Philips DreamWear Under the Nose Nasal Mask
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Overview
The Philips DreamWear Under the Nose moves everything out of your way. The cushion sits beneath your nostrils instead of over your nose, the soft silicone frame carries the air up along your cheeks, and your hose meets it on top of your head, leaving your face and view clear.
Night to night, that design gives you room to move. You can lie on your back, side or front without a hose in front of you, read or wear glasses before sleep, and unhook the quick release to get up without taking the mask off.
Key features:
- Nothing on the bridge: Philips designed the cushion to stay off the bridge of your nose, to prevent red marks and irritation there.
- Hose on top: Air runs through the frame to a connection on your crown, keeping tubing away from your face and pillow.
- Two sizes to pick: Choose your frame for your face and your cushion for your nose, from twelve possible combinations.
- FitPack option: When you're unsure which size fits, the FitPack brings a Medium frame with all four cushion sizes to try.
- Quiet at night: Philips measures it at a low sound level, and you'll find the figure under Specifications.
- Licensed in Canada: Health Canada lists it as a licensed Class II device, and you can check the number in Specifications.
The DreamWear Under the Nose suits nose breathers who move around in bed, wear glasses or simply want as little mask as possible on their face. If your mouth tends to open while you sleep, compare it with the DreamWear Full Face.
Note: The DreamWear Under the Nose can't be used with the ResMed AirMini, since ResMed supports that travel machine with its AirMini mask packs only.
How it works
Putting it on
With the mask assembled, place the cushion under your nose and set the frame over the top of your head, then pull the headgear down over the back. Peel back the headgear tabs, adjust the strap length and press them closed, until the elbow sits on top of your head and the fit feels comfortable.
Connect your hose to the quick release on the elbow. Don't overtighten, since that can leave redness around the mask, and a little air leaking is normal. To remove the mask with your adjustments intact, hold the cushion, pull it forward from your nose and lift the mask up and off.
Cleaning it
Hand wash the non-fabric parts every day and the headgear and fabric wraps once a week. Take the mask apart, submerge the parts in warm water with liquid dish detergent so no air is trapped inside, rinse thoroughly and let everything dry fully before use.
Dry the headgear and wraps by laying them flat or hanging them up, and keep them out of the clothes dryer. Skip bleach, alcohol and any cleaner containing conditioners or moisturizers. Philips treats the frame like a short tube: rinse it through the swivel connection so water clears out of it.
Additional information
Choosing your sizes
On this page you select both a frame size and a cushion size before adding to cart. If you are reordering, choose the combination you already use, for example one fitted at a CPAP clinic.
Not sure of your size, or trying DreamWear for the first time? Choose the FitPack option on this page: a Medium frame with all four cushion sizes, so you can find your fit.
Frame size and cushion size are independent
The DreamWear system has two separate sizing dimensions. Frame size (Small, Medium, Large): Philips says the Medium frame fits most faces, so start there. If the frame falls back toward your ears, try a smaller one; if it falls forward toward your eyes, try a larger one. Cushion size (Small, Medium, Large, Medium Wide) is chosen with Philips' sizing gauge held under the nose.
These dimensions do not predict each other. Choosing a Large frame does not mean your cushion is Large. If your previous DreamWear order or clinic fitting gave you a specific combination, for example "Medium frame, Medium Wide cushion", that combination is what you select here.
If you're unsure of either dimension, the FitPack option is the place to start.
How the frame and cushion connect
Every cushion size fits every frame size, which is why Philips sells all twelve combinations. You can replace the cushion alone or the frame alone.
To check your cushion size before ordering, print Philips' sizing gauge at full scale. It reproduces the gauge card (part 1116752) and reads your size where the edges of your nostrils and the tip of your nose meet it.
How airflow moves through the mask
DreamWear routes therapy air through the soft silicone frame, from the hose connection at the top of the head down both sides of the face to the cushion beneath the nose. The cushion sits under the nostrils, not inside them and not over the nose.
Philips says that if you lie on your side and close off one side of the frame, the mask continues to deliver therapy, with no increase in pressure or noise.
Headgear and hose attachment
The hose connects at the top of the head through a quick release on the elbow, so you can disconnect without removing the mask.
What's included
- DreamWear frame in your chosen size (Medium with the FitPack)
- Under-the-nose cushion in your chosen size, or all four sizes with the FitPack
- Headgear with arms
- Elbow with tubing quick release
Specifications
- Mask type
- Nasal, cushion sits under the nose
- Cushion
- Silicone, under the nose
- Cushion sizes
- Small, Medium, Large, Medium Wide
- Frame sizes
- Small, Medium, Large, soft silicone
- Tube connection
- Top of the head, elbow with quick release
- Pressure range
- 4 to 20 cm H2O (Philips specification)
- Sound level
- 18 dBA at 1 m
- Magnets
- Not on Philips' list of masks with magnets
- Latex
- No natural rubber latex or DEHP
- AirMini
- Not supported (AirMini mask packs only)
- Health Canada licence
- 95500 (Class II)
Philips DreamWear Under the Nose Nasal Mask$118.00Features and fit
Choosing your frame size
Philips says the Medium frame fits most faces comfortably, so start there unless you already know otherwise. Once it's on, the way it sits tells you whether to change.
- Falls back and sits close to your ears: try a smaller frame
- Falls forward and sits close to your eyes: try a larger frame
- The frame size is printed on top, just behind the elbow
Reading the sizing gauge
Cushions come in Small, Medium and Large, plus a Medium Wide. Hold Philips' gauge level under your nose and read the size where your nostril edges and nose tip meet it.
- Philips' tip is to use the smallest size that fits your nose
- Print the gauge at full scale and check it with a credit card
- Treat the result as a starting point, then fit for comfort
Sleeping on one side
Air reaches the cushion through both sides of the frame. Philips says that if lying on your side closes off one side, therapy carries on through the other, without any rise in pressure or noise.
- The quick release lets you unhook your hose and get up with the mask on
- Optional fabric wraps soften the frame where it rests on your cheeks
Machines and shared parts
Philips leaves machine compatibility to your clinician rather than publishing a list, and the mask is made for CPAP and bilevel therapy. Its frames are shared across the DreamWear range.
- It won't fit the ResMed AirMini, which takes ResMed's AirMini packs only
- The same frames and headgear take DreamWear silicone pillows cushions
- Moving to a full face cushion needs the full face headgear
Under-nose cushion
The soft cushion rests beneath your nostrils without going inside them, and nothing touches the bridge of your nose. Philips calls it the most minimal design in the DreamWear range.
Hollow frame
Your air travels up through the soft silicone frame itself, and your hose joins it on top of your head. With no tubing in front of your face, you're free to turn over.
Open view
Philips designed it so you can wear glasses, read or watch TV before sleep. The frame follows your cheeks instead of crossing your face, leaving your view wide open.
Two-part sizing
Frame and cushion are sized separately, so a longer face with a smaller nose, or the reverse, can still get a good fit. Unsure where to start? Choose the FitPack option.
Common questions
How often should I replace the DreamWear cushion?
Philips doesn't publish a fixed schedule for this mask. Its instructions say to inspect the whole mask and replace any worn or damaged part, so change the cushion when it looks worn or stops sealing well.
What comes with the FitPack option?
One Medium frame, headgear with arms and the full set of four cushions, from Small to Medium Wide. It's the easiest way to find your cushion size at home before you reorder a single size.
Can I add headgear with arms later?
Yes. Philips makes the headgear with arms as a separate part that connects to the existing loops on the DreamWear frame, and it suggests it if your headgear tends to slip. Your frame and cushion stay as they are.
Can I wash it in the dishwasher?
Yes, once a week. Remove the fabric parts first, use a mild liquid detergent on the top rack and skip the drying cycle. The rest of the time, hand wash the non-fabric parts daily.
How is it different from the DreamWear Full Face?
This version seals under your nose only, so it suits nose breathers. The full face cushion also covers your mouth for anyone who breathes through it at night, and it needs its own headgear.
Do I need a prescription to buy this mask?
No. Masks don't need a prescription, so you can order this one straight away. We only ask for a prescription with CPAP machines and ventilators, before they ship.
Need help?
Between two sizes, or not sure which mask suits you? Call or chat with our team before you order.