Failure without tape and chinstrap

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Failure without tape and chinstrap

Post by freepostg » Sun Mar 08, 2009 7:00 pm

Well,
It's been a year since diagnosis and I thought I would try to give up the tape and chinstrap for just one night while using my wonderful swift LT. BIG MISTAKE. Had a very bad night with tremendous leaks throughout and a very dry mouth.

I thought I would have perhaps trained myself over the last year but...no sir. I just love the LT because of it's low profile and want to keep using it as I'm mainly a side sleeper. Therefore, I'll continue to tape and use the chinstrap in order to continue using the LT.
Oh well...now I know.

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Re: Failure without tape and chinstrap

Post by Linus » Sun Mar 08, 2009 7:01 pm

It happens to me too. Some of us cannot keep our mouths shut at night.
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Re: Failure without tape and chinstrap

Post by SharkBait » Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:32 am

freepostg wrote:Well,
It's been a year since diagnosis and I thought I would try to give up the tape and chinstrap for just one night while using my wonderful swift LT. BIG MISTAKE. Had a very bad night with tremendous leaks throughout and a very dry mouth.

I thought I would have perhaps trained myself over the last year but...no sir. I just love the LT because of it's low profile and want to keep using it as I'm mainly a side sleeper. Therefore, I'll continue to tape and use the chinstrap in order to continue using the LT.
Oh well...now I know.
Argh. I was hoping we could be trained...
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Re: Failure without tape and chinstrap

Post by Jason S. » Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:43 am

Linus wrote:It happens to me too. Some of us cannot keep our mouths shut at night.
How true. I wear a full face mask, so mouth taping is a non-issue for me, however the tape comes in quite handy when I get tired of Angelina's nagging.

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Re: Failure without tape and chinstrap

Post by DreamStalker » Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:46 am

Jason S. wrote:
Linus wrote:It happens to me too. Some of us cannot keep our mouths shut at night.
How true. I wear a full face mask, so mouth taping is a non-issue for me, however the tape comes in quite handy when I get tired of Angelina's nagging.
She nags? I would'a thought that she would just kick your ass if she didn't get things her way
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Re: Failure without tape and chinstrap

Post by nate fry » Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:18 am

It took me a long time to train myself to keep my mouth shut, now I might have tmj, I think thats what it is called.
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