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by jmaulz
Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:42 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: My teeth are movin', man!
Replies: 18
Views: 13050

Re: My teeth are movin', man!

I've used bite-guards at night for grinding my teeth for years, but have only had problems with them since developing apnea. Now, it seems that my bite changes a lot when asleep; my jaw relaxes downwards and towards the back of the throat, completely misaligning my top to bottom teeth. The dentists ...
by jmaulz
Wed Nov 30, 2011 3:06 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Tongue on roof of mouth...please explain
Replies: 33
Views: 16963

Re: Tongue on roof of mouth...please explain

I tried to force my tongue to the roof of my mouth, but it wasn't natural. I've read that this is true for many people who rest the tongue behind the bottom teeth, not the top. No single right way for everyone.
by jmaulz
Thu Nov 17, 2011 10:50 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: My experience with taping
Replies: 6
Views: 1319

My experience with taping

Sometime after falling asleep I often begin breathing through my mouth. I either use a Quatro FX ffm (still fighting with leaks) or the Swift LT nasal mask with the wide, white chin strap (the chin strap seems to adversely affect my somewhat thinning hair). So I tried taping my mouth closed (using t...
by jmaulz
Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:58 am
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Crease in head from strap.
Replies: 9
Views: 3397

Crease in head from strap.

I use either the quattro fx ffm or swift lt nasal mask. The strap that goes over my head when using the quattro fx ffm leaves a crease in my head after a few days, so I switch to the swift lt nasal mask with deluxe (white 2") chin strap. The deluxe chin strap seems to cause hair thinning. Anyone els...