Red Eyes

What causes my eyes to be bloodshot and sometimes matted shut in the morning after wearing my full-face mask at night? Then I have excessive tears during most of the day. Please offer your suggestions! I am a new CPAP user. Thank you!

Your eyes may be drying out. Is the inside of your nose dry, too? The inside of your nose and eyes are connected. That is why your nose runs when you cry. Anyway, you might try some eye wetting drops, adjust the humidity of your air, use a nasal saline rinse, and make sure your mask isn't leaking into your eyes.

I have had lots of trouble with air leaking into my eyes. I used lots of lubricating drops and had a few infections too. The only thing that works for me (using a Quattro FFM) is Tranquilyeyes goggles. They protect my eyes and I no longer have problems.

This was a real problem for me early on. Tranquileyes didn't work for me, but what really helped was using an ointment for severe dry eyes at night and gel drops during the day, as well as wearing a dark stretchy headband over my eyes when I sleep. There are several good brands of dry eye gel drops ( I prefer GenTeal, but others are excellent) but avoid the Visine for red-eye sorts of things. If you can't solve this problem on your own, please see an ophthamologist who works with cpap patients, as there might be other issues that need to be dealt with as well. This is a manageable problem, but like many issues with cpap it can be tricky to find the best solution.