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- Tue Jul 01, 2025 1:44 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: How to detect mouth breathing/leak
- Replies: 16
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Re: How to detect mouth breathing/leak
The thing that made me go over leaks and the nasal mask argument is that I can't sleep easily anymore. The feeling of being sleepy doesn't occur to me. I spend hours on bed sometimes being tired but without any noticable sleep. I have scoliosis and muscle weakness so I can't use heavy sleep suppleme...
- Mon Jun 30, 2025 10:14 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: How to detect mouth breathing/leak
- Replies: 16
- Views: 15014
Re: How to detect mouth breathing/leak
By a new doctor claiming that a nasal only mask doesn't work with bilevel and that I have to use a full face mask, Either he misspoke or was misunderstood or doesn't know WTH he's talking about. Let make it clear, here in this "country" we only have access to like 2 places that have a doctor at lea...
- Sun Jun 29, 2025 12:41 pm
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: How to detect mouth breathing/leak
- Replies: 16
- Views: 15014
Re: How to detect mouth breathing/leak
I take it it's a pass on the polygrip or fixodent? I use that plus the procedure shown in the link I provided. good luck! I was thinking about using such method without sealing as in keep the mouth slightly open if it doesn't completely shut on its own by a tight normal medical mask and hope the ma...
- Sun Jun 29, 2025 10:51 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: How to detect mouth breathing/leak
- Replies: 16
- Views: 15014
Re: How to detect mouth breathing/leak
Is there anything less harsh than tape, what about medical mask but only on the mouth? Is the point keeping the mouth shut or is the point to prevent leaking? Just a random idea
- Sun Jun 29, 2025 9:37 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: How to detect mouth breathing/leak
- Replies: 16
- Views: 15014
Re: How to detect mouth breathing/leak
The question is if I there's leakage while asleep and to figure that out if someone knows and thanks in advance to anyone who helps. Do you get dry mouth at night but not in the day? You could sleep with your lips taped closed for one night and check the leak level the next morning. Philips include...
- Sat Jun 28, 2025 11:33 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: How to detect mouth breathing/leak
- Replies: 16
- Views: 15014
How to detect mouth breathing/leak
For years I used a DreamWear nasal gel cushion mask but I never knew that the mouth has to be shut I'm not sure if there's any leakage while being asleep but I can see that there's none while I'm awake as far as I can tell and the therapy goes both ways through the nose and I don't notice a jaw drop...
- Sun May 18, 2025 9:48 am
- Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
- Topic: Please help in configuring Avaps Bipap on dreamstation (sleep deprived)
- Replies: 0
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Please help in configuring Avaps Bipap on dreamstation (sleep deprived)
Hello there, and sorry for this being too long. I've been a user of the system one bipap philips device for roughly 8.5 years after being diagnosed with sleeping issues due to a scoliosis that affected the area where my lung expands I was discharged after a sleep study to use a bilevel (bipap) and w...