Hi everybody, new here. I was just diagnosed with sleep apnea late last year and have been using a cpap since then. It's been a love/hate relationship but just as I'd found the "right" mask (Respironics Comfortlite 2 with the Direct Seal cushion) and after having struggled with adjustments until it felt FINALLY right, I suddenly developed a sore on the inside edge of my left nostril. It's so bad now after waking up bleeding for a few mornings that I'm going to have to sleep (sadly) without my machine to let it heal. I'm a side sleeper and I suspect that maybe from sleeping on my left side that the pressure of my pillow pushes the cushion up, causing irritation.I really don't want to try yet another mask because overall this one is really great for the way I sleep.

Can anybody recommend anything I should do? I don't think the mask is too tight (I've gone through that before). Moleskin? If so, how does it work with nasal pillows? Any other recommendations??? I'm at my wit's end and really hate the thought of sleeping w/o the mask.*

*note: this should give some hope to brand-new users, I went through MONTHS of struggle and heartache just getting adjusted to my diagnosis and the life sentence of sleeping with a machine. Now I can't imagine how I lived without it for my 30+ years.