need a good chin strap

sleepyhead63 · Post by **sleepyhead63** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:19 pm

I mouth breath and was thinking of trying a chin strap, can anyone reccomend one? I tried taping and I just do not like it, so I need an alternative.

I wake up in the morning and my mouth is very dry and my leak numbers are high, like .9 and up.

Dgrendahl · Post by **Dgrendahl** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:30 pm

sleepyhead63 wrote:I mouth breath and was thinking of trying a chin strap, can anyone reccomend one? I tried taping and I just do not like it, so I need an alternative.

I wake up in the morning and my mouth is very dry and my leak numbers are high, like .9 and up.

Well, I personally use and like very much the https://www.cpap.com/productpage/topaz- ... strap.html found at this location. It stays put and doesn't slid around OR off!

Bamalady · Post by **Bamalady** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:47 pm

I use a strap made from Ace Bandage. I cut a piece from a roll and sewed the ends together. It goes under my lower jaw. You need to be careful of the ones that is made to wear on the chin. Sometimes they will pull the lower jaw back and make an obstruction worse.

Oh, I put my strap on first, then my headgear. That helps it stay in place.

Sleepdeprived · Post by **Sleepdeprived** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:26 pm

sleepyhead63 wrote:I mouth breath and was thinking of trying a chin strap, can anyone reccomend one? I tried taping and I just do not like it, so I need an alternative.

I wake up in the morning and my mouth is very dry and my leak numbers are high, like .9 and up.

Hi I can recommend poligrip strips.
Much better than taping

Sleepdeprived

sleepyhead63 · Post by **sleepyhead63** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 5:04 pm

what is polygrip strips? I don't like the idea of taping because my skin is so sensitive. I am thinking chin straps is not the way to go either, I just can not imagine wearing a chin strap and headgear together. So I guess it doesn't leave me with many options.

My therapy is going fairly good but I know it would go alot better if I had this mouth breathing under control. I tried a ff mask (ultra mirage) but I could never get a good seal, also it would make these weird sounds like a trumpet where the mask would leak around my face. Someone mentioned putting nylon tape around the elbows but that did not work either.

fredpb · Post by **fredpb** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:17 am

I use the $25 Respironics one from cpap.com . It's great.

mindy · Post by **mindy** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:51 am

I have been using the Tiara Ruby (stretchy but non-adjustable) but it's not quite doing the job. The sleep tech had me try the Tiara Topaz adjustable yesterday and that seemed to really hold my jaw up.

He did note that I shouldn't wear the chin strap when I'm using a FF mask - only the nasal mask.

Mindy

KenC · Post by **KenC** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:25 am

I bought a $1.50 pair of queen sized panty hose at Walmart and cut the waisteband part off leaving about 2 inches of material attached. I put this on my head stretched from chin to crown - the band toward the back of my head, the "normal" material part toward the front.

I pull the material under the face straps of my swift II, and over the interface. The material under the straps seems to cut down a slight bit on the marks left in the morning, and covering the exhaust vents diffuses the exhaust so that I don't feel cold air blowing on my arm (I sometimes put my arm under my pillow) or chest if I have my head pointed in that direction.

This strap seems gives *just* enough force to keep my mouth and lips together. I can easily talk, yawn, whatever.

OutaSync · Post by **OutaSync** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:42 am

KenC,

I can't quite picture that. Can you post a photo?

DreamStalker · Post by **DreamStalker** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:53 am

OutaSync wrote:KenC,

I can't quite picture that. Can you post a photo?

I picture it something like this ...

Mwahahahaha

BTW - Just funnin with 'ya Ken ... what ever works is the cpap motto.

OutaSync · Post by **OutaSync** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:04 am

LOL.... You know you shouldn't wear white after Labor Day!

krousseau · Post by **krousseau** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:36 am

I use velstretch straps from Lowe's or Home Depot. Have used them as is and sometimes I cut them and sew to my mask headgear. Am currently using a Bravo and a short length of a velstretch strap from one side of the headgear to the other fits perfectly and does the job. Though I think 20 months of chin straps etc have trained me to keep my lips closed. The strap is currently very loose and I leave it on simply because I'm used to it-it may function as a "reminder" during sleep.

These relatively lightweight chin straps seem to work better for people whose lips part when they relax. Confirmed mouth breathers have less success--and need more.

OutaSync · Post by **OutaSync** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:40 am

What are velstretch straps normally used for? I mean, in what area of Home Depot may they be found?

krousseau · Post by **krousseau** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:58 am

To strap things like extension cords together. There is usually a velcro fastener display-ask at the service desk.

KenC · Post by **KenC** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 5:32 pm

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