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Facial hair and CPAP!
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Facial hair and CPAP!
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dracus
Posts: 115 Threads: 13 Joined: Oct 2017
Machine: Resmed A 10 autoset
11-03-2017, 01:07 AM
RE: Facial hair and CPAP!
I second the use of the p10, the eson 2 nasal works well, as does the dreamwear.
The only issue will be mouth breathing or not. Although a chin strap, ace bandage, cervical collar etc can fix that. Plus training during the day will work. 
TimtheEnchanter
Posts: 57 Threads: 24 Joined: Oct 2017
Machine: Respironics Dreamstation
11-03-2017, 10:03 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-03-2017, 10:05 AM by TimtheEnchanter.)
RE: Facial hair and CPAP!
Thanks for the feedback. I am picking up my Amara View today. Ready for something new, and not quite to cut my goatee off completely (I will trim it thou).
P.S. I have an Auto CPAP but it is fixed at 11 pressure and I cannot even change it, I will have a talk today with my sleep lab about that too....
Gideon
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Posts: 12,828 Threads: 295 Joined: Dec 2016
Machine: ResMed Aircurve 10 VAuto
11-03-2017, 10:21 AM
RE: Facial hair and CPAP!
(11-03-2017, 10:03 AM)TimtheEnchanter Wrote: Thanks for the feedback. I am picking up my Amara View today. Ready for something new, and not quite to cut my goatee off completely (I will trim it thou). You have the ability to change ANYTHING on your machine that anyone else can change, just download the clinic manual for your specific machine (CPAP setup manuals on top of this page). The Force is within you, you have the ability to enchant this machine. Fred PS View the manufactures video on fitting the Amara View, It is finicky to properly adjust and requires a light touch.
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tmoody
Posts: 260 Threads: 21 Joined: Mar 2016
Machine: ResMed AirCurve 10
11-03-2017, 01:25 PM
RE: Facial hair and CPAP!
I have a beard and mustache and I use nasal pillows, but I used a nasal mask for a long time without a lot of leakage. Fortunately, I took to pure nose-breathing very quickly.
I have found, however, that even the nasal pillows do tend to rub the moustache down in the area of the philtrum. I have to keep the whole mustache trimmed quite short or else it starts to look wrong. It was worse with the mask than it is now with the pillows but it's still a problem.
trev121
Posts: 11 Threads: 1 Joined: Nov 2017
Machine: Dreamstation
11-03-2017, 01:41 PM
RE: Facial hair and CPAP!
Facial hair CPAP user here - coping, but it's always a struggle.
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Facial hair and CPAP!
