Red, painful eyes

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Morningglory
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Red, painful eyes

Post by Morningglory » Wed Oct 07, 2015 6:47 am

I had been having trouble with my eyes watering from air blowing in them (waiting on an anti-leak strap). A couple days ago I started having problems ith one eye being red in places and hurting and watering even during the day. It's not an all-over red like pinkeye. Could this be linked to cpap?

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LSAT
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Re: Red, painful eyes

Post by LSAT » Wed Oct 07, 2015 7:39 am

Air should not escape into your eyes. Either you have the wrong size mask or it is not adjusted properly. Leaks can be a common problem so a mask liner may help if your mask is sized properly. Personally I have had mixed results when I tried the anti-leak straps.

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Re: Red, painful eyes

Post by Cardsfan » Wed Oct 07, 2015 11:41 am

In the meantime of getting the leaks fixed, try some Systane Ultra Lubricant Eye Drops. It has relieved my dry red eyes. (walmart has it over the counter).

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