Any way to tell if you are a mouth breather?

palindrome17 wrote:might as well start with the least fussiest and lowest profile one right? (Are those descriptions even accurate?)

Fairly accurate descriptions. I call it "less on my face and head"
So that includes the footprint of the silicone cushion/pillow and the headgear.
I even used the Tap Pap which has no headgear at all...it uses a mouth guard to hold the pillows in place. I know it sounds weird but I used it for about a year until the P10 was released and I always try any new nasal pillow mask even if I am happy with what I am currently using.
How I funded a lot of my experiments was by purchasing slightly used failed experiments from someone else who tried something and hated it.

BxA wrote:I am about to make my first CPAP purchase, but I am not sure whether a nasal pillow is for me (obviously those are the kind of things that can't be returned once used). I do not really breathe through my mouth during the day, but I know that I open my mouth when I snore. That said, my dentist say that I grind my teeth, and I do not think that would be possible with my mouth open, so I guess that I only open my mouth to snore. Given that a CPap should help with the snoring, I am wondering if it might also help with sleeping with my mouth open.

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Thanks for all the replies.

I was not aware of a "titration" portion of the test, and while they stuck sensors all over my face and much of my body, I didn't wear a mask during the entire process.

Due to work requiring me to travel/move very often, including developing countries with very limited medical infrastructure (do not expect to find CPAP machine sold there) and expensive postage cost, I am just going to roll the dice (and pay out of my pocket) while I am in Europe or the US, and hopefully get something that will at least fit and improve my condition even if not perfect, as it will be too much hassle and possibly expensive to send the items back later on especially if I end up in some places in Africa. That is why I am thinking of getting both a compact full mask and a nasal pillow. Hopefully I will be happy with at least one, ideally both, and I will then be able to keep one as a backup.