Need help keeping my mouth open!

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palerider
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Re: Need help keeping my mouth open!

Post by palerider » Wed Oct 20, 2021 12:17 pm

Needtosleep99! wrote:
Wed Oct 20, 2021 8:32 am
I have air that escapes thru my mouth...with the mask that went from the nose to under the chin, I had to lift the mask and open my mouth to let the air out;
Why?

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Re: Need help keeping my mouth open!

Post by Miss Emerita » Wed Oct 20, 2021 1:13 pm

Needtosleep, you may start feeling better once you have the ASV. I hope so! About air in your mouth: is the problem that your cheeks blow up? This is often called chipmunk cheeks. It'd help to know if that's what's bugging you.
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Re: Need help keeping my mouth open!

Post by Janknitz » Thu Oct 21, 2021 1:55 pm

RedxStL wrote:
Tue Sep 07, 2021 7:13 am
squid13 wrote:
Tue Sep 07, 2021 6:48 am
Most people I know that wear dentures take them out at night when they sleep for comfort and put them into soak in a cleaner. I guess if you want to sleep with them in it's up to you.
Yes I sleep without them. I know it’s not good for your gums if you don’t take them out. Plus I think the grinding might damage the denture
My mother lost all of her teeth in her early 20's. I believe she had the same genetic disorder as I have (she died before testing was available) and this condition can interfere with tooth enamel so dentition can be seriously affected. She would never talk about it, so I can only assume. She had a full set of dentures she removed twice a day to clean, but wore them 24/7 otherwise. When she had to have surgery she insisted on having the denture holder on her chest in recovery so she could put the dentures back in the moment she was conscious.

Her gums were perfectly fine until the day she died. It seems that one would have a better fit with a CPAP mask with the dentures in place, providing underlying structure to hold the mask.
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