Soft CPAP Mask Allows Greater Variety of Sleep Positions

A new soft cloth full-face mask aids continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) users who breathe through their mouth while sleeping.

The SleepWeaver Anew Soft Cloth Full Face positive airway pressure (PAP) mask features a dual interface design that seals around both the nose and the mouth, with only soft cloth touching the skin. Unlike hard plastic masks, the soft cloth technology allows the skin to breathe naturally, wicking away the moisture that accumulates between the mask and the user's skin. A unique loose fit provides added comfort and eliminates strap marks, and the open-face headgear design accommodates eyeglasses and allows virtually unrestricted vision.


Among the features of the SleepWeaver Anew are a lightweight and easy-to-clean design and a 90° elbow swivel connector, which allows for more natural sleeping positions. Exhalation holes in the front of the mask ensure a quiet and gentle flow of air, and two quick-release snaps make it one of the easiest masks to put on and take off. The SleepWeaver Anew mask is a product of Circadiance (Export, PA, USA), and is available in three sizes.

“We're excited to offer our soft cloth technology to even more people who use CPAP to treat obstructive sleep apnea or to provide noninvasive ventilation,” said David Groll, founder and CEO of Circadiance. “With the SleepWeaver Anew, even mouth breathers can sleep in comfort. We're always working to develop products that make PAP therapy more comfortable.”

CPAP is the most effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), in which the mild pressure from CPAP prevents the airway from collapsing or becoming blocked by the use of a continuous, constant flow of air to maintain PAP; the ventilator does not cycle during CPAP, no additional pressure above the level of CPAP is provided, and patients must initiate all of their breaths.

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