I looked around and found videos on sizing the nose piece yourself and pulled out the card that came with the headgear. My nose just barely hit the medium line. I contacted the place that fitted me and the lady said I could come back in to try the medium but most of her female customers are very happy with the small. It took 5 days to get me in for a refitting. I still continued to use it as she suggested to see if I adapted.
By the time I got there I had a bright red skin irritation at the base of my nose and she finally agreed it looks like it could have been too small for me. She gave me a medium one and I laid down in the fitting room for 20 minutes with it. It was great I felt like I was not suffocating like I did with the small one. She gave me some nose barrier wipes to protect the skin and get the irritation to heal up. Three days later using the wipes to protect the skin, the irritation was a full blown sore.
What am I doing wrong? I loosened up the strap and had air leakage. I didn't use the wipes Friday night because I looked them up and it said don't use on open wounds. Saturday morning when I woke up the sore had seeped and it stuck to the nose piece. It was so painful to take off. The next night I used the stickiness of the barrier wipes on the surrounding skin to fix a little cotton pad to the wound. It was much better taking it off my nose this morning.
I don't know what to do other masks are not a good option for me because of PTSD due to suffocation in an attack. I can't have anything that completely covers my face or nose without an onset of pure panic.
During the first fitting, I tried nasal pillows but due to my nostrils being two different sizes they were painful. Either the smaller nostril was stretched to large or the center of my nose was pinched because if it fit the smaller one it was too tight everywhere else. After that pain, I jumped on the Dreamwear because it felt so nice after having my nose pulled apart. I have fibromyalgia so a little discomfort can become excruciating in a short amount of time.
Is the Frame to small? It fits just like it does in all the images I've found that shows how it should sit right. Is the woman I'm dealing with a friendly idiot who can hold a great conversation? Is this just physical proof that I'm a delicate fucking flower or will the skin toughen up?