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Hi to everyone out there it’s nice to know that I’m not the only one with this condition (although at first I thought I Was). I was diagnosed in July 2011 and it was a condition that I had never heard of before.
I originally went to the doctors because my wife kept nagging me about keeping her awake every night with my snoring (I dare say I’m not the only one out there who has encountered the same thing). Anyway I went to my GP and he sent me to the hospital they in turn they ran tests which ended up me being told that I have moderate obstructive sleep apnea.
Even though it’s been nearly a year now I still find it hard to come to terms with wearing the mask every night, my wife thinks that it’s like being in bed with mixture of “Hannibal Lecter” and “Darth Vader” (in fairness she always insists that I wear it).
The thing that put it all into perspective for me was in one of Kath’s emails she told of a woman who had lost her life potentially from not wearing her CPAP.
I just wanted to ask you all “how do you deal with it” (wearing the mask?). I keep getting a redness on the bridge of my nose every morning and I know the mask is not tight has anyone had the same problem and if so what have you done to solve it?
Well that’s my story and I am glad that I found this website as it seems to be very informative and I am interested to know how other people deal with the day to day issues of CPAP machines along with the condition.
Thank you
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Permalink Reply by Pete on
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Hi Michael,
I used to have the same problem with the bridge of my nose. It became so sore, I wasn't sure I would be able to continue with cpap. However, it has now gone away completely.
Although I didn't make the connection at the time, it started just about the time I switched from washing the mask cushion daily with soapy water to washing it in plain water. Searching on the Internet, I read that the way to tackle this problem was to wash the cushion with soapy water.
Lo and behold, as soon as I resumed daily washing of the cushion with soapy water, the problem went away instantly. That was about a month ago, the red mark on the bridge of my nose is gradually fading and it's now a thing of the past for me.
I wash the mask using Ecover washing up liquid, btw.
It may not work for everyone, but daily washing of the mask cushion in soapy water certainly cured the problem for me.
Pete
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Thanks Pete
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Permalink Reply by Kath Hope on
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I've spoken to a lot of people who use the SleepWeaver, and people seem to either love it or hate it. I imagine the hospitals don't like stocking this one, as there's no way of disinfecting it for people to try. It's no good for me as I need a full face mask (they've not brought one out for us yet) and I can't abide chin straps. Great that you've found it helpful though Lisa :)
Lisa said:I have been wearing one of the cloth SleepWeaver masks for over 4 months now and like it a lot. I used to be troubled with red marks and soreness on the bridge of my nose with other nasal masks but have had none of these problems with the SleepWeaver. The mask is very, very light and feels to me like the next best thing to no mask. While most nasal masks work best with a hose lift, the SleepWeaver works best with the hose coming down rather than lifted up.
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