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RE: Please Recommend Non-Invasive Nasal Pillows - Hydrangea - 03-01-2018
(03-01-2018, 01:24 PM)MikeBear Wrote:(03-01-2018, 08:34 AM)booksfan Wrote: Hydrangea, I had issues with the Dreamwear as well but am considering trying it again as well. You may want to wait just a bit first...I understand that is works with the Nuance Pro pillows. If so, that might help with the pressure on your teeth and the leaks.
This is NOT true. The Dreamwear mask comes in TWO versions now:
1: The original version with nasal "holes" cushion. I have this, but it never sealed well
2: The NEWEST version Dreamwear with Gel Pillows. This seals well
The Gel pillows version is much better (IMO) actually seals much better, and the only difference is the Gel pillow cushion instead of the nasal hole cushion. So, if you have the Dreamwear mask with nasal holes, you can keep the mask and headgear, and just order and install just the Gel pillow from the Dreamwear Gel pillow mask to replace the nasal hole cushion pillow.
I didn't originally know what was meant by that bolded sentence... but now that I've read your response, I gather Booksfan thinks the Dreamwear can attach to a Nuance Pro pillow, and that you disagree.
I have tried my Dreamwear for 3 nights in a row now, and last night was by far the worst. I woke up several times to it leaking because the headgear had slipped off my head. I woke up twice because I was either struggling to breathe or was breathing through my mouth because my buckwheat pillow (which I love because it conforms to me) was blocking the vent at the top of my head. I liked the Dreamwear when I first started on CPAP - it helped me overcome the notion of being covered by a mask. But I'm ready to say a firm good-bye to it.
I called my DME to order the Nuance Pro, but there are some insurance issues going on so... I think I'll take SonicBoom's advice and just order OOP from Supplier #1.
RE: Please Recommend Non-Invasive Nasal Pillows - Hydrangea - 03-01-2018
Okay then. I went to order from Supplier #1, and the Nuance Pro is $109; and you have to pay an extra $14-ish for the 30 day return allowance. I checked it out on Amazon, and the Nuance Pro is $46. You can imagine which one I went with.
Amazon doesn't sell the Brevida (right now?). So when (if) my insurance becomes unwonky, I'll use it to try the Brevida.
RE: Please Recommend Non-Invasive Nasal Pillows - Sleep2Snore - 03-01-2018
(03-01-2018, 05:08 PM)Hydrangea Wrote: Okay then. I went to order from Supplier #1, and the Nuance Pro is $109; and you have to pay an extra $14-ish for the 30 day return allowance. I checked it out on Amazon, and the Nuance Pro is $46. You can imagine which one I went with.
Amazon doesn't sell the Brevida (right now?). So when (if) my insurance becomes unwonky, I'll use it to try the Brevida.
That is some mark up, but they will tell you it is to cover overheads, which might be partly true but.........
