Sleep Apnea Support Group

Sleep apnea is a common sleep disorder characterized by brief interruptions of breathing during sleep. People with sleep apnea partially awaken as they struggle to breathe, but in the morning they may not be aware of sleep disturbances.

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TiredMomNY 10/31/2013

So I have pain in my left eye. The doctor said it's due to my CPAP. He sees it all of the time. He said my eye is so dry that I need to lubricate it with a Vaseline -like eye goo! It's not so bad.

He also said I need to use my humidifier. Bummer as I didn't plan to use it. Seems like lots more cleaning and potential for bacteria if you add water and humidity! Ugggg!

harry3333 10/31/2013

dry eyes can sometimes be caused by air leaking from the top of mask for people sleeping with eyes partly open
I thought once that the only people who could sleep this way were psychiatrists while doing psychotherapy!

theres a tube to carry tears from eye into nose which normally has a 1 way valve which can be damaged, allowing air to be blown the wrong way from nose to eye by the CPAP
wear swimming goggles as an experiment, also tape over left eye

keeska 10/31/2013

The air just blows across the top of the distilled water in the tank. And the air goes through a filter before it gets there. So don't worry about bacteria. Cleaning the tank, tubing, and mask every day with vinegar water kills them.

RascalFlattsFan 11/06/2013

not sure what kind of Vaseline-like goo you're using but I have very dry eyes too and I use Restasis. It's a script med but it works really good. I keep it in the frig and it's a nice cool feeling when you put it in your dry eyes.

keeska 11/07/2013

My dry, gritty eyes got better when my doc gave me enough thyroid replacement hormones. Are you hypothyroid?

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