Have you woken up in the morning after a CPAP therapy session only to find that when you look in the mirror that your face now has a red ring around it? This will be from the full face mask you wore during the night. By coping with this as a regular side effect of using a full face mask you are avoiding a situation that could get worse. Depending on how sensitive your skin is, the ring around your face could start to sting, and eventually become itchy.
The combination of the burning sensation and scratching at it will produce far more than the red ring you started with. We get it, the ring doesn’t look attractive and will get you noticed in ways you don’t want to be noticed if it is still visible by the time you get to the office. Fortunately, there are a couple of things you can do to reduce the formation of the ring in the first place.
