RosemaryC wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 18, 2024 1:39 pm

every cream under the sun. Tried antifungal, antibiotic cream, diaper rash cream, vaseline etc.

The most recommended cream for CPAP mask irritation is Lansinoh Lanolin - https://www.walmart.com/ip/Lanisoh-Hpa- ... /361346051

... cleaning all my equipment, cranked up the humidity and tried every cream under the sun. Tried antifungal, antibiotic cream, diaper rash cream, vaseline etc. One website said that high pressure air could cause it but my highest pressure is set at 9 so I don't think that's it. Hoping someone ...

... an antifungal cream that I would put on it when it would develop, and that works. As a preventative measure, I used to use and still do dab of Vaseline at the corners of my mouth before bed to make a barrier. My problem is I am a mouth drooler when I sleep, and the moisture makes it conducive ...

... to scratch and then remove it if it kept going on. What stands out is the recommendation to use some form of moisturizer. I'm going to try some Vaseline tonight and repost tomorrow / this week with an update. UPDATE - This did work. However, my medical provider followed up and, when I told her ...

After using it for a few hours my nose itches so much that it wakes me and I cannot continue sleeping with it on. I don't want to use Vaseline or cream because I'm afraid it will ruin the spongy rim.

Has anyone else had this problem?

Any suggestions as to how to deal with the itches?

... my eyes. I wash my mask daily with Johnson's Baby Shampoo and have been trying to follow up with mask wipes. I've tried various skin creams ans Vaseline. Very little progress. I'm wondering what others are experiencing in this area. Latex reaction? I should point out that I am a terrible "patient". ...

... you are allergic to the Johnson's Baby Shampoo? Any chance you are allergic to something in the mask wipes? I've tried various skin creams ans Vaseline. Very little progress. Which skin creams? I'm wondering what others are experiencing in this area. Facial skin irritation is not uncommon with ...

... my eyes. I wash my mask daily with Johnson's Baby Shampoo and have been trying to follow up with mask wipes. I've tried various skin creams ans Vaseline. Very little progress. I'm wondering what others are experiencing in this area. Latex reaction? I should point out that I am a terrible "patient". ...

... I got about 5 hours of sleep last night on and off. But I woke up with sore nose and dents on the face, what can I use to prevent the sore nose? vaseline? My headgear actually half fell off from my head during sleep (I have weird head shape, I guess), but the nasal pillow stayed on all night. ...

... I got about 5 hours of sleep last night on and off. But I woke up with sore nose and dents on the face, what can I use to prevent the sore nose? vaseline? My headgear actually half fell off from my head during sleep (I have weird head shape, I guess), but the nasal pillow stayed on all night. ...

... males. "I'm sorry, ma'am: AASM says you may benefit from PAP but Medicare says you don't get to find out." Going back to my breakfast bowl of Vaseline Flakes.

... That, in turn, may lessen the perception of needing a lubricant: So a spot in my nose is hurting, and I have read some older threads about using vaseline around the rim of your nares to prevent nasal pillow chafing.

... and aside from staining by organic pigments/dyes, nothing appears to affect them. I'm just going to leave this here. YMMV Sometimes applying Vaseline to the inside rim of your nose may reduce the soreness. Petroleum-based products will damage the mask so avoid direct contact. https://www.med.unc.edu/neurology/wp-content/uploads/sites/716/2018/05/cpap-unit.pdf ...

Ah, The Great Vaseline War. Don't remind me. Those were the days. I personally see no connection between the dangers of putting gobs up the nose as opposed to using a product with it being an FDA-approved ingredient for a tiny application ...

... pneumonia. Which seems significant, given the fact that I did find reports from things as odd as chronic overuse/abuse of lip balm. Ah, The Great Vaseline War. Don't remind me.