Any nasal masks with top of head hose attachment or routing?

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tisket
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Any nasal masks with top of head hose attachment or routing?

Post by tisket » Fri Feb 07, 2025 11:01 am

I am used to my Aloha which has a top of head ring on the headgear for routing the hose up to a Hose Buddy. Also has multiple adjustment points that let you adjust tightness in different directions as well as the angle of the pillows themselves.

Because of irritation of a little piece of cartilage in one nostril, nasal pillows at times become unusable for me due to pain.

I am thinking of trying a nasal mask. Shopping for this type of mask has become confusing because "nasal cradle" masks like the N30i are listed as "nasal masks." I have tried the N30i and it leaks so badly it wakes me up multiple times a night. On rare nights where it doesn't, OSCAR reports 40% large leak rates. Like all the ResMed masks I've tried there are virtually no adjustments available. P30i was also leaky and the small size headgear didn't work for me.

I would like to try a real "over the nose" nasal mask but I haven't seen one that would allow for an over the head hose solution. The ones I've seen don't even have headgear on the top where you could put a ziplock or Velcro ring.

Would appreciate any advice. I have a DreamWear nasal cradle which I plan to try but I fear it will be as leaky as the N30i. The x30i masks are not for active sleepers!
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Re: Any nasal masks with top of head hose attachment or routing?

Post by bwexler » Fri Feb 07, 2025 2:28 pm

You might want to look at the Resperonics Dream Wisp. It does have top of the head connection and I believe it comes with an 18" light weight hose to provide more flexibility. It is my second favorite Mask.

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tisket
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Re: Any nasal masks with top of head hose attachment or routing?

Post by tisket » Fri Feb 07, 2025 2:36 pm

That does look ideal. Thanks!
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ResMed Airsense 10 Autoset, Aloha nasal pillow mask using HoseBuddy for overhead hose management, Nexcare paper tape for mouth

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Re: Any nasal masks with top of head hose attachment or routing?

Post by tisket » Sun Feb 16, 2025 11:15 am

DreamWisp worked great with no large leaks.

Unfortunately after two nights it is giving me a big red sore line across the bridge of my nose....
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ResMed Airsense 10 Autoset, Aloha nasal pillow mask using HoseBuddy for overhead hose management, Nexcare paper tape for mouth