I have a Resmed Swift, as well as a Resmed Activa as well as a Breeze as well as a Profile Lite Gel as well as a Resmed Ultra Mirage and I have to say that I find them all to be in about the same noise range! I can hear myself inhale and exhale in all of them. Perhaps the Swift and the Breeze ARE th...

Hi, I regularly switch off between the Activa and the Swift. I have used both for quite some time now and like them both. Have also used the Breeze, a Profile Gel and a Resmed precursor to the Activa which I forget the name of! My setting is 16. The Swift DOES make a little more noise, but does not ...

I am at a pressure of 16, and have been at that pressure and on CPAP for 2 years now! (Time flies when you are getting sleep!) My machine came with the ramp set for something like 20 minutes or whatever. I turned the ramp off after a couple days because I found myself laying there waiting for the CP...

Hi and welcome to the Hosehead world! What to expect? Well, first don't set your expectations TOO high. There will be problems with mask adjustments or the whole mask itself, getting used to the noise, etc. The thing is Don't Give Up! If you felt refreshed after a night on the CPAP during your sleep...

Hey Wading, I was thinking the same thing about two weeks ago then, BAM! Flu, Head cold, chest cold, Sore throat, congestion hit me on New Year's Eve. I do think I've been much more illness-free since becoming a hosehead. Gail, I don't own a FF mask. Don't know why, I have one or two of every other ...

Hi! Sorry to hear of your Bronchytis!! I am from the school that puts nothing except distilled water in my humidifier! Not because I fear hurting it, but because I don't see how you could control dosage and I don't want my lungs being pumped full of gunk. That said, I would certainly try a dab in so...

Appreciate all your research. I did quite a bit myself as I am an avid camper and prefer dry camping in state and national parks as opposed to camping at private campgrounds that provide power. I would advise people to check with their CPAP manufacturer before going to the expense of a pure sine wav...

I hate carry-ons so I always pack my CPAP in the middle of my suitcase and check it! I did have my Breeze broken once so now I pack my mask in a separate hard plastic container. In all our travels, we've only ever had one suitcase lost. I think that was because our flights got changed 3 times while ...

Sorry! The Guest post about the Breeze, breaking etc was mine! I forgot to log in!!!
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For me, The events leading up to being tested for Sleep Apnea took place over a number of years! Back in 1994, while staying with my folks in Florida, they told me that I sounded like my breathing stopped when I was sleeping. Then, over the next 9 years I started dozing while at work, or driving. My...

Greetings and thank you all for this forum! I've been on Cpap for almost 2 years now. In that time have tried 4 masks, really liked 2 for a while, now only like one! The two masks are/were the Resmed Mirage Activa and the P.B. Breeze. The Activa is the one I still like but my questions relate to the...

Hosehead since February, 2003 One CPAP-Resmed S7 Lightweight 4 Masks- Profile Gel, Resmed Vista, Breeze, and Resmed Activa. Gel mask didn't stand up to a setting of 16 very well- many, many leaks into the eyes from the sides blowing out. Vista worked okay at first, but may have been the wrong size f...

Hi all! Was diagnosed at a sleep study in January of 2003. I finally admitted that something was wrong when I fell asleep and drove of the interstate near us. By wife had been telling me for a year or Two that I looked like I was falling asleep while driving, but I denied it and said she was seeing ...