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Facial hair and CPAP! - TimtheEnchanter - 11-02-2017
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)
RE: Facial hair and CPAP! - KSMatthew - 11-02-2017
One word -"Nasal Pillows"
RE: Facial hair and CPAP! - TimtheEnchanter - 11-02-2017
I am not ready to wire my mouth shut....
RE: Facial hair and CPAP! - Gary1of2 - 11-02-2017
Try posting some sleepyhead data so we cans see how much leaks and what is going on.
RE: Facial hair and CPAP! - Walla Walla - 11-02-2017
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?title=Mask_Primer
RE: Facial hair and CPAP! - TimtheEnchanter - 11-02-2017
OK, here is about 21 days with the same mask.
RE: Facial hair and CPAP! - Walla Walla - 11-02-2017
Yep you have leaks. You also could probably bump your min pressure up one.
RE: Facial hair and CPAP! - Kryogen - 11-02-2017
my mask leaks like hell when I have facial hair.
RE: Facial hair and CPAP! - Gideon - 11-02-2017
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.
RE: Facial hair and CPAP! - Ghost1958 - 11-02-2017
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.