ChicagoGranny wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 29, 2021 2:50 pm

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Yes I apparently clicked on the wrong quotation marks. Got it now. Thanks!

I use a regular headband (sweat terrycloth) around head/mouth. This will help keep the cheeks from puffing out and restricts air flow out of mouth.(loss of therapy pressure) I also use a cervical collar. (it has the added advantage of holding the headband in place) For some reason this combination ...

the next thing i use is jay's scunci rig, described here- https://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic.php? ... s#p1086296 if that second interests you, let me know. i've done some modification on the rig and it will take some typing to explain. i'm too lazy to do all that unless you will be willing to try i...

imaprofessional wrote: ↑Tue Jul 27, 2021 2:09 pm the idea of a ffm seems just well awful Now what reprobate taught you that?? :lol: :lol: Thinking about this it's probably having been assaulted from the back by a stranger and put into a 1/2 nelson and told don't say a f*ing word. I fought and got o...

but, like you, a full face mask just didn't work for me. (i'm a full bearded fellah and will NOT shave it off!) so i use two main things to combat "chipmunk cheeks". one is a firm foam cervical collar. like this here on amazon- https://www.amazon.com/Coreline-Cervica ... 299&sr=8-6 I just ordered t...

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Oh yeah! Full Face Mask. Ugh. I went straight to a nasal tube bc the idea of a ffm seems just well awful.So just to recap, you used to have this chipmunk cheek issue to the point where it was impossible to sleep and w/ the FFM it's not an issue? Thanks again!

"It's not for everyone, but my solution to chipmunk cheeks is to use a FFM. The lower straps cross my cheeks at just the right place to keep the cheeks from inflating. Works great for me."

Sorry I forget how to quote someone.

I'll have to google FFM. Thanks for the suggestion.

This was my ENT. He doesn't make any money from MADs. He's a world renowned physician who deals w/ Upper Airway Resistance syndrome. Something that most physicians don't know about. But that's another subject. And yes I agree. I'd be suspicious if it was a dentist but it's not.I jsut think there are...

OK now I'm really frustrated. I emailed my ENT who said it doesn't sound as though this is working for you. You need to use a Mandibular Advancement Device. He had given me these 2 options initially and I said bc of the price I'd do the CPAP. I don't know if I described something that made it clear ...

Reading these links now. They're very helpful! Thanks! I think I"m not going to tape and going to get a chin strap. See how that works

Thanks for responding. I'll read the attached. I naturally have my tongue at the top of my mouth. That's how it seals and when air comes in it unseals it

Does anyone use a DNA appliance or any mouth appliance that makes it hard to keep a tongue seal and a CPAP machine together? Last night was my 3rd night w the cpap machine and I realized what the problem is. When there’s just a small amount of air pressure I lose my tongue seal and air rushes into m...