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Nose cannula come loose from nostrils in the night

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Does anyone have troubles when using oxygen overnight suffer with the nose cannula slipping from your nostrils and wake up with no oxygen? what do you do to help this problem ???

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Difficul

Push the slider up tighter?

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leo60

I used to use some of the low tac tape (micropore?) and just tape the cannula in place. Scary when you wake up with no oxygen! xx

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