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heretoredd

Eye mask for high narrow nose bridge?

TL;DR: My high nasal bridge means sleep masks block my nose-breathing, I need a long slit in the middle. Recs?


Every eye mask/sleep mask I try always pushes down a little bit at the bridge of my nose/the top part between the eyes, and blocks my nasal airflow-- so I switch to mouth-breathing whenever I wear an eye mask to sleep. Sleep masks just seem to always push just enough to make the very top area above each nostril collapse slightly in, just enough to not be able to nasally inhale.

I usually find myself wishing I could get away with just cutting a longer slit into my eye masks. Just slicing that middle cutout/slit part a little more to accommodate my long nose/high bridge/probably very narrow airway. But I am not a craftsy person, don't know how to cut it properly or sew the newly-open seams comfortably shut so that it doesn't continue ripping up on its own or having any material filling fall out.

One way I've successfully corrected the problem for now is by wearing Breathe-rite nasal strips (but higher placement than recommended) whenever I wear a sleep mask.

But regular use irritates the bridge of my nose and leaves a mark...and I don't even need to use it when I don't wear a sleep mask.

So I was wondering if anyone else out there has a sleep mask recommendation for blocking light, without also blocking nose-breathing for my tall/high bridge?

Thank you in advance.

Posted Nov 1, 2023, 4:05 PM UTC

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