Nights 1-4 with CPAP, having trouble

MamaGeek wrote:

tan wrote:Does your jaw drop during sleep?

I don't think so, but I couldn't say for sure. Why?

I had a dry mouth/throat and leaks, even minor ones were disturbing, because my jaw dropped, which resulted in F10 not covering my mouth. Eventually, I ended up with another slightly bigger FFM and partially taping my mouth to keep my chin up. Liners didn't work for me. Neither did chin strap nor cervical collar.

BlackSpinner wrote:

I'll try cutting a homemade liner out of some cotton flannel to try using tonight. It's free, and it can't hurt.

A knit works best because it stretches into those odd shapes. I used an old pair of cotton "big girl" panties. Polar fleece works too. Cut any holes smaller then needed and adjust - fabric stretches on the diagonal surprising amounts.

Oh, OK, thanks!


And just to update everyone, I did a mask fitting and switched to a Simplus mask, which fits much better. I do need a bit of fabric by the nose to prevent leaks, but with that, it works great, and is very comfortable. I've gotten myself up to 6 hours on CPAP in one night, only waking once during the middle of that time. That's a big improvement, and shows steady progress towards a full night's sleep with it. I'm getting there!