How I Prevented Mouth-breathing and Mask Leaks and Learned To Love the Bomb

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How I Prevented Mouth-breathing and Mask Leaks and Learned To Love the Bomb

Post by ChicagoGranny » Sat Aug 07, 2021 6:45 am

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Re: How I Prevented Mouth-breathing and Mask Leaks and Learned To Love the Bomb

Post by chunkyfrog » Sat Aug 07, 2021 9:37 am

CAUTION: Do not do this with a breathe right strip.
They stick like the dickens--ow!

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Re: How I Prevented Mouth-breathing and Mask Leaks and Learned To Love the Bomb

Post by BornInChicago » Sun Aug 08, 2021 10:07 am

I used clear Breathe Rite strips for Sensitive Skin to open my nose better before I got a CPAP machine.

They don't hurt the skin when you carefully remove them.

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Re: How I Prevented Mouth-breathing and Mask Leaks and Learned To Love the Bomb

Post by chunkyfrog » Sun Aug 08, 2021 10:22 am

Many use breathe right strips WITH cpap.
I do it myself when a head cold makes it hard to breathe.
I do place it crosswise--not up and down, like Calvin.
Really cute when I wore one to work . . .
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Re: How I Prevented Mouth-breathing and Mask Leaks and Learned To Love the Bomb

Post by mikein3d » Sun Aug 08, 2021 4:12 pm

I’ve haven’t tried breathe right strips for several years, they didn’t stick very well at all. Sounds like they’ve improved that issue.
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Re: How I Prevented Mouth-breathing and Mask Leaks and Learned To Love the Bomb

Post by chunkyfrog » Sun Aug 08, 2021 5:17 pm

Wash and dry your nose first--tape sticks better to clean skin.
But don't use alcohol--that can make it stick too well.

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