This adhesive has fumes that will gag you, but by Golly! It worked! The fumes only last a second or two. Definitely something I can live with in exchange for blessed, uninterrupted sleep! Last night I slept for 12 solid hours! I mention last night only because - for the past week I had quit using the adhesive just to measure the difference in quality of sleep. This adhesive is phenomenal! It washes off very easily with nothing but a warm, wet wash cloth.
Another trick I have learned as a long-time CPAP user is - I put one of those tiny "spot" bandages on the bridge of my nose every night. 25 years of wearing a mask and I ended up with a pressure sore on the bridge of my nose that would not heal. My RT got me a different, newer, state of the art mask that didn't work worth crap but I used it just long enough to get this sore to close. If YOU ever get one, you have to "scrub" the wound ever so gently with dry sugar, rinse, then pat dry. I learned that trick from a wound care clinic. The grains of sugar exfoliate the wound at the same time micro-feeding it to facilitate new skin growth. Now - to keep the wound from coming back, I use the spot bandages.
I am new to this group and not sure about "posting etiquette". Am I allowed to list the name of the adhesive I used? I don't want to sound like I am hawking it or benefit from it. I don't. But the stuff works. And I can not be the only CPAP user who suffers from a leaky mask every night.
Update - NO. I am not selling it. Just want to be "proper" with how things get done on this site. The name of the adhesive is called "IT STAYS" It is advertised as an adhesive for holding up support stockings. I bought mine from compressionsales.com. - Fair warning, the fumes will gag you for a second when you first apply it. I just hold my breath while applying the glue to my face, turn my cpap machine on and begin positioning my mask while it is still ramping up so the air from the machine dissipates the fumes away from my nose faster. A second or two of yuckiness for a night time of uninterrupted sleep.... BTW - I slept 13 solid hours last night! I think I am still catching up from umpteen years of sleep deprivation.
I REALLY like the fact that this adhesive can be washed off with nothing more than a wet washcloth. Several of the others they sell require a chemical remover, something I don't think the skin on my face would tolerate very well.
I answered a couple of the individual comments. Will that make my answer visible to all? The name of this roll-on water based glue is called, "IT STAYS". I bought mine from compressionsales.com. It is advertised for use on support stockings and hose. It is a life saver for me! 