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REACTION TO OZONE EXPOSURE; USING SLEEP8 OZONE CPAP CLEANER AND BEGAN HAVING FACIAL SKIN REACTION. I THOUGHT I HAD DEVELOPED A SILICONE ALLERGY. IT WOULD TAKE 3-5 DAYS FOR THE SKIN REACTION (DISTINCT SWELLING, REDNESS AND ITCHING) TO RESOLVE. AS SOON AS I USED MY CPAP AGAIN THE SKIN REACTION WOULD RETURN. I GOT A COMPLETELY NEW CPAP SETUP INCLUDING MACHINE AND MASK AND FOR THREE WEEKS WAS ABLE TO USE THE CPAP EVERY NIGHT WITHOUT ANY SKIN IRRITATION. ON (B)(6) 2021 I PUT THE HOSE AND MASK INTO THE SLEEP8 OZONE CPAP CLEANER AND RAN THE CLEANING CYCLE. JUST PRIOR TO GOING TO SLEEP, I REMOVED THE HOSE AND MASK FROM THE SLEEP8 CLEANING BAG, AND BEGAN MY CPAP THERAPY FOR THE NIGHT. I WOKE WITH SWELLING, REDNESS AND ITCHING IN DISTINCT RED SPLOTCHES WHERE MY MASK TOUCHED FACE (SPECIFICALLY UNDER LOWER LIP AND CHEEKS). MORE RESEARCH ONLINE BROUGHT ME TO A SIMILAR REPORT: HTTPS://WWW.ACCESSDATA.FDA.GOV/SCRIPTS/CDRH/CFDOCS/CFMAUDE/DETAIL.CFM?MDRFOI__ID=10689847&PC=LRJ. FDA SAFETY REPORT ID # (B)(4).