Resmed Quattro FX - Rave! Rave! Rave!

[Chivalry]

well,,, my clinic just posted 1 of these out to me after i expressed an intrest the other day during a visit... i shall report how i get on
Im a little dubious how well it will cope with high pressure users like myself who are up around 19 ,,

[symmit]

well,,, my clinic just posted 1 of these out to me after i expressed an intrest the other day during a visit... i shall report how i get on
Im a little dubious how well it will cope with high pressure users like myself who are up around 19 ,,

I suspect, having tried silicone, gel and cloth nasal masks, it will be better at higher pressures.

From my collection, the masks that rely on the air pressure to make a seal work better at full pressure and can be quite insecure if ramp is active, the gel ones are the opposite and are better at lower pressures.

[Chivalry]

well tried it last night... and seemed quite good but needed to be quite tight on the straps to stop the leaks at high pressure, but that was to be expected...
It tended to leak from the top of the nose mainly... where the lower jaw couild be left looser than my other masks and still hold a seal...
All in all a good night sleep though... and i reckon with a few more nights to perfect the strap tightness to suit it will become my mask of choice..

Must say a big thanks to my technitian though,,,,, i doubt theres many that would send a new mask out in the post just due to the patient fancying a try... especially as they know my current mask fits fine and ive only had that about 2 months... and previously giving me around 5 or 6 masks previous to that untill i found 1 that fit me!! big thumbs up

[iterry]

I've used the FX for about a month

I've been using the FX month now for about a month and it seems to be working very well. My old Forma mask started to leak on the bottom and no matter what I did I could get it to stop. The machine report a large leak with it. Now I'm down to 0 on the large leak report.

At times the FX does leak into the eyes a little but it's not too bad. This happens when I roll over (So don't roll over the wife says). The mask is easy to adjust when things get out-of-wack in the middle of the night.

Overall, it seems to be a good mask. It was tougher to get used to because it was smaller and caused a little claustrophobia at first. But I'm over that now however.

IT

[Mentalfog]

I am now having lots of problems with leaking on the Quattro FX and am heading back to the Liberty. I am not convinced that the problem is with the headgear.

Yeah, I'm having problems with it leaking too. It's at the bridge of the nose where the problem is. 2 jets of air shooting in you eyes sure wakes you up lol

Only had it a month and a half too!

[Tigers Fan]

And you are definately fitting it with the recommended downward roll starting at the bridge of your nose? Wearing it too high on your face?

TF

[dravidio]

Yeah, I'm having problems with it leaking too. It's at the bridge of the nose where the problem is. 2 jets of air shooting in you eyes sure wakes you up lol

Only had it a month and a half too!

Yes - if it leaks it is at the bridge of the nose. It is small and light - but not perfect.

[Mentalfog]

Yep TF, doing it just like it shows you on the info video clip. I'm back on my quattro for now.

[Tigers Fan]

A bit higher? A bit lower? A bit tighter?

[Mentalfog]

Tried it all.. wash face before bed too..

[Tigers Fan]

Having reached exasperation point with a large headgear, I thought to try the medium that the mask comes with. It works fine after it, too, had stretched a bit - except for one thing. The band over the top of my head is too small and not subjected to the same forces that cause stretching elsewhere in the headgear. Actually, it 'self-relieves' by slowly dragging the mask higher on my face - higher than it ought to be. And guess what - it causes leaks around my nose!

Could be your headgear is too small?

TF

[silvercarper]

I have found that after fitting the mask I need to pull the back of the headgear down to get a good fit.

[Tigers Fan]

Just so, silvercarper - but then the too small over-head band slowly, slowly drags it back up again, so I wake with the mask - and back of the headgear - too high and a leak at the nose 50% of the time.

TF

[mintra]

Tried it not sure

Hi

I have had the same Mirage Quattro on my autoset spirt 2 for three years, I have had three new seals, and actually a recent hose change quietened things down.

Anyway at the last visit to the clinic they were just giving me a new Quattro mask when I asked if other makes existed, the tech, pulled out an fx and said she had had good reports about it.

I was pleased when she gave me an fx and a new Quattro (just in case I did not like the fx).

I can see why people like the FX but it does exhaust a little at the top by my nose especially when I move my head up on the pillow.

So I have reverted to the Quattro, which is a shame as other than that it was very good.

[silvercarper]

Its a pity that the overhead band is not adjustable like on a F&P mask I have.