... * mask: p30i * humidity: 3 * temp: 74 * tape: kinesiology (small piece horizontal over mouth), cover roll stretch tape (cheek to cheek) * scunci headband over mouth * trigger: high, ti range: 0.8-3 * Quality (1-10): 2 * Aerophagia (0-3): 1 * Wake: 1 * Day: * Night: * mouth-air wakeups: ...

... I'm between trying to tape + headband again vs new x30i mask. Pressure: 14/10 Setup: humidity 3, temp 74, cover roll stretch tape cheek to cheek, scunci headband over mouth, trigger: high, ti range: 0.8-3 Quality (1-10): 2 Aerophagia (0-3): 2 Wake: 3 Day: Night: mouth-air wakeups: no raising my ...

... in the CPAPTalk archives, so I can't talk credit for it. I'm glad it's helping. I seem to have resolved my mouth-air wakings with a collar and scunci headband over my mouth. But I'm still struggling with feeling air hunger in my nose. I raised my pressures to 13/9 which felt better a few nights ...

... better controlled than I've ever seen them. glad I could help! i'm going to investigate your link as it's getting harder and harder to find the scunci headbands i need.

... 3. i then woke up repeatedly to dry mouth. here's the "accessories" i use when masking up for sleep. i use a firm foam cervical collar 4". i use scuncis for my mouth. scunci method here-https://www.cpaptalk.com/viewtopic.php?p=1089718&f=1&t=112758&p=1086133&hilit=+waveforms#p1086296 i use a small ...

I couldn't manage without tape. I also use Zonker's Scunci method to keep the tape functioning even when it would otherwise loosen. (I cut out ear holes in a broad Scunci headband than position it across my taped mouth and use a couple of bobby pins ...

I couldn't manage without tape. I also use Zonker's Scunci method to keep the tape functioning even when it would otherwise loosen. (I cut out ear holes in a broad Scunci headband than position it across my taped mouth and use a couple of bobby pins in back to keep it in place.)

Miss Emerita wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 08, 2023 11:44 am

....and then I put the Scunci over my mouth and put a little tension on it, holding it in place with a pair of bobby pins. You might not even need the bobby pins.

hmmm, i just may try that. my scuncis are getting a bit loose and i can't seem to find a source for new ones.

My tape (Somnifix) would also loosen at the corners of my mouth. Now I use the tape AND a simplified version of the Scunci method Zonker mentions. I cut earholes, and then I put the Scunci over my mouth and put a little tension on it, holding it in place with a pair of bobby pins. ...

instead of tape, may i recommend the scunci method?

viewtopic.php?p=1089718&f=1&t=112758&p= ... s#p1086296

zonker wrote: ↑

Mon Jun 05, 2023 10:04 pm

every time i find a new dentist or hygienist, they feel compelled to comment on it.

Things you don't want to hear.

I had a foot surgeon say to me, "Sit tight. I want my partner to see this."

... leave my tongue there throughout the day so hopefully one day my body gets used to it and leaves it there while im asleep. That or hopefully the scunci trick works. let me know if the scuncis work!

... leave my tongue there throughout the day so hopefully one day my body gets used to it and leaves it there while im asleep. That or hopefully the scunci trick works.

So initially you werent doing this to prevent chipmunk cheeks but found that it actually worked for that too? seems to. although i also practice putting my tongue tip to the roof of my mouth. that's kinda hard for me as the roof of my mouth has a huge arch in it. so high that every time i find a ne...

Ah ok, dont worry about it i was at work all day today as well. So initially you werent doing this to prevent chipmunk cheeks but found that it actually worked for that too? Ive been trying to transition to using nasal masks because my F20 that i was using has been aggravating my tmj. The only thing...