Skin Allergies and Nose Ulcers Caused by CPAP Mask
A small number of patients with sleep apnea syndrome occurs skin allergy when using the nasal mask, manifested as skin red, swollen, itchy, and even blistering, skin ulceration around the area contacted with the nasal mask. Especially the bridge of the nose. This has a certain relationship with tight pressure of nasal mask. In addition to the proper use of nasal mask, elastic headband appropriate, you can also try the following methods:
1). Change a bubble-type nose mask.
2) Pad sponge pad on the forehead.
3) place a cushion between the skin and nasal mask
4) Before each use of nasal mask should wash your face, wash nasal mask.
If the skin skin ulcer, should consult a doctor, if necessary, disable the CPAP machine. In particular the bridge of nasal ulceration occurs, which is difficult to heale, should pay more attentions on prevention. Recently, nasal congestion are directly plugged nose, CPAP machine generated airflow through the hole into the upper airway can also play a therapeutic effect, while avoiding the side effects of nasal mask.
Note that in the eary stage of the application of CPAP machine, many sleep apnea patients have local indentation or skin redness in the face and nose, which is caused by nasal mask pressure and nasal mask out breath stimulate. If there are no other symptoms, do not worry, get up on their own after a few hours can be dissipated. A few days later, and skilled with technology and adapt to the skin will naturally improve.
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