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Radiation therapy and CPAP mask

Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Jun 7 12:17pm | Replies (9)
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@johnbishop

@jakefix82, Can you take your CPAP nasal pillow to a your surgeon appoint or consult and see what suggestions they may have? I haven't had that type of surgery but I suspect any kind of nasal mask wouldn't work due to pressure points on the surgical area. You may have to stop using the CPAP for a short time. There is a discussion on this specific topic on the Apnea board that you might want to read through - https://www.apneaboard.com/forums/Thread-Mask-s-to-use-after-nasal-surgery.

Can you let us know what you find out?

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jakefix82 | @jakefix82 | Jun 7 12:17pm

Good idea, I now plan on taking it with me. I’m working at doing at least a loose fitting of the nasal pillow straps - using skin tape to position and hold them in place without having the head strap around the back of my head. A barrette in my hair (upper scalp) will help hold them loosely in place, allowing the straps to not rest on the surgical wound

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