Facial hair and CPAP!
I am considering the unthinkable, shaving off my goatee. Do you think facial hair impairs CPAP success?? I am using one mask - newbie and never tried anything else (now considering Amara View)
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TimtheEnchanter
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11-02-2017, 07:39 AM
RE: Facial hair and CPAP!
Try posting some sleepyhead data so we cans see how much leaks and what is going on.
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11-02-2017, 08:20 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-02-2017, 08:21 AM by Walla Walla.)
RE: Facial hair and CPAP!
If you get the right mask it shouldn't be a problem. I know the top mask advisor here has a beard and uses the Amara View.
Check this link out. http://www.apneaboard.com/wiki/index.php...ask_Primer
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11-02-2017, 09:18 AM
RE: Facial hair and CPAP!
Yep you have leaks. You also could probably bump your min pressure up one.
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11-02-2017, 07:52 PM
RE: Facial hair and CPAP!
Read the Mask Primer. It contains a suggested strategy for masks. In general try from least intrusive to most intrusive. Many find that the pressure of CPAP converts them from Mouth Breather to a nose breather just from use. But there are many ways to manage mouth breathing.
I was a notorious mouth breather, I got the Amara View to handle that. You have to patient with that mask because it is a loose fit mask. It is my backup full face mask at the moment. My primary mask is the ResMed P10 Pillows. Fred Someone said I have a beard, and I have been mistaken for a jolly old elf.
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11-02-2017, 08:54 PM
RE: Facial hair and CPAP!
Used a Simplus with a Santa beard for a long time.
No large leak problems. Simplus is NOT a glide on cushion of air mask. Wet your beard slightly and snug the bottom straps up a little bit. Your leaks should be no higher than if you were using a liner.
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