Mask Leaving Marks

[Sable]

I have used my CPAP machine and mask for over 4 years but lately the mask is leaving big red marks on my face and they don't go away. Any idea how to correct this.

[kempo]

Check this out: http://www.remzzzs.com/

It is suppose to help with leaks but it might help with red marks.

[fatfeminist]

is it the straps that are leaving marks?

Padacheek.com

[LoQ]

I have used my CPAP machine and mask for over 4 years but lately the mask is leaving big red marks on my face and they don't go away. Any idea how to correct this.

Hi, Sable. It depends upon where the marks are, but here is how I avoid them. For the marks from the straps on my cheeks, I take a facial buff sponge (that's what the package calls them) and wrap it carefully in a facial tissue (Kleenex). You can secure it with a small piece of paper medical tape, but it really isn't necessary. I use one of these for each cheek and just slip it under the strap after I put on the mask.

These are very cheap, work with any mask, and they absorb moisture very well, making them doubly comfortable. When the tissue gets a little worn, I replace it. After a while, the pad also is a little less "spongy" and I toss it and get a new one.

For the forehead pad, I take two of the sponge pads together and wrap them in a tissue.

The buff pads are like this, only they are round, smaller, and a great deal cheaper. I buy them in the make-up section at Target, getting about a dozen for $2 or $3.


For the bridge of my nose, I use a piece of Nexcare Absolute Waterproof Tape on top of a piece of a piece of Johnson and Johnson tape, which I can't name at the moment, but it doesn't stick as tight as the Waterproof tape and is therefore easier to remove. I press those two tapes together, cut an oval out of the double-layer, and place it over the bridge of my nose.

[Sable]

Thanks going to order some of the liners suggested - looks like just the thing that will help me. Thanks Again!!!!