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Contoured CPAP Pillow
Has anyone tried the pillow that has bits cut out of it where your mask goes? I've thought of getting one, but I move my head about on my pillow, so I'm not sure it would suit me, if they do help.
Any thoughts gratefully received.
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Permalink Reply by Terry Vella on
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Tricia, I haven't used one but what I do is I have two pillows the bottom one I have as normal, vertical or across the bed and the top one I have horizontal or up and down the bed. I find that there is less real estate and less cahnce of knocking the mask if I turn on my side. It's a bit hard to explain but works for me.
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Permalink Reply by Kath Hope on
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Tricia, I have personally bought and tried 5 different types of the CPAP pillows, with very limited success. They obviously work for some people though. Just 1 of the 5 I spent a lot of money on had some success, and the main problem for me is that the mask never ended up in the right place on the cut-out. I'm currently sleeping on our prototype which is working a treat, so watch this space......
Meanwhile, Terry's suggestion is a good one or try sleeping on the edge of your pillow.
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Permalink Reply by RockRpsgt on
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Don't spend the money on these pillows. Buy the memory foam and cut it yourself. You can pick these up for about 50 US dollars(that's like a buck for ya'll lol). Once you cut them to the shape you want you can sew a pillow case over them for protection.
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Permalink Reply by Tricia Dickson on
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Thanks for your replies
.I already use a normal memory foam pillow. I was just curious, and wondered if the cut-out pillow was worth the money. After your comments, I don't think I'll bother though
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