nose sores

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ciounoi
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nose sores

Post by ciounoi » Fri Oct 23, 2009 4:52 am

Hi there-

I've had my full-face mask (a Resmed) for a year now, but I have only JUST developed a problem with nose sores. It's sore and painful where the mask hits the bridge of my nose. What can I do about this? I thought of just sticking a Bandaid on there at night... any experience with this? Or is a sore nose a good indication that it might be time for a new mask?

Thanks,
Grace

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Not your stereotypical xpap user! 5 feet tall, healthy weight, female, and 23. I've had OSA undiagnosed at least since high school.

In addition to OSA, I also order up random food I don't like while I'm asleep.

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cflame1
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Re: nose sores

Post by cflame1 » Fri Oct 23, 2009 5:11 am

try a friction block (by Bandaid).... somebody else found that it worked for rubs, or moleskin... which will pad the spot.
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bdp522
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Re: nose sores

Post by bdp522 » Fri Oct 23, 2009 5:16 am

You can also go to http://www.padacheek.com and get a nose bridge protector. These can be washed and reused many times.

Brenda

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harry33
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Re: nose sores

Post by harry33 » Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:13 pm

the mask may now be worn out, but try pushing higher up on face
australian,anxiety and insomnia, a CPAP user since 1995, self diagnosed after years of fatigue, 2 cheap CPAPs and respironics comfortgell nose only mask. not one of my many doctors ever asked me if I snored
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