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VAIN-Face Mask causing Wrinkles and face lines-HELP

I have tried almost every type of face mask. Including just the nostril one-hated it. I breath thru nose and mouth. The full face Mask ResMed Mirage Quattro provides the most comfort for me. My Porblem-I use night creams due to trying to reduce lines and wrinkles around my eyes and face-VAIN. I know, I have been told and read numerious articles saying don't do that! Will cause leaks-it does. Will break down the stuff that seals to my face. It does. But I can't take the increasing lines the mask causes on the sides of my face and I am noticing a lot more under eye wrinkles dark circles and puffy eyes. I am in my 50's- Usto look in my 30's- Until March this year Apena. I am trying to research this problem-Does anyone know if I can try sleeping with a night eye mask or full face mask,then placing my CPAP mask over that? I just purchased an eye mask from a company called Talika-gonna try it tonite. There's gotta be a solution out there- I refuse to give up my wrinkle creams they have worked for years. I would rather stop breathing. Any suggestions out there?

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Permalink Reply by D. W. Conn on June 1, 2010 at 4:04am

PAP is more about air pressure not the amount of air blowing into your lungs. The air pressure is maintained so it is not like a wind blowing into your eyes. Such as a regular fullface mask developes a leak and air escapes blowing into your eyes drying them out.
Even with Fit Life, and traditional fullface mask, it is best to try and enhance others sleep with a nasal mask, humidity and or chin strap. IMHO.
Now with ASV we get into other issues and the like... This is where ther Respiratory Therapist and RPSGTs get into a grey area. Please lests not get into the RT-RPSGT debate over that last sentence.

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Permalink Reply by catfish44 on June 8, 2010 at 2:27pm

TOTAL FACE MASK by respironics. check out a picture of it on CPAP.COM. not pretty , but it works. may help in your case.