Protection of Bridge of Nose - New Product

[GaryG]

A few updates.

I sent an email to cpap.com to see if they intended to stock this product. They are affilated with this forum, so I like to give em my web business. I was informed they are not planning to stock it.

I then called up CPAPUSA.com, who are the folks that list this product on the web. My question related to the sizing, as it comes in Large and Small. I was told it is being sized so that Large is for men and Small is for women, in general. Also, I was told this product was invented by the drummer of the Grateful Dead, whose mom had OSA and had nose bridge problems.

In any case, news for FalvesJr: They won't have it in stock until next week.

[mdintx]

Gary,

I think it would be worthwhile to try MIkeVL's solution. I suspect the materials are the same and the cost savings would be significant. I'm gonna give it a try myself.

Mark

[falvesjr]

Great! I wish they had told *me* that it's not yet in stock!

Oh well, I'll just have to wait...

-F

[roster]

...... I finally hit upon it: every holiday you can now find "stick-on" holiday window decorations that are made of this soft gel material. I found a nice large white halloween skull decoration and trimmed a piece of the gel to fit over the bridge of my nose and under my eyes. I wash the gel with soap an warm water each night, pat it dry and stick it to my nose and face, then apply the mask over it. The gel creates a perfect seal with a lot less tension than I neede without, and I wake with NO RED SORE NOSE!!

I hope this post helps some of you sore nose bridge sufferers!

Good idea Mike. Give us an update sometime.

[GaryG]

MikeVL, can you or someone else who understands what this holiday stuff is about put a link here, or show a picture of what this is? Pardon my ignorance here.

[roster]

MikeVL, can you or someone else who understands what this holiday stuff is about put a link here, or show a picture of what this is? Pardon my ignorance here.

I suggest you go to a "dollar store" (or any store that has Christmas decorations). They probably already have Christmas decorations out or Halloween decorations on clearance. Find some decorations that stick onto a building window pane. They use a polymer gel pad to stick to the glass. This appears to be the same material the nose protector is made of.

[dkdc]

My daughter has that stuff all over our windows. The answer was close at hand and I knew it not!

Although, I don't think these will last too long on the nose under a mask, but maybe I is wrong.

The amazon selection:
http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&cl ... CC8QrQQwAw

http://www.amazon.com/Skeleton-Glitter- ... 634&sr=1-1

[ScrappinMom]

I think he's talking about the thick gel cling things, probably about 1/8 " thick if I'm remembering correctly, not the plasticy, static cling things. I would look for some without glitter, unless you like the sparkly look!

[dkdc]

Oh - good clarification. I thought all window clings were gel clings, but not so

Gel clings:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss?url=s ... gs&x=0&y=0

Still, those things seem to fall apart easily - maybe it is due to my daughters muscles?

[GaryG]

Oh - good clarification. I thought all window clings were gel clings, but not so

Gel clings:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss?url=s ... gs&x=0&y=0

Still, those things seem to fall apart easily - maybe it is due to my daughters muscles?

Thank you so much for the link. Appreciate it. These are much cheaper than the $15 for the product mentioned earlier. But I imagine you need to buy one that's big enough to cut so it is the right size.

[roster]

May I suggest this one would look fine on your nose?

[mdintx]

While this might be a little spendy, it offers the most customization:

http://www.amazon.com/GelGems-ArtKit/dp ... 51&sr=1-27

(edit) This as well:

http://www.michaels.com/art/online/disp ... Num=fa0612

[SaltLakeJan]

From what I remember about the gel products, they don't bleed color. Sooo does that mean the gel dyes are harmless when we stick them on our face? Just wondering.

Jan

[GaryG]

Great! I wish they had told *me* that it's not yet in stock!

Oh well, I'll just have to wait...

-F

I guess you're still waiting?

[littleredtree2]

Hi,
Ordered mine at 5 am this morning. Should be here Friday or Saturday.

I am getting the small one. I think with the proper care it will last longer than the 30 days it quotes.