another post that it took me about 4 months to get used to cpap and i believe the new mask i changed to had a lot to do with it. It is a Dreamware ffm. But i know it all depends on face shape, etc., also.

Chunkyfrog: A note to say i also have a hiatial hernia & acid reflux, but with a bed that elevates & i raise 30-35 degrees at night. The pulmomologist has already lowered the pressure from 12 to 9. And he said he may need to put me on a bipap machine. I take ranitidine twice a day & still have bloa...

I picked up that mask last Thursday. See my thread. http://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=170852 I can't tell you much about the sizing, especially if you have to order it. My DME looked at me and decided on a medium by guessing, then decided to take the frame off the mouthpiece and put a sma...

I am sorry you are having trouble. I, too, am having trouble with waking with stomach full of air. My Dr has lowered the pressure in last 2 months from 12 to 9 cms. I saw him last Thursday & he is going to check the readouts in 2 wks & may order another sleep study with a bipap machine. I am retire...

Thank you all for your suggestions.

Dreamware Face Mask L~01.jpg I went to Dr 4 days ago at end of 3 months as newbie & he recommended a face mask for my next kind as I was using a nasal pillows mask & having issues. I went to my very helpful & friendly DME in Spgfd MO, & they had just received a Dreamware face mask, so I brought it ...

Thank you all for responding. When I see the doctor Thursday I will ask him instead of going down should we go up in pressure and see what he says.

I still don't understand how to interpret most of Sleepyhead so as a 3-month old CPAP user, I hope you readers can tell me what you see. :wink: I am going to the Pulmonologist Thursday and also to DME as it's time to get a new mask, but I don't know if I should used a nasal again or full face mask....

Thank you all for responding.

Thank you all who responded.

Thank you. I forgot to say that I have tried mouthpieces, but just made me bite down harder when asleep.

I think when I started all this, Dr. had it set at 12cm & went down to 10.
Are full face masks all more uncomfortable than nasal masks?

I have a nasal pillows mask & love it's fit and have tried all of the above suggestions. I don't think I snore, but husband died 9 yrs ago so don't know. I tend to grind my teeth & usually wake up with sore jaw hinges, but i have had it for years so put up with it, so I believe I sleep with mouth s...

51 days using machine. 1st 21 days, hi learning curve & body & mind adjusting :) Next 10 days, blissful sleep Last 20 days, not so hot due to lips bubbling out air &/or air also going into stomach waking me Occasionally nasal pillow masks pops away from face waking me Few nites seem good, but tired...