google lansinoh. pure lanolin in a tube. women use it on their tender parts to smooth out breast feeding.

http://www.lansinoh.com/products/hpa-lanolin

i now apply Lansinoh each night before going snorkeling. i still have one tiny tender spot, but the Lansinoh seems to smooth things out and allow me to keep the Swift FX on for most nearly the entire night every night. it is spendy stuff and there may be something cheaper. but if it is good enuf for...

i am a mouth breather and use Swift FX. with just the Swift FX i was waking up in the morning with the most incredibly dry mouth...and still waking up at night some due to the "system" not being closed due to open mouth. got chin strap and things were much better. less dry mouth, less waking up. but...

i have considered a hose management system (hms), but since i am now sleeping much more soundly with cpap success, i only roll a couple of times during the night and just seem to be able to manage getting the darn thing out of the way without too much disruption. i do sleep with bare arms and do not...

i believe the one i have this one or similar. it was a crap shoot and i got one that worked on the first try.

http://www.amazon.com/Respironics-Style ... d_sim_sg_8

maybe worth a try. but i don't think a note would suffice. i have the feeling if anything could happen, i would have to somehow prove the treatment was working. would that mean paying for another sleep study? and even if that proved that i was no longer at risk via the apnea, would the insurance com...

dry mouth may equal mouth breathing while sleeping. i solved this with a sorta comfy neoprene chin strap. cinch up tight so you know your mouth won't be able to open. the chin strap with the FX may work for you. i found this to be the key to my cpap success. nearly uninterrupted sleep, less trips to...

I am new here. I am 61, 5'11", and right around 190 lbs. I take no prescription medications and ride a bicycle around 100 miles a week. I have been diagnosed with apnea, but as you can read in another of my postings today, I am finally being "treated" correctly with my every night use of my CPAP mac...