What is the goal??

krousseau · Post by **krousseau** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 9:27 am

In respect to mouth leaks/openings is the goal to completely eliminate them or just to control them. And given that I can't afford to get the card reader yet-what can I use to determine if I'm successful. My goal is to not awaken with dry mouth and to feel rested when I awaken. I'm getting both of those most of the time using the Tiara chinstrap. The only time I don't is when I have a coldand get a little stuffy (the heated, humidfied, filtered air under pressure seems to take care of the extreme congestion I used to get. Is my goal of no dry mouth and feeling rested appropriate?

Nitro Dan · Post by **Nitro Dan** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 9:53 am

Yes, absolutely.

ozij · Post by **ozij** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 11:39 am

What he said....

O.

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 11:41 am

What THEY said.....

Best wishes,

Den

Amigo · Post by **Amigo** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 3:10 pm

krousseau wrote:...Is my goal of no dry mouth and feeling rested appropriate?

Well, krousseau, it certainly was mine, and although I certainly felt more rested than before CPAP, the chin strap did not keep my yap shut, and I knew I wasn't getting the full benefit of the therapy.

In addition, I would awaken several times during the night with a mouth as dry as the Sahara Desert. I kept some water on my bedside table to help release my tongue from the roof of my mouth.

A FFM is out of the question for me, so I looked for other solutions using my nasal pillows.

I turned up the heat setting on my humidifier, but it was the taping which made the most difference. I feel very well rested now, but still have a somewhat dry mouth on awakening. Perhaps it's just my anatomy, combined with a pressure of 14, but, for me, a little dryness in the morning is a small price to pay for a really good night's sleep.

nodding off · Post by **nodding off** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 5:39 pm

You found the secret. A good night's rest and feeling good is the goal. Your body tells you when that is happening far better than the numbers can!

snork1 · Post by **snork1** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 5:46 pm

Short of getting a pulse oximeter to check your O2 levels, feeling rested and not having sahara mouth is a darn good indicator that whatever you are doing is probably "good enough".

That or doing a several thousand dollar sleep study every time you want to tweak something, which the sleep docs would love, but could get pricey.

Yup, "how do you feel" is definitely the best bang for the buck for testing effectivity. The only thing to watch out for is you have to carefully change only one thing at a time and give it some time, since everyone had SOME good and SOME bad nights with all else being equal.

Goofproof · Post by **Goofproof** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 8:00 pm

If you get used to a FF Mask your problem is solved.

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