Drooling problem while usining Full CPEP face mask

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Drooling problem while usining Full CPEP face mask

Post by cryptokid » Thu Dec 18, 2014 1:51 pm

Occasionally ,while wearing my CPAP mask ,I will drool. Is there some kind of mask liner I can insert in my mask to soak up the drool? Some kind of liner that is disposable.
I wear a Simplus Full Face Mask. Thank you for your help.

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Re: Drooling problem while usining Full CPEP face mask

Post by Nozzelnut » Fri Dec 19, 2014 5:17 pm

Just making sure; is it drool or condensation collecting on the inside of the mask?

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Re: Drooling problem while usining Full CPEP face mask

Post by chunkyfrog » Fri Dec 19, 2014 7:28 pm

Sometimes I drool when wide awake, nowhere near my machine . . .
(Did I just share too much?)

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Re: Drooling problem while usining Full CPEP face mask

Post by palerider » Fri Dec 19, 2014 7:37 pm

chunkyfrog wrote:Sometimes I drool when wide awake, nowhere near my machine . . .
(Did I just share too much?)
depends on what, or who, you're drooling over

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Re: Drooling problem while usining Full CPEP face mask

Post by Guest1 » Fri Dec 19, 2014 7:39 pm

I drool when I mask up in an FFM. I have caught myself doing it if I wake up slightly in the middle of the night. It doesn't bother me. Doesn't effect my AHI. But I never have any wetness in the mask in the morning. Looks like the airflow thru the mask dries it up.

So if you are getting wetness in the mask, it may be rainout OR it might be condensation from exhaled breath OR it might be drool.

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Re: Drooling problem while usining Full CPEP face mask

Post by mmmm » Sat Dec 27, 2014 10:58 pm

I drool terribly and have never found a solution. My mask will get scanky from drool. SOmetimes I have to wipe it out during the night.

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Re: Drooling problem while usining Full CPEP face mask

Post by Sir NoddinOff » Sun Dec 28, 2014 2:23 pm

You might try just taping both corners of your mouth so that your lips are able to be open a little bit for breathing, but the corners will be closed enough so you won't drool. A mask liner like Padacheek is fine for small leaks of saliva if you wash it every day, however if you are really drooling a lot then it'll just get soggy and uncomfortable. That's all I got. Usually people complain about dry mouth with FFMs in this neck of the woods.

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