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Total face mask?

I was surfing around the other day and seeing what is out there and ran across a "total face mask". This is not to be confused with a full face mask that covers the nose and mouth. The total face mask covers the entire face, almost like a fireman's air mask. It goes from forehead to chin and is see through so that you can still see through it.

I was wondering if anyone has used one of these and what they think. Have you had any problems with it. I guess the first thing that I think of is that I have a humidifier on my cpap as it is way too dry otherwise. And occasionally in my full face mask i get a little raining as the wet air condensates on the inside of the mask.

I find it intriguing because it says that it seals better that other masks because it is not having a pinch point to deal with like at the bridge of the nose, and I have had a lot of problems with leakage. I tend to turn over a lot in my sleep and knock my mask askew. I have my yearly next month and I if they do seem to hold their seal better I might try and get my doctor to upgrade me.

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Permalink Reply by Maryann on July 8, 2011 at 8:11pm

I've had full face masks but not total face masks. I had so much trouble with the full face masks so I finally got a Swift FX nasal pillow mask and it is great. I had been told my pressure was too high for nasal pillows but it works much better than the full face mask. The pressure would blow the face mask off my face. The nasal pillows are not affected by the pressure.

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Permalink Reply by Jonathan Brumfield on July 8, 2011 at 10:04pm

I have a pretty severely deviated septum, so the only mask that I can use is the full face mask. I tried all the nasal pillows and nose only masks but they all made me feel like I couldn't exhale...

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Permalink Reply by Mary Z on July 10, 2011 at 10:49am

I use this mask, the FitLife Total Face Mask, and have been using it for nearly a year. I find it's very comfortable. I do get water in the tubing if I turn the humidity too high.