Tiara Topaz Chin Strap

luvmykatz · Post by **luvmykatz** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 1:00 am

I got the Tiara Topaz adjustable chinstrap yesterday and it's great! The first one I had by Resmed was very flimsy. I'm a big and tall gal and it just slipped off my head. The Topaz is really well-designed. It has a generous chin portion plus 2 adjustable straps--one for top of head and one for back of head. It really works. Now this mouth-breather can keep her mouth closed! I can't imagine taping my mouth closed so this is the solution for me. If you're still having trouble with mouth breathing, you might want to look into this.

sleepyred · Post by **sleepyred** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 6:52 am

Where did you buy your chin strap?

krousseau · Post by **krousseau** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 11:42 am

Tiara makes different sizes od chinstraps. If you are small the adjustable one may feel a little too big even though you can adjust it to keep your mouth closed. It would be nice if all sizes were adjustable-but it is easy to make any size adjustable with a pair of scissors, some vercro, a sewing machine and a few minutes.

Aswab · Post by **Aswab** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 1:01 pm

Happy to hear that the Tiara works for you.

In the past six weeks I have used my CPAP every night for a minimum of 6 hours and averaging 8+. In the same time I have been battling mouth leaks night in and night out. I have tried every chin-strap I could find with the exception of the two Tiara models. I had two problems, I really hated the extra "stuff" on my face and if I had it tight enough to keep my mouth closed it interrupted my sleep, perhaps in two ways - discomfort and increased apneas.

Like you I could not, or would not, consider taping. The whole idea seemed absurd from more than one point of view and I was sure my beard (which I have had for 30 years now) would not permit it. Out of sheer frustration and fatigue I surrendered and tried it last Tuesday night. It worked, for me. I can't say for anyone else. I used 1" paper surgical tape doubled at first and then found some 2" cloth tape. I feel much better after 5 nights. The mouth leaks were killing my therapy. It still feels silly and I am sure it looks ridiculous but I don't think it's dangerous. It feels really good to feel so secure about no mouth leaks and to not have an additional piece of gear on my face. I have relaxed immensely over the therapy in these 5 nights knowing that it is now doing what it supposed to for me.

Good luck to you with the Tiara, I hope it works. The taping is not nearly so bad as it sounds though.

David

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 2:23 pm

I am glad the taping worked for you. I'm not ready to go there yet. The Tiara is great for me. At first I didn't want to get it--so much stuff on my head and face! But, my DME had one for me to try and I like it. It's available on cpap.com, as far as I know. It's also on different cpap sites (just put "tiara topaz chinstrap" in search or "cpap" in search [google] and it will come up. There are non-adjustable ones for smaller people--a red one called Ruby and a blue one called Sapphire. I hope that helps.

luvmykatz · Post by **luvmykatz** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 2:25 pm

That was me as Guest above--I forgot to log in.

roztom · Post by **roztom** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 3:01 pm

David:

You're taping with a beard and 'stache and no problem?

Tom

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