Extremely Dry Mouth

Berendina · Post by **Berendina** » Fri May 05, 2023 1:52 pm

I am a new CPAP user for a month now and am a side sleeper. I have a ResMed 10 machine with F20 mask with silicone cushions and use the humidifier on the machine, set to 6. My mouth falls open when I fall asleep and it gets extremely dry. Anything I can do to prevent this? Do I need to try another mask? Does the heated hose help for this?
Also having a hard time having a full nights sleep . Any advice ?

imrdyman · Post by **imrdyman** » Fri May 05, 2023 4:10 pm

For dry mouth, I use Oracoat Xylimelts. I got mine from Amazon. You can stick one of them on your gum and they lubricate your mouth throughout the night.

zonker · Post by **zonker** » Fri May 05, 2023 4:14 pm

Berendina wrote: ↑
Fri May 05, 2023 1:52 pm
I am a new CPAP user for a month now and am a side sleeper. I have a ResMed 10 machine with F20 mask with silicone cushions and use the humidifier on the machine, set to 6. My mouth falls open when I fall asleep and it gets extremely dry. Anything I can do to prevent this? Do I need to try another mask? Does the heated hose help for this?
Also having a hard time having a full nights sleep . Any advice ?

welcome to the zoo!

you can try a firm foam cervical collar. they can be found in grocery stores or pharmacies, in the section where you'd find walkers or canes or like that. also at amazon-
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=firm+foam+ce ... _sb_noss_2

i just put that up as an example of what to look for.

i use both the collar and this-
viewtopic.php?p=1089718&f=1&t=112758&p= ... s#p1086296

good luck!

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