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by island_kid
Sun Apr 22, 2018 8:35 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Mouth breathing with a full face mask
Replies: 9
Views: 2647

Re: Mouth breathing with a full face mask

Since you turned the humidifier off within 2 days of starting therapy and seem to be happier with no added humidity that is fine. Some people need a lot and some people need minimal and some people prefer none. I was just trying to figure out if the humidity had made the congestion worse and appare...
by island_kid
Sat Apr 21, 2018 6:08 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Mouth breathing with a full face mask
Replies: 9
Views: 2647

Re: Mouth breathing with a full face mask

Pugsy: my congestion started 4 days after starting cpap -- the day I began pulling 100-year-old insulation out of the walls during home renovations. Needless to say, dust is an allergen for me. I turned the humidifier off two days in (it was set to 4) as I found the air too thick to breath, so to sp...
by island_kid
Sat Apr 21, 2018 2:58 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Mouth breathing with a full face mask
Replies: 9
Views: 2647

Mouth breathing with a full face mask

Hi there, I'm a week into my therapy and having some trouble with a stuffy nose. Because I have allergies, I made sure to get a full face mask. It works great when my nose is clear but not so well when I need to mouth breathe. My cheeks tend to balloon out like a squirrel with a mouth full of acorns...