I have noticed a few times after using the CPAP machine that I wake up with puffy eyes. Is there something I can do about this? and why is it happening?
Answer
If you wake up with puffy eyes, it means that the air from your mask is probably leaking into or around your eyes. Another cause can be the pressure of the mask on your face.
The periorbital puffiness indicates that your body is trying to protect your eyes from the dry air leaked from your CPAP mask.
Turn up the humidifier that's on your CPAP machine! I replaced the nose pillow and turned the humidifier up to the max and I am not waking up with puffy eyes anymore!
Sep 20, 2017 Rating
nose pillow by: Anonymous
What is a nose pillow?
Jan 08, 2018 Rating
Puffy eyed by: Anonymous
I have tried the nasal prongs the nasal pillows just could not get on with them so now I have settled with the mask but now I am getting terrible puffy eyes in the morning and they take nearly all day to go down just to start all over again can anybody give me some advice pleeeeese
Aug 08, 2019 Rating
Puffy eyelids and cheeks.. mouth by: Libra
Since I have dropped my 'water part' from my nightly 'Apnea' machine.. (so as not to travel with extra parts.. and space.) I have found that my face.. Eyelids.. even my lower face.. around my mouth have felt and looked swollen. This is so embarrassing for me. Does gets better later in day... starts looking normal. I put on my 'sun glasses' to cover eyes.. So sad!! Why am I having this problem?. I have been prescribed extra 'Aldomet' medication (for lowering 'Blood Pressure'). Could this cause my problem? ...
Feb 21, 2020 Rating
Puffy Eyes Using CPAP by: Thomas
I get puffy eyes every night using what is called a full face mask. It covers the nose and mouth only. It has gotten worse. Now I have a permanent deep wrinkle under my right eye that started to bleed after I used my fingernail to remove something from the skin. This is not caused by leaking air, but by the pressure of the mask on my face causing the skin under the eyes to push up my skin the entire night. The top band causes this to happen and I can't loosen it due to air leaking.
I am going to a true Full Face Mask that covers the forehead to the chin. This should help, but I now have two eyes with bags and wrinkles I didn't have a year ago.
Apr 15, 2022 Rating
I’m sure it’s the band across my checks by: Anonymous
I have nose pillows and I wake with what looks like an allergic reaction both too and bottom of my eyes are extremely puffy it’s not from dryness I don’t wake with dry eyes maybe it leaked some I feel it’s from the band cutting across my face any solutions would be
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