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itch right after getting mask on... - worn_out_in_lebanon - 03-20-2015
It's happened 3 out of 4 nights so far. Just get the mask on, sealed good, then relaxed and comfortable... Then zing.... There's an itch somewhere under the mask that I can't get to.
I've never had a cast before, but feel like I can relate to someone getting an itch under a cast.
The first couple of times I just had to go scratch it, but now I try to wait for it to pass. So hard though.
Why can't the itch come before I get the mask on?! :grin:
RE: itch right after getting mask on... - PaytonA - 03-20-2015
(03-20-2015, 10:20 AM)worn_out_in_lebanon Wrote: It's happened 3 out of 4 nights so far. Just get the mask on, sealed good, then relaxed and comfortable... Then zing.... There's an itch somewhere under the mask that I can't get to.
I've never had a cast before, but feel like I can relate to someone getting an itch under a cast.
The first couple of times I just had to go scratch it, but now I try to wait for it to pass. So hard though.
Why can't the itch come before I get the mask on?! :grin:
Because it is your mind working on you.
I have had the same happen earlier on but now it happens only rarely. 
Best Regards,
PaytonA
RE: itch right after getting mask on... - clrapstad - 03-20-2015
Oh, I hear you. Every night I have an itch right beside my nose under the mask.
RE: itch right after getting mask on... - retired_guy - 03-20-2015
It's a medical condition... It's called "Murphy's Law Syndrome." Google it........ Or maybe not.
RE: itch right after getting mask on... - truetopath - 03-20-2015
Had it happen a few times. Definitely murphy's law.
RE: itch right after getting mask on... - Evpraxia - 03-20-2015
I wiggle the mask a bit and the itch usually goes away. If not, I get up, wipe my face and the mask and go back to bed - no more itch.
RE: itch right after getting mask on... - Nyre - 03-20-2015
You can try to use some powder on the areas the mask touches your face. This might help with the itching
RE: itch right after getting mask on... - DariaVader - 03-20-2015
try shaking the skeeters out of your mask before putting it on...
RE: itch right after getting mask on... - retired_guy - 03-20-2015
(03-20-2015, 01:05 PM)Nyre Wrote: You can try to use some powder on the areas the mask touches your face. This might help with the itching
It would at least keep the mask from having an itch.
RE: itch right after getting mask on... - quiescence at last - 03-20-2015
I do a preemptive rub and scratch. It works about 75% of the time.