CPAP chin strap irritating my skin....help!

I have had a CPAP machine for a few months now and recently got a chin strap to keep my mouth from opening at night. It seems to be helping but the problem is that the strap is irritating my skin, especially my chin. The strap is pretty big and wide and covers a lot of area on my face. (It is gray colored and I look like the tin man from the Wizard of Oz! lol) My chin gets sweaty and is still feeling irritated the rest of the day. Right now I am sitting here with a red chin and neosporin cream on it. I have even tried putting a soft tissue between my chin and the strap but it doesn't help much. Does anyone else have this problem? Any ideas or solutions on how to help? Thanks in advance for the help!

Hello Lisa, I too have a had the C-Pap machine for 3 years now. At first I had to wear the chin strap, but then I trained my self to sleep with my mouth shut. Weird huh? Anyway there are many different types of equipment offered. Is all you have to do is contact the office in which you received your equipment and tell them your problem, also I was thinking, could you maybe put a piece of flannel or cotton batting inside to make a barrier between the material? If your mask, head strap, hose, or chin strap are not right, you should be able to exchange them. One thing that I changed is the head strap, it was so wide, they had a narrower kind and it works really good. Hope this helps !! Janice B P.S. Your insurance company should allow you to submit a request for new equipment at least once a year. Mine allows two a year.