@A MyCOPDTeam Member🙇🏼‍♀️🙌 I have been using a cpap machine for 20 years. I’ve had to change masks from time to time. This mask I have now I sometimes have to adjust the straps to make them just a little more snug. I have the cushion mask. I have an adapter on my CPAP for oxygen and what a difference it makes while I’m sleeping. Wake up with no headache.

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ask your supplier if they have the same kind of mask as the hospital and could they supply those for you? I like the soft nasal canula and not the stiff ones but I had to ask to get them.

Both C-Pap and Bi-Pap machines are used to help people with sleep apnea continue to breathe by adding pressure for either the inhale (c-pap) or both inhale and exhale (bi-pap). Sleep apnea is often a condition found in people with COPD. Both machines use a mask to cover the nose and mouth and provide enough pressure to ensure that breathing continues with no breaks, thus allowing the individual to sleep soundly, ensuring a good rest. The bi-pap is often used for people who retain CO2, as the help with the exhale allows them to get rid of stale air.

There are many different masks for Bi-pap machines, probably hundreds. Try calling the hospital and talking with the people who keep track of the C-pap machines. They can tell you the manufacturer of the mask and you can see if your DME will get one for you.

I don’t really have the answer but I do know those c-paps are not the same in these hospitals. I didn’t qualify for one at home but the one I used at one hospital felt so good I asked for it every night I was there. At the other hospital it was so uncomfortable, I took it off. I would have gotten the name if I would have known. Sorry for taking it into another subject!🌺