Alternative to chin strap?

[Too tall]

I'm thinking about using tape to keep my mouth closed instead of this chin strap. Or maybe a band that covers the mouth. Any non toxic tape? Got plenty of duct tape,

This should stir things up!

[SGearhart]

Hot glue is another alternative!

[princessbelle]

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[kaiasgram]

I like 3M Nexcare gentle paper tape for sensitive skin.

[I've Been Tired]

cloth tape worked the best for me. the others would come off during the night.

[brendastarr]

Nexcare low trauma--don't know if it's toxic but I haven't grown a third eye yet.

[sleepydc]

I use silk surgical type tape you can get off of Amazon, 2" wide. There's also a 1" wide version. If you gently pull it off in the morning, there's usually no problem. Just type something like "3M-Durapore-Silk-Tape 2 inches x 10 yards - box of 6" or the like on the Amazon site.

[Jay Aitchsee]

You could also try a full face mask and/or a soft neck brace.

[chunkyfrog]

http://www.drugstore.com/templates/bran ... up%20strip
--I made my own from wide blue painters tape.

[Too tall]

Hot glue is another alternative!

I was thinking super glue as it would help caloric intake also.

[Too tall]

You could also try a full face mask and/or a soft neck brace.

My tender skin doesn't like face mask, unfortunately otherwise I would probably do that.

[Too tall]

So 2 for nextcare, CVS here I come! Thanks much! Tonight may be the new beginning. If my cpap stops, will I die with my mouth sealed shut?

[sleepydc]

I was actually worried about not being able to breath with the tape, too, if there was a shut-down. I've found that this set-up, however, offers very few worries:

For the silk tape, apply a 2inch wide strip vertically from your upper lip (the indentation just below your nose) down to just under your chin (with your lips closed and your jaw in a comfortable place). As you bring the tape and press it underneath your chin, "fold" the edge back on itself (maybe a 1/2 inch or so) so that the edge hangs a bit from your chin -- makes for easier removal in case of emergency. Because it's only 2 inches wide and vertically placed, your entire mouth is actualy not taped -- you can, in a pinch, breath around the edges -- and the silk tape itself I've found by accident (in opening my mouth with it being placed) will also let a little air in if you open your mouth forcefully. In short, it doesn't take too much force to maneuver or breath around the silk tape, but at the same time the tape seems to mostly keep my jaw from dropping when I relax and fall asleep, which is the whole point. [The setup also seems to work best when combined with the technique, described elsewhere on this site, of learning to relax with the tip of your tongue against the roof of your mouth as your mouth is closed, which "seals" the mouth from the nasal passage and helps prevent dry mouth]. (In placing the tape, I've also found it helpful to focus on firming the contact with the skin at the point below the nose and under the chin more than the lips, which seems to leave a little area of the lip region feeling less taped, if that makes sense).

[kaiasgram]

You can also run the tape horizontally and cut a slit in the center in case you need to breathe through your mouth. An additional safety measure I use is a power out alarm. Cheap, and I had occasion to need it last summer when the power went out. It woke me up right away.

[Too tall]

Thanks for the info. The tape worked awesome. I felt like I hardly had the thing on after getting ride of that damn chin strap.