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Dry flaky skin under mask?


Posted by sleepie_med_student on April 03, 2008 at 19:35:17:

I just got my CPAP today and took a 1 hour nap with it. I suddenly have dry flaky skin where the nasal mask was touching my face... it appears that the mask is latex-free, so I don't think it's that.

Is this normal? Any suggestions for how to prevent this?

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