Sore, dry nose on Oxygen

[Difficul]

Hi there. I just spoke with my oxygen nurse about my sore, dry nose (after trying 15/24 O2) but she could only recommend using KY Jelly which I have already found rather ineffective. I have seen various mentions on here about creams that have been found helpful but searching isn't bringing them up at the moment. So I am now seeking your recommendations please. And thank you in advance.

[Dottie11]

My Rheumatologist advised me to try Xlear nasal spray. I have Sjogrens and dryness is difficult, mouth, eyes, nose. I get on with this spray and handy to take out and about. x

[garshe]

I use sterimar congestion relief. Works a treat xx.Sheila

[O2Trees]

No!! Vaseline is flammable, dangerous! The following is from the web:

"NEVER use or store oxygen in a confined space such as a cabinet or closet. DO NOT use petroleum-based ointments or lotions in or around your nose, such as Vaseline, Vicks, Chapstick, etc. Oxygen can react violently with these oily substances and can cause burns."

[garshe in reply to O2Trees]

My large emergency cylinder for emergency incase we have a power cut is stored in my under stairs cupboard. Very small and confined. The engineer from Baywater chose to store it there. Been there years, never used it but it gets changed as has expiry date on it. Xx.Sheila

[Bingofox007]

naseptin cream? On prescription I believe. It will help with soreness and dryness. Take care 🦊x

[bluethroat]

I use NeilMed Nasogel. It's not on prescription. It's a spray and available from Boots.

[Karenanne61]

NO! Vaseline is highly flammable.

[AngieB72]

Ayr nasal gel from Amazon

[Fribox]

I eventually came across a gel called 'CANN-EASE' and it's been brilliant.You can get it through a charity called Sleep easy,it's aimed at oxygen users.A tube lasts a long time and I highly recommend it

[Nula2]

I put a tiny smear of coconut oil just inside each nostril helps with my dry sore nose xxx

[Dottie11]

For outside my nose I use Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream. Multiple uses alla round body. One tube lasts me a very long time.x

[Difficul in reply to Dottie11]

This has oil in it.

[Davegt]

Putting vaseline inside the nostril is not recommended. While petroleum jelly, like Vaseline, can help moisturize a dry nose when applied to the edge of the nostrils, doctors generally advise against putting it inside the nose. Inhaling fat-based substances like petroleum jelly for long periods can cause lung problems, such as aspiration or lipoid pneumonia.

[B0xermad in reply to Davegt]

Best not to then

[Davegt in reply to B0xermad]

I think so. 👍

[Mcwallace]

I get salter soft cannula's from amazon,very easy on the nose..soft silicone tubes...

[Difficul]

Thank you again to everyone who has replied to my plea. As regards cannulas, I realised that I was given a salter one with my initial ambulatory oxygen and that, for me, these are more comfortable (less uncomfortable!) than any of the other three types I have subsequently been given.

I now have recommendations for easily available products by NeilMed, Ayr, Sterimar, Cann-Ease and Xlear plus the possibility of Naseptin on prescription for an infection. These products are a mixture of sore nose and blocked nose remedies.

I am going to try again with a salter cannula and some NeilMed NasoGel. I do think that 15/24 oxygen will be beneficial for me but the advantages/disadvantages balance has to be right.

[Mcwallace in reply to Difficul]

Bear in mind that the salter one's supplied by my oxygen provider are not the soft ones,i buy these myself,but they last for ages...cheers..

[Difficul in reply to Mcwallace]

The salters I have are very soft, slightly curved and not very long. I only have a couple and don't know yet if I will be able to get any more.

[Mcwallace in reply to Difficul]

I get seven foot long soft ones from amazon,great for around the house..

[Difficul in reply to Mcwallace]

I meant not very long prongs!

[Jaybird19]

I cannot help only symphathise but i had the opposite - my nose just was like a tap . not a cold with mucus but just clear normal saline like water.

a line up my nose and down into stomach for a week after i had astrangulated hernia op caused this for months and months. breathing through nose dries as you have found and normally the nose compendsates by producing lots of fluid. I have to breathe through my mouth as well. So my nose does this still and I drip continually .' A fter 18 months or so using so many tissues a doctor prescribed a nasal spray which dries it up. Heaven !

I wish your problem was so easily solved but there will be something .

it s just finding it

. good luck

[Difficul in reply to Jaybird19]

Thank you so much. Your experience sounds awful.

[AsthmaandLung Administrator]

Hello Difficul

A water-based product such as KY Jelly is oil free and suitable to use if you are on oxygen.

The members are correct that oil or petroleum based lotions must not be used with oxygen as they are flammable.

If you have an area that requires a constant or regular moisturiser application throughout the day, such as around your nose or mouth, you could try NeilMed NasoGel or RoEzIt skin moisturiser These may be available in some pharmacists or online.

neilmed.com/

sleep-tight.co.uk/roezit-de...

Completely oil free moisturisers, makeup and sun creams are very difficult to find, with many lines described as ‘oil free’ for ‘problem skin’, when they do contain small amounts of oil from various sources.

We suggest checking all ingredients before using them with oxygen. Your pharmacist may be able to help you with this.

Take care

Helpline Team

[Difficul in reply to AsthmaandLung]

Thank you for this additional advice though I did say that KY Jelly didn't really help me. I found you can often check product ingredients via internet search. I have added 'roezit for oxygen users' to my list of possible products (see previous reply) to try but I see it does have some oils - not petroleum based - in it. The NeilMed NasoGel is helping my nose quite a lot. I am finding it frustrating that so much internet searching has been necessary to discover the Inogen trolley and now the dry, sore nose remedies.