Lansinoh is a God Send !

[DannyPh]

For years I have been fighting Sore Nares and leaking Pillows causing my sleep to be disrupted. Yesterday I purchased some Lansinoh and Wow I slept ten hrs last night with no awakenings of leaking pillows. Kinda expensive but well worth the Money to me. My Nares feel soooooo much better after only a couple applications.

[chunkyfrog]

It lasts a long time--you only use a tiny bit.
My tube is over 3 years old.

[DoriC]

Can it be used with a FF mask to seal around the edges?

[chunkyfrog]

I have. Just lube'd the contact area of the cushion with a thin smear of sheep grease.
It helped the seal, and in the morning, I had the softest ring on my face.

[DoriC]

sorry to be dense but do you place it on your face or on the cushion itself?

[digitalepiphany]

How is this different from any other cream?

[MitzyG]

I think the advantage is that it's non-petroleum based (non-damaging to the mask) AND it's thick. Think...thick petroleum jelly, but not petroleum based. You use a wee little bit at a time so I can imagine it going far. For those of you who can't find it, don't want to search or don't want to buy a breast-feeding-caused-damage-fighting-cream, it is on Amazon.

[digitalepiphany]

Like DoriC asked earlier, is this applied to the cushions or the nares?

[LinkC]

Just the tiniest bit on your thumb, then rub it on your nares. Too much and the cushions will move around and can pop out.

(Then you'll feel like a boob!)

[chunkyfrog]

On my ff mask, I put it on the cushion.
Sorry it took me so long--busy all day.

[95C4]

For years I have been fighting Sore Nares and leaking Pillows causing my sleep to be disrupted. Yesterday I purchased some Lansinoh and Wow I slept ten hrs last night with no awakenings of leaking pillows. Kinda expensive but well worth the Money to me. My Nares feel soooooo much better after only a couple applications.

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I'll have to profess ignorance.
What are "Nares"??

[digitalepiphany]

The openings of your nostrils.

[LinkC]

Nares are to nose what lips are to mouth.

[DoriC]

On my ff mask, I put it on the cushion.

Chunky, Thanks for the great tip! I've been applying it to the FF cushion and NO LEAKS...so far!!

[heiff]

Lanisoh is freakin' amazing stuff. Expensive but as others have mentioned, the tube lasts FOREVER! I have also found it useful if my nostrils (nares!) are a bit raw, say from a runny nose. It provides enough of a barrier that I can comfortably use my CPAP with no problem. And it lasts...I've never had to re-apply it.