Posted by BC on October 19, 2010 at 03:57:53:In Reply to: Re: Respronics Comfort Gel posted by life is great on October 14, 2010 at 11:46:22:
I confess that I am inexperienced in these things, but if the nasal pillows worked well for you earlier, have you tried switching to a larger size nasal pillow. I assume you were given multiple sizes?
I wondered earlier if the greater pressure would make a difference in using nasal pillows, but it seemed to me that the air pressure is the same either way. I know that when I was first tested with CPAP and tried multiple appliances, I commented that with the nasal pillows I could feel the air blowing, while with the mask I could not. The technician responded by increasing the pillow size, and the feeling of blowing disappeared. So I wonder if the greater pressure has the effect of exacerbating any leak that is present (or even creating one), so that you need to create a greater seal across your nostrils.
Perhaps you have tried this. You experience sounds very frustrating.
Take care.