Taping the mouth

Gerald wrote:But, seriously......the reasoning behind the 10" length goes like this: The extra length is to prevent "blow-outs". The adhesive in the extra tape length on each side of the mouth works in "shear mode".... contrasted to the tape over the mouth area that works in "tension mode".

My taping days started at Gerald's suggestion and i am eternally grateful

One adjustment I've made in the past month - i found i was still leaking for some reason so added a small strip of medical paper tape over the blue tape, just over the lips section. The medical tape by itself has too much adhesion and will remove skin. But over the painter's tape, it just puts enough pressure to keep seal solid.

I chickened out.. I coulnd't tape my mouth shut. I layed down with the nasal mask and taped mout and felt way too restricted in my breathing.. not being able to at least open my mouth up doesn't sit well with me, so I went back to the full face mask.

I am becoming more and more convinced that the Quattro is not right for me. Too many leaks, can't sleep on my side, etc. So tonight I am going back to the nasal.. I am getting leaks no matter what I try. I have adjusted the Quattro more times than I can count, woken up more times than I can count re-adjusting and fiddling with placements and still no luck.

Going to order a chin strap right now.