Airfit P10 Nasal Pillow issue

[CrazyLife]

Hi.

This is my first week using the Resmed Airfit P10 and so far it has been very comfortable. I however have had the same issue on two separate nights where the internal nasal pillows flip inside out and stick to the floor of the nasal pillow compartment while I am sleeping. This results in the external pillows being unable to create a proper seal and also restricts airflow. I end up ripping the mask off so I can breathe.

I roll around a lot when I sleep which may have something to do with it. Are there any tricks to prevent the internal pillows from collapsing?

[ems]

Hi Crazy... altho this hasn't happened to me, I've read it's happened to others. The suggestion has been to try going up a size. For instance, if you presently use a medium pillow, try a large. I hope this helps.

[CrazyLife]

Thanks ems. I did move from the small to the medium after the first time this happened but the medium is collapsing as well. The large doesn't fit or I would try that next

[tattooyu]

CrazyLife,

You might want to try finding some small rubber o-rings at Home Depot (et al) to place between the nasal pillows and the base, on the "stalk" of the pillows. You just have to make sure you measure the stalk height and circumference carefully to get the measurements for the height and INSIDE diameter of the o-ring. You don't want the o-ring pinching off any air flow. To measure the circumference, just take a little piece of string, wrap it around the stalk, make a dot using a Sharpie where the string meets itself and measure the distance from the end of the string to the dot with a ruler.

You can also stack two rings on top of each other if you can't find a single o-ring with the correct height.

I hope that helps. I've used that method on another mask in the past (can't remember which one at the moment), and it worked for leaks. Maybe it will work for this issue.

[DKC_apnea]

Although I have never experienced this with my P10's, it may be a case where your head strap is too tight and thus your nasal pillows are collapsing too much under the pressure to hold them up against your nose. If the head strap is too loose you'll get slippage or leaks, but if it is too tight you could potentially compress the pillows to the point they collapse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MylY6a6KXMY

If you move around a lot in your sleep, and put pressure against the mask by facing into your bed pillow or the bed itself, this also could compress the nasal pillows.

[naturalisbest]

I'm about to take a needle and thread to mine today. Please post any good "tricks" that solved the headstrap or pillow issue.

[jencat824]

CrazyLife,

You might want to try finding some small rubber o-rings at Home Depot (et al) to place between the nasal pillows and the base, on the "stalk" of the pillows. You just have to make sure you measure the stalk height and circumference carefully to get the measurements for the height and INSIDE diameter of the o-ring. You don't want the o-ring pinching off any air flow. To measure the circumference, just take a little piece of string, wrap it around the stalk, make a dot using a Sharpie where the string meets itself and measure the distance from the end of the string to the dot with a ruler.

You can also stack two rings on top of each other if you can't find a single o-ring with the correct height.

I hope that helps. I've used that method on another mask in the past (can't remember which one at the moment), and it worked for leaks. Maybe it will work for this issue.

These O rings work. They helped me to be able to wear nasal pillows. Look for them in the plumbing dept.

[RanaF]

I am a new CPAP user using RESMED Tango machine. I am having issues keeping nasal pillow mask on for the entire duration of my sleep. So when I get up in the morning, I found my nasal pillow mask off my face, lying by the side of my bed and I have no clue as to when I take it off during the night. I have tried Swift FX and AirFit P10 masks and the issue is still the same. I have been using CPAP for almost a year now. Can someone suggest a remedy? Would really appreciate. Thx.

[Pugsy]

I found my nasal pillow mask off my face, lying by the side of my bed and I have no clue as to when I take it off during the night. I have tried Swift FX and AirFit P10 masks and the issue is still the same

Tape the side straps down to your cheeks/skin so that when you remove the mask during your sleep then hopefully you will wake up and stop the unwanted behavior. It's common with newbies. The sub conscious doesn't want the mask on the face but eventually accepts it.

[RanaF]

Thanks. I'll try this and will get back with the results.