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Re: bipap

Posted by BostonBoy on September 05, 2002 at 11:22:23:

In Reply to: bipap posted by Stinger in Arizona on September 05, 2002 at 09:21:12:

http://www.mallinckrodt.com/respiratory/productcatalog/product.asp?id=208 will take you to a photo of the Breeze headgear, in the format that uses nasal pillows instead of a mask.

Nasal pillows are little button-mushroom size bud bellows that sit snugly on the nostrils. The pressure from the CPAP/BiPAP inflates them slightly to conform exactly (and very comfortably) to the shape of each nostril. Nasal pillows are widely reported to work very well at the higher pressures used by your husband. And if he prefers to use straps, the nasal pillows are also available in ADAMS circuits, in which straps are used to hold a little box or plenum between the end of the nose and the upper lip.
Both products are readily available from The C-PAP Man and the other internet stores to which you can click connect from this sleep forum's home page.
In my own experience nasal pillows win big time because of their minimal skin-to-silicone contact area. The smaller is the contact surface area, the easier it is to stop leaks. Nasal and facial masks have 'hunt the leak' problems.

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