Mouth and teeth hurt

[Txgirl]

I have a resmed eleite with a chin strap. The mask covers my whole nose. I am new to all of this. I did good sleeping with it all last week, however now my teeth and jaws really hurt. I think my teeth are grinding at night because of the position my mouth sits in with all of this stuff on my face. I have a hard
Time keeping my mouth completely closed.

Would a mouth guard, like the ones athletes were be a solution?

[nanwilson]

Try taping. There is lots of discussion on the subject, just type in the word taping.
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[Julie]

Or look into 'full face' masks (they just extend a bit downward to cover your mouth, allowing you to have it open when sleeping but not lose the cpap air that way).

[rickelia]

First thing that came to mind when I read this is you have your mask on too tight. Just a thought.

[Jaylee]

Or look into 'full face' masks (they just extend a bit downward to cover your mouth, allowing you to have it open when sleeping but not lose the cpap air that way).

Yes, my teeth hurt when I used a nasal mask, not with the FFM.

[chunkyfrog]

When mask designers start using faces of apneics (is that a word?)
instead of MODELS when they design the masks, maybe they would fit better.
Genius plan: ' make the equipment fit the people who do NOT need it. . .
Charge a mint to try them on----Never, ever use 3-d imaging to match the face to the mask.
Drag our knuckles. Grunt. Drool.'

[Jessica Garner]

Have you consult it with your dentist? If not, try to discuss him what really bothers you and explain your situation. Hope it help a bit.

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