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by txlxk
Wed Oct 20, 2004 12:30 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Mask crisis: stomach sleeper with a beard!
Replies: 15
Views: 15714

Activa pop-off

Maybe I toss & turn too much and end up putting lateral pressure on the mask. In any case, the blue plastic tabs don't pop off, the flexible portion itself becomes detached from the blue plastic frame that attaches to the fixed portion of the mask. In any case, this is by far the most comfortable ma...
by txlxk
Tue Oct 19, 2004 8:48 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: New Oracle 452 Oral Mask
Replies: 2
Views: 14562

I was wondering if anyone had tried this

I tried the original and had terrible problems with blow-by through the nose - I don't need to get into details but the sheets definitely needed to be washed. I'd be even more reluctant to try it since my pressure has been cranked from 10 to 15 since I gave it a whirl... For the moment, the Resmed A...
by txlxk
Tue Oct 19, 2004 8:44 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Mask crisis: stomach sleeper with a beard!
Replies: 15
Views: 15714

A guy answer

I have the Activa with a moustache and a short goatee, and generally it works OK unless I let the hair nearest my nose get too long. However, I'm about ready to glue the mask to the *(#$% frame as it seems to pop off at the most annoying moments, usually when I'm dog tired and really don't feel like...