u/Remarkable-Bus-6858

So the past few days my mask has been irritating right under my nose. Last night it had a bit of pus in it so I cut a bandaid in half to use that as a buffer between my skin and the mask.

With the bandaid on I could still feel friction & a bit if pain, so I took a small piece of paper towel and used that as a cushion on top of the bandaid but it caused the top of my mask to leak some so I had to remove it.

But then I woke up to this and it hurts.

I've been "papping" since Dec '25 and never had something like this happen. Maybe I got a bad mask replacement? I will try swapping to a new cushion tonight and see if that helps.

My mask is the N30i and although it is a newer mask, it is NOT too tight. Not even close.

My mask ifs a few months old at this point.

So what causes this and how do I get this to heal?

Or should I call my doctor or DME and ask them?

Has anyone dealt with this before? The picture doesn't really do the sore justice. It's quite swollen and very red. So frustrating.

Thanks in advance!!

I just want to make sure I am wearing my mask correctly and wanted to see other pap users, specially those who use N30i, photos of their mask on.

This is my fit. I have no idea if I am wearing it right or wrong. Which is why I am curious.

If you wear a different mask and would like to share how your mask fits, please do. Share! Everyone is welcome to share. You never know, your photo may help someone else.

Thanks in advance.

So this month I haven't been doing my best using my machine. I had a streak of 132 days but lost it when I accidentally fell asleep and didn't use my machine on the 22nd. I also didn't use my machine for 4 nights before that. I'm recovering from a major surgery and have had issues using my machine for some reason.

This month I used all 4 streak freezes and today when I checked MyAir app it showed I have 3 streak freezes left for this month, yet I already used them.

What is going on with this app? Can anyone explain what is happening here? Shouldn't the streak freezes reset on the 1st of a new month not at the end of the month?

I'm so confused.

So the last few days I have been noticing pretty gnarly pain, just in one place on my ear, (you see the red spot).. I've tried so many different pillows, I even ordered 3 expensive ones, and none of them help with my ear.

Has anyone dealt with this before and how did you fix it?

I've tried using my blanket as a buffer to put space in between my pillow and my ear. That really hasn't helped. I've tried switching and sleeping on my right side....I can't asleep on my right side at all. I've tried so many different types of pillows. None help. Forget sleeping on my back. That is absolutely impossible.

I am only able to sleep on my left side and it's obviously taking a toll on my ear. It seriously hurts. I have lidocaine cream I've been putting on it to dull the pain. Regardless of the lidocaine cream, it still hurts.

Any ideas, anyone? I'm desperate at this point. This is a nightmare.