Bridge of nose...ouch!

General Discussion on any topic relating to CPAP and/or Sleep Apnea.
Rachael
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Joined: Sat Jan 06, 2007 10:46 pm
Location: Minneapolis, MN

Post by Rachael » Mon Feb 04, 2008 6:08 pm

I had red marks, then eventually a bruise, and finally an open sore with a comfort gel mask. My DME took it back and gave me a different mask. (Though I saw at the end of the year that they DID charge my insurance, and also charged for the faulty humidifier that was still under warranty. ) I think if you are getting red marks or bleeding that serious readjustments or a new mask are in order!


jeffchel2
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Joined: Thu Oct 08, 2009 6:11 pm
Location: Missouri

Re: Bridge of nose...ouch!

Post by jeffchel2 » Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:19 pm

Rachael wrote:I had red marks, then eventually a bruise, and finally an open sore with a comfort gel mask. My DME took it back and gave me a different mask. (Though I saw at the end of the year that they DID charge my insurance, and also charged for the faulty humidifier that was still under warranty. ) I think if you are getting red marks or bleeding that serious readjustments or a new mask are in order!

I am new to this site but I too had problems when I got my first mask about 2 years ago. I have blogged about it at http://www.jeffchel2.blogspot.com/. Take a look at it for the free solution I use.