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Now this is so interesting.....he had asthma as a child, and in the past 6 months he has had this cough of unknown origin and a tight feeling in his chest...the dr finally put him on steroids and it kind of cleared up....but the lipid pneumonia is something neither of us (nor his Dr.) were aware of.

THAT answers the question of the strange cough!!! WOW!!! A medical breakthrough!

I'm going to buy new pillowcases.....

THANK YOU to everyone on this forum!!! You may have saved my DH's lungs!!!

i thought i logged in....

thanks so much for your speedy aid!

amy

tohegal wrote:wow---great tip!!! That would be a LOT less messier than vaseline. Do you put the chapstick on the outside of the nostrils only--or do you kind of sweep it around the edges of the inside of the nostril? ........................
I can't WAIT to throw away the vaseline!
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Vaseline is petroleum jelly. Chapstick's main ingredient is petroleum jelly. Either in your lungs can cause lipoid pneumonia.

Lipoid pneumonia is rare so I am skeptical that this is your hubbie's problem.

All Natural Chapstick ingredients: no petroleum jelly. Has beeswax, shea butter, sunflower seed oil, candellilla wax, coconut oil, etc.

Maybe the original Chapstick has petroleum jelly; I don't know.

Another good product is Cann-Ease, made for nasal cannula, used in hospitals. However, it doesn't have the sticky holding properties of Chapstick.

I use it just inside my nostil openings (nares).

This is a quote from the light bulb (above) article on masks:

With nasal pillows, a light gel nasal moisturizer made for use with nasal cannula is recommended as nightly lubricant and protection, found at medical supply stores or online. One product used in hospitals is Cann-Ease Nasal Moisturizer with aloe vera, phone 1-888-443-3031. Another product is KY jelly or its generic version. Some find products with saline irritating over time. Avoid the widely used preservative benzalkonium chloride in the nose because it can cause a rebound effect over time. Avoid mercury preservatives (thimerosol). To avoid any ingredient that will break down the mask silicone over time, use products made for nasal cannula. Some users use All Natural Chapstick lip balm or even bag balm or other skin salves. Again, avoid products with mint, lavender, and other fragrances that you don’t want to smell so intensely. If you are using oxygen with CPAP, avoid Vaseline and petroleum-based products. See balm for nares, viewtopic/t14588/Mask-gone-Pillows-hurt ... ights.html

All Natural Chapstick ingredients: no petroleum jelly. Has beeswax, shea butter, sunflower seed oil, candellilla wax, coconut oil, etc.

Any of the ingredients listed here can cause lipoid pneumonia if enough quantity is taken into the lungs. Would nightly use of this product on the nostrils for years cause lipoid pneumonia? It is very unlikely in my layman's opinion, but why take the chances since there are water based products available to use as substitutes?

Kinda reminds me of the story of the fly buzzing around inside of the knight's helmet as recounted by Mark Twain in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.....

All I've been able to do is scratch and re-attach but I don't have a FF.