DreamWear nasal mask - how often to change pillow?

[OneSnorer]

I am a new Dreamwear nasal mask user, and was issued a starter pack with a few nasal pillows.

I changed the pillow twice, so far, and the last one I put on seems to not perform as well, over time.

Does one change them by "feel"?

What is your change routine?

[Gary1of2]

Recomended 6 months

[ardenum]

havent changed mine since over a year, its not even yellow yet.

[OneSnorer]

Spouse DME, following Medicare rules, I assume, just sent new headgear, new tubing, six new pillows, as part of the first auto 3-month resupply...

Someone is playing the Medicare billing game, methinks.
Not surprising, the owner has an MBA, and sure got into the business out of his good heart. Yeah.

[SideSleeper]

Medicare covers 2 pillows per month. When I was using a Dreamwear I found they lasted about one per month--I wash mine every day if that makes any difference.

[ruach]

I receive 2 per month through Kaiser DME (Apria), and I wear mine as long as I can, which sometimes is a month. For me, after a month, the nasal pillow doesn't have a good enough seal . . .

[Hydrangea]

I find I don't get as good of a seal after about 30 days.

[Keljian]

Mine lasted nearly a year before the side connector came out.