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I just atarted useing a cpap and went with the nasal pillow,the Mirage Swift brand,When I woke up the next morning the end of my nose was somewhat irratated,but went away during the day. Seemed like it might have like rubbed my nose during the night,worked great,best night sleep in 25 years,was wondering if anyone knew of a lubricant you can use on the pillows that might prevent the irraritaion. I know it has to be a non petroleum lubricant,but was wondering if anyone else had an idea on this. Thanks Chuck Aulin

Ky Jelley or AYR nasal gel. Both are available in most major drug stores.

Welcome to the board and good luck

Mike's telling you right, fuzzie. Just dab some of either of those products around and slightly in your nostril openings (the nares) and the nasal pillows should be less irritating.

Are you using a heated humidifier?

It's also a good idea to rig up a way to hold the main air hose so that the weight of the main air hose doesn't tug at your mask.

Another over the counter gel is Secarius. Just apply to the inside of each nare using a cuetip swab.

I found that it took me about 3 weeks to get over that nose tenderness that the Swift cause me in the beginning. I used the Ayr gel and it seemed to help a little. Honestly, I think that my nose just had to get used to having something rubbing against it all night ! No problems now! Love my Swift!

I was having trouble with my nose getting sore when I first started CPAP and I started using AYR gel. After I stopped using my heated humidifier, all the soreness went away and I don't have to use anything.

Michelle

fuzzy-

When I first got my Swift I woke up with some pretty sharp pain in my nose. I immediately started thinking, "uh-oh....have I made a mistake with this mask?".

Turns out I simply had the straps too darned tight. AND I had the medium pillows on and they went INTO my nares a little more than necessary. So... I changed to the large pillows and loosened the straps and WOW, what a difference.

Here's how I adjusted the straps...
First just get a comfortable ANGLE on that barrel-shaped section that has the pillows on it. Loosen the straps little by little and trying to both the top and back strap adjustment as evenly as possible. Loosen until it starts to leak. Now tug the top and back just a little tighter. Again, as even as possible. You can always give it a little tweak if it's too loose, but as soon as I did this it absolutely got rid of the pain. I can only surmise at this point that I simply had it cinched up too tight.

Worked for me... your mileage may, of course, vary, but worth a shot because it's so darned easy! hehehe

Thanks to all that helped,I guess I just had it to tight at first, when I loosened it up the irration went a way.

fuzzie627 wrote:I just atarted useing a cpap and went with the nasal pillow,the Mirage Swift brand,When I woke up the next morning the end of my nose was somewhat irratated,but went away during the day. Seemed like it might have like rubbed my nose during the night,worked great,best night sleep in 25 years,was wondering if anyone knew of a lubricant you can use on the pillows that might prevent the irraritaion. I know it has to be a non petroleum lubricant,but was wondering if anyone else had an idea on this. Thanks Chuck Aulin

Huh? Who says it has to be a non-petroleum product? Perhaps there are different types of pillows, but I've been using Vaseline in my nostrils for over 2 years, and sitll have the same pillows with no signs of deterioration.

I initially tried KY Jelly, but found that it dried out during the night and did not provide the relief I needed. I have no experience with the gel that was mentioned, but I'll bet that it costs a heck of a lot more than Vaseline.

The only time my doctor said that petroleum products should not be used is when you're using supplemental oxygen...that can cause burns.

Of course, the comments about adjusting the tightness of the fit are also important. With the right fit the need for lubrication is minimized, but IMHO not completely eliminated.