Trying to find the right CPAP mask can be a challenge in addition to trying to get used to pressurized air being pushed through your airway. It has to fit your breathing style, whether you’re a mouth or nose breather. Then it has to have the right level of comfort, allowing you to fall asleep while staying in place and providing you with the air you need for your treatment. Combine that with trying to find the right tension for your straps so that your mask is neither pressing into your face nor falling off at night, and it may take awhile to find the right combination.
CPAP masks come in many different shapes, sizes, and fits. CPAP Central offers several different types of masks for your sleep apnea therapy: nasal, full face, nasal pillow and total face masks. Here’s a little bit more information about each mask:
- Nasal CPAP Masks – Nasal Masks help users who primarily breathe through their nose. A chinstrap can be used to help keep your mouth closed in-case you breathe through your mouth too. Nasal masks have a seal that goes around your nose shaped like a triangle.
- Full Face CPAP Masks –A full face mask covers both your nose and your mouth with a triangle shaped seal. This is great for users who breathe through either or both their nose and mouth during their sleep.
- Nasal Pillow CPAP Masks –This mask helps people who suffer from claustrophobia, but still allows them to receive CPAP therapy, breathing through their nose.
- Total Face CPAP Masks—Many people have trouble getting their CPAP masks to fit because of facial hair, dental work, nose structure or dentures. These issues can be addressed through the use of a Total Face CPAP Mask.
It may take some time to find exactly the right CPAP mask for your situation. If you need help picking one out, contact the experts at CPAP Central. We’re available via live chat Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST.