Mouth drying out even when taped... please help if you can.

[BigEd0923]

Both Doctor and therapist warned me NOT to tape mouth. Therapist provided 2 different full face masks to try. They do not stop dry mouth or mouth breathing. Now waiting for third mask. She said there may be no solution for me. I don't beleive it. I could use your help. Any thoughts?

[ozij]

Mouth breathing with a full face mask on doesn't defeat your therapy - it only does so what you use nasal or nasla pillows masks.

What's the discomfort of a dry mouth in a FFM, compared to the harm of OSA?

Can you breathe through your nose? Have you tried a chinstrap? Have you tried nasal irrigation to help with congestion?


O.

[BigEd0923]

Yes I can breathe through my nose. I have used a passover humidifier which did not help. I do not have congestion. I wake up with extreme dry mouth and throat. Cough drops all day.
I think all of us here realize the danger of OSA. My objective is to be as comfertable as I can.
Again thank you for your help

[ozij]

Ed,
Have you tried a heated humidifier - a good one like the FP HC150? And a heated hose to combat rainout and give you maximal humidity? Do you have a special medical condition that had the doc and RT warn you?

Do some searching for taping - people have many different opinions, and many have been told by the professionals not to tape - but decided to do it anyway.

Me? I thought it a dreadful idea, and it took me 8 months to decide to try. But once I put a piece of tape on my lips - in broad daylight, without committing to using it - I knew it would be OK. The tape has folded in tabs at each side to make removing it easy - and I can take it off in a jiffy. Sometimes I don't feel so well - and then I don't use it. Never asked a doctor or RT.

There is a mouth mask, Oracle OKayed by the FDA, that has you out plugs in your nose in order to use it. I haven't yet figured out why that is not considered dangerous, and whereas taping your mouth shut is.

O.

[MrGrumpy]

Both Doctor and therapist warned me NOT to tape mouth. Therapist provided 2 different full face masks to try. They do not stop dry mouth or mouth breathing. Now waiting for third mask. She said there may be no solution for me. I don't beleive it. I could use your help. Any thoughts?

I was reading in the book "Sleep Apnea: The Phantom of the Night" that one possible solution for bad mouth leak is a custom made oral appliance combined with a traditional nasal mask. The custom made OA stops the mouth leak and thus allows you to continue using a nasal mask.

Eric

[ozij]

Both Doctor and therapist warned me NOT to tape mouth. Therapist provided 2 different full face masks to try. They do not stop dry mouth or mouth breathing. Now waiting for third mask. She said there may be no solution for me. I don't beleive it. I could use your help. Any thoughts?

I was reading in the book "Sleep Apnea: The Phantom of the Night" that one possible solution for bad mouth leak is a custom made oral appliance combined with a traditional nasal mask. The custom made OA stops the mouth leak and thus allows you to continue using a nasal mask.

Eric

Can you get the appliance out of your mouth without using using your hands? Because you do need fuctioning hands (hand) and fingers to take the tape off.

O.

[IrenaS]

Hi Angela,

Please call my assistant Jennifer and tell her Irena sent you. We have a licensed therapist with 30 years experience and he's seen ever situation imaginable. He'll be able to help! You may need a mask that's better taylored to your particular situation/need and Pat. It will save you alot of time, energy and money. Again, tell Jennifer I sent you so she knows to take good care of you . Call: 866 733 9904 or service@sleeprxmi.com.

[ozij]

Hello Irena,
Please tell your assistant about cpaptalk - he will be able to help far more people.

You are misusing this forum - please do not do this again.

We have had posts by helpful DMEs, you are not one of them.

O.

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[Guest]

Thanks, ozij, for running off the wolves!

Angela