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by areyea
Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:13 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Mask help
Replies: 4
Views: 889

Mask help

I am going in for my first check after being put on the CPAP. It's been 5 weeks and I still hate my mask. I am going to request a different one but have a question. I have extreme dry eye and cannot have any air blowing on my eyes, that is why I am using the current mask I have. In doing some resear...
by areyea
Thu Oct 02, 2008 2:09 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Do nasal pillow masks cause nasal irritation?
Replies: 27
Views: 5354

Re: Do nasal pillow masks cause nasal irritation?

I am having some of the same irritation probles. I was told to increase the humidity level and to put ky jelly on my nostrils. I sneezed about 20 times this morning, put the jelly on and have not sneezed once since.

Good luck!
by areyea
Thu Oct 02, 2008 2:06 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: 5 Nights and it feels like a year!
Replies: 9
Views: 1270

Re: 5 Nights and it feels like a year!

I order the SnuggleHose Cover today so hopefully that will help. I think I almost drowned last night! I did have a self talk with myself and I think that helped. I also switched back the medium size pillows, but I didn't leave them in for long last night due to the condensation problem. The KY Jelly...
by areyea
Thu Oct 02, 2008 7:00 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: 5 Nights and it feels like a year!
Replies: 9
Views: 1270

Re: 5 Nights and it feels like a year!

Thank you so much for all of your replies! Just knowing I am not unique in my struggles means so much! I turned the flex to 1 and got KY Jelly for my nose which both seem to be helping. I was told to turn the humidity level up to 3, which I did last night and was drownded! I was also told to put pan...
by areyea
Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:17 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: 5 Nights and it feels like a year!
Replies: 9
Views: 1270

5 Nights and it feels like a year!

I have been using my CPAP for 5 nights and boy oh boy is this a struggle!!!! I am using the Remstar auto m series with a-flex and the pillow mask. But I don't know what size pillows to use. I started on the Medium but that felt like my nostrils were being stretched so I tried the small last night an...