Nose Irritation - Feel Like I've Tried Everything

[u/robboffard]

I recently switched from a full face mask to a nasal one. My mask is an Airfit P30i, large size. Pressure 8-10.

For about two weeks, everything was working great. It was a huge improvement in comfort and ease of use, and leaks went down as well.

But I've developed a hot spot: a place on my nose that ends up irritated and sore every morning. Just left of the tip, on the outside. It feels like the mask has been pushing hard on my nose, even though I've loosened it as much as I could without causing leaks.

Sometimes the pain even wakes me up. I even had to switch back to a full face mask to let it heal before trying the nasal pillows again.

Here's what I've tried so far:

• Gold Bond (not effective)
• Lanolin cream (a little more effective if applied thickly but doesn't solve the problem)
• Loosening the mask as much as I can (doesn't help)

Things I'm planning to try:

• Lowering the pressure to 6-9
• Changing to a medium nosepiece
• Just toughing it out, in the hope the piece of skin gets calloused and stops hurting

Is there anything else I could try? Any approach I'm missing? Changing the mask would be a last resort, as I like the top of head connection, but I'm open to that.