TE problems & alternatives (speedos?)

[jswill100]

Hi guys,

I got my tranquileyes about a week ago but have been having some problems. I have had one of the foam pads come off after a few days (glued it back on but not quite right), and they come off 3 or 4 times a night. I am a die hard tummy/side sleeper and they just seem to come right off.

I think the problem is mainly with my tightening strap, perhaps I am doing it wrong, but I tighten the strap by pulling the obvious piece through, and from here there is nothing stopping the mechanism from coming instantly loose again as far as I can see.

I am trying to track down my problem so my goggles are used for a combo of protection from allergens/detergents, as well as a general aid with night time dryness. I am wondering if I would have more success with something I could tighten on better, with a lower profile. I have heard mention of speedos being used. I presume this would be similar to quartz/onyx from the dry eye store (I hesitate to order these as the tightening strap looks similar to TE, and I may have to pay customs to the UK).

What do you think of these? good reviews for a firm non leak fit. Is it a BAD thing to have an airtight seal? i.e. lack of oxygen to the eye (in which case perhaps I could punch a tiny hole in each eye cup).

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Speedo-Futur...pr_product_top

Would be great to hear your thoughts and comments about speedos or TE use- I also have some (much smaller) goggles with foam lining but they are pretty small and form a very small area around my eyes so I hesitate to wear them all night for some reason. Perhaps though the foam lining makes sense?

Thanks
John

[jswill100]

Apologies, the link doesnt seem to be right, try this one - basically fairly standard speedo goggles (but very well reviewed for seal, anti-fog, comfort etc).

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Speedo-80693...8324979&sr=8-5

[Rebecca Petris]

Hi there,

I'm moving this from the archives (not many people see things here) to the open forum so you'll hopefully get more responses).

I emailed you re: the foam & strap... I think you had bad luck with those but fixable, though I know some people just plain don't get along with that kind of strap. I know several who have either tied a knot in it or sewed a fold in it "just so" to get it firm enough - that said it should NOT have tightening problems of this sort right from the get-go - either it was not threaded right originally or something else is wrong.

A majority (don't know exact %) of side sleepers get along OK with Tranquileyes but definitely NOT stomach sleepers at least not most so that may push you in another direction anyway.

Re: swim goggles - check with dr. to be sure, my understanding is that if it's less than 8 hours it's probably OK even if it's airtight. Not the most comfortable thing in the world but sometimes the only thing that matters is getting what works!