Ginny, not to be rude, but to quote from the thread

"I love my Respironics FitLife Total Face Mask.   It is rather intimidating to look at, but is very comfortable.  I think it is catching on."

It's very comfortable.  I bought the small headgear to work with my large size mask and it works well.  Good luck.  I was just having a moment.  It's been a trying day.  I'm sorry.

Ginny,  I suggest you read the entire discussion "Any new developments in masks" again.  I believe all of your questions have been answered at least once if not several times. No one can promise this mask will work for you.

I had the cpap while I was recovering from the surgey...affter the stints were out I gave it back

I start the Quattro FX MUCH higher UP the nose than I do any other mask, full face OR nasal cushion.

Under the thin outer cover there is a somewhat thicker, stronger cover cut out for the nose bridge. I can feel the "corners" of that firmer cover and fit those corners comfortably over the bridge of my nose close to the inside corner of my eyes area. I know that's worrisome, you worry about your eyes. When fitting it this way I also tip the entire mask up a bit as shown in the instructions that come w/the Quattro FX. I then tip the mask down to fit my face, lay down, snap the bottom straps into place and turn my PAP on. I give it a few seconds to fill the cushion w/air. If I feel a leak around my eyes I first pull the mask headgear up by the top straps AT THE BACK OF MY HEAD. If necessary I may then press the top of the mask tightly to my face and release. That tends to align the cushion meeting the skin. If still a minor leak around the eye I try running my fingertip GENTLY along the seamline between mask cushion cover and skin. Once in a while I have to turn my PAP off, undo the headgear straps and start all over again whilst still laying down. Once I'm laying down I am NOT getting up until "potty time"!!! I do NOT keep my headgear straps tight, I keep them AND my mask fit COMFORTABLE.

Sorry Ginny.  I should not have mentioned the custom nasal masks that are obviously out of reach for 99% of us, and I believe you had mentioned you use a FFM.. I don't know what I was thinking of!

Mary Z.

Hi Ginny,

thanks for the info. I have been diagnosed with mild positional SA and the sleep specialist has suggested looking at sleep pillow therapy. Have started on the Sona Pillow, still too early days to notice any change. At this point trying to get use to the pillow is a challenge.

Hi Ginny, I'm the same age as you, but got my diagnosis of S.A. about 18 years ago, thanks to my husband spotting that I frequently stopped breathing when asleep. (SATS were down to 79% on my first sleep study). This site and its sister site in UK are great sources of info., as is Dr Park's site. I've also learned loads from listening to his expert interviews -tho' Dr Park's 8pm start is 1am for me in UK! Check out the info on UARS- you might well find you fit the profile, I know I did.

Good luck with getting sorted.  Oh and don't give up the travelling. My machine has been all over Europe and out to Australia. Best wishes and happy travelling.

You reminded me of this Steven Wright joke (sorry it's in bad taste).  I had no shoes and I felt sorry for myself.  Then I met a man with no feet, and I asked him- You got any shoes you don't need?  A  better one is I wish I had a dollar for every dollar I ever spent. Yahoo! I'd have all my money back.

Yeah, no one wants to be here, but I've learned so much and gotten so much encouragement from this forum. Again, welcome.

Ginny, I've never had the RT take measurements, but he would bring over a bunch of masks and let me try them on.  The bridge of my nose breaks down easily so that's what we had to work around.

Good Luck